Lockdown in Aberdeenshire and Moray: Railways reduce social distancing to 1metre

Physical distancing on trains and at railway stations has reduced to a minimum of one metre from today.

However passengers must still still face coverings.

David Simpson, ScotRail's operations director, said: "We’ve worked closely with staff, trade union colleagues, and the government to satisfy ourselves that we have sufficient safety measures in place to move to a minimum of one metre physical distancing on trains and at stations.

"The provision of face masks and hand sanitisers at our busiest stations are just some of the measures we introduced in recent weeks to keep staff and customers safe.

"But we need everybody to continue taking personal responsibility for their travel choices, because physical distancing can’t be guaranteed."

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