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ScotRail launches new timetable with promises of improved services





ScotRail’s new timetable starts this Sunday and the train operator is asking customers to take a minute to check their journey for any changes.

The company has said the timetable improvements will add thousands of extra seats for travellers.

They have said more new trains means there are now 115,000 extra seats every day since the start of the franchise in 2015.

Customers can check train times at www.scotrail.co.uk and on the ScotRail app. Timetables can also be downloaded from the ScotRail website.

ScotRail is launcing its new timetable this weekend with promises of improved services.
ScotRail is launcing its new timetable this weekend with promises of improved services.

ScotRail will enhance services with the introduction of more high-speed trains and brand-new class 385 electric trains.

With 20,000 seats being added to services, the total number of weekday seats available for customers is now 625,000 – a massive increase of 115,000 since 2015.

The rail operator will also be withdrawing more class 314s from service as part of the continuing process of delivering a better standard of service for customers.

Additional services are to be added to the West Highland Line on Sundays through the winter period between Glasgow, Fort William and Mallaig.

Further timetable improvements will be delivered in December 2019.

ScotRail operations director David Simpson said: “Sunday will see the introduction of timetable changes that will deliver even more improvements on Scotland’s railway.

"The investment in new trains and infrastructure is providing faster journeys, more seats and more services for our customers.

“We are now providing 115,000 extra seats every day since Abellio took over the franchise in 2015, and everyone across the ScotRail Alliance is working flat out to deliver the service that our customers expect and deserve.”


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