ScotRail Travellers Face Mounting Frustrations as Cancellations Top 17,000
- Over 17,000 ScotRail trains were cancelled in 2024/25, with 306,120 trains not arriving on time, according to data from the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
- First Minister John Swinney announced that peak train fares in Scotland will be permanently removed starting September 1, 2025.
- The alcohol ban on ScotRail trains, introduced during Covid-19, will end with new time and location restrictions, according to a statement from the Scottish Government.
- Transport union RMT criticized the enforcement of the alcohol ban and called for ScotRail to take responsibility for anti-social behavior.
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Over 17,000 ScotRail trains cancelled in last year according to new data
Some 306,120 trains did not arrive within a minute of their scheduled arrival time, which the Scottish Liberal Democrats said accounted for 45 per cent of all trains.
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
Read Full ArticleOff the Rails: ScotRail hit by nearly 17,500 cancellations in a year, FOI reveals – Scottish Business News
Almost 17,500 ScotRail services were cancelled in the past year, according to figures released under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. The data, obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats, shows 17,491 train journeys were scrapped in the 2024/25 period, raising concerns about the reliability of Scotland’s publicly owned rail network. The FOI report also revealed that punctuality remains a major issue. More than 300,000 trains—accounting fo…
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