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Friday 24 Jun 2022

Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley to close early Saturday

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Scotland’s Railway: Scotland

• Passengers advised not to get caught out by reduced Saturday service due to RMT strike

• Many routes will have no trains at all - those which will run will close early evening

Passengers planning on travelling during a third day of RMT strike action this Saturday (June 25) are being warned not to get caught out with trains finishing much earlier than normal.

Scotland’s Railway will only be operating a few routes between 07:30 and 18:30 on Saturday with Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley stations closing at 19:00 on Saturday evening.

Passengers are once again being advised to only travel by rail if necessary and to plan their journey in advance.

On Saturday, only around 10% of services will be operating and the start of services on Sunday morning will also be impacted by the strike with the first trains starting later than normal.

Liam Sumpter, route director for Network Rail Scotland, said: “We understand the disruption the strikes are causing our passengers, businesses and the wider community and we are working hard to run as many trains as possible on strike days.

“We’re asking passengers who are travelling into Edinburgh and Glasgow on Saturday to please check their journey in advance and remember that services will be finishing much earlier in the evening.”

For all travel information, including reduced timetables as a result of strike action, passengers should check National Rail Enquiries.