Scottish Government Urged to End First-Class Services on ScotRail

Scottish Government urged to end first-class services on ScotRail

MINISTERS are being urged to end first-class travel on ScotRail services, with most seats regularly left empty ...

Calls to scrap ScotRail first class as commuters left standing while expensive seats lay empty

The Scottish Green Party is urging government ministers to scrap first class rail travel on Scotrail trains, after it was found that most of the seats are left empty.

Green MSP calls on ministers to axe ScotRail first class

Ministers have been urged to back Scottish Green calls for an end to first class rail on ScotRail services

Calls to scrap First Class on ScotRail as seats sit empty while commuters left standing

Research shows just 2% of First Class seats on ScotRail are used, while standard carriages are packed with standing passengers.

ScotRail faces calls to scrap first class carriages - Scottish Business News

Ministers are under renewed pressure to end first class ticketing on ScotRail services, after investigation by Scottish Green researchers found that just 2% of first class seats were occupied in 2023-24. The vast majority sat empty, while passengers in standard class regularly faced overcrowding and standing-room only, particularly during busy periods such as the summer festivals between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Mark Ruskell, the party’s transport…

Scottish Greens to call for an end to first class travel on ScotRail services

An investigation by Scottish Green researchers discovered that, in 2023-24, only 2% of first class seats allocated were being used.