New ScotRail timetables come into effect on Aberdeen - Inverness journeys
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ScotRail is reminding customers to check their journey before travelling as of today, Sunday, Decemeber 10 as new timetables come into effect.
The new timetable will see changes between Dundee and Inverurie, delivering improvements to service reliability, particularly at local stations between Dundee and Aberdeen.
Additional stops are being added to services between Glasgow Queen Street and Aberdeen, and between Edinburgh Waverley and Aberdeen, creating new direct journey opportunities between communities in Angus and Aberdeenshire.
The change will see a reduction in local services for customers in the north-east, however, the timetable introduced in December will better connect them with Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, and Glasgow whilst maintaining the overall number of journey opportunities.
A later service will operate between Inverness and Elgin on a trial basis to benefit customers in Moray.
This will depart Inverness at 10:12pm.
The 9:34pm Inverness to Aberdeen service will continue to operate as at present.
The new timetable is introduced during the train operator’s off-peak all day fares trial which started on October 2 and will run for six months.
With the new timetable coming into place, customers are encouraged to check their journey on the ScotRail website, mobile app, and through social media channels as train times may have changed.
Customers can check train times at scotrail.co.uk and on the ScotRail app.
Timetables are also available to download from the ScotRail website.
David Simpson, ScotRail Service Delivery Director, said:
"Our December timetable change represents another step in our ongoing commitment to deliver the best service we can, and encourage more people to choose rail travel instead of using the car, particularly during our off-peak all day fares trial.
“From the introduction of electric trains to increased frequency on key routes and enhanced service reliability, we are dedicated to making Scotland’s Railway more accessible and efficient.
“There is a lot of ongoing investment in our network with decarbonisation continuing, and improvements across the network. This new timetable is an important part of that.
“We’re asking all of our customers to make sure they check their journeys before they try to travel tomorrow as train times may have changed.”
