A woman travelling to Edinburgh for her sister's hen do over the weekend was left furious after her train was crammed full of passengers due to the Six Nations.
The passenger, took to Twitter to complain to ScotRail and post a picture of the chaos, saying people were packed in like "sardines" and that they kept getting let on despite being full to capacity.
With ScotRail issuing advice for those travelling to the capital ahead of Six Nations games at Murrayfield, similar overcrowding has been an issue on previous occasions.
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There were also necessary improvements and engineering works being carried out by Network Rail over the weekend, meaning some services were limited or cancelled.
The woman shared pictures of one of the carriages on the train packed with people queuing in the aisle as there were no seats available, making it increasingly difficult for others to wade through the crowd to get off.
She also called for more carriages to be put on during busy weekends such as this one.
They added: "We were heading into the city for my sisters hen and the train was an absolute joke! The ticket guy kept letting people on. My sisters and two other people were standing at the little office at the back of the train."
ScotRail commented on the issue of overcrowding, reminding passengers to plan ahead and that Network Rail works would impact those travelling from the northeast of the country.
Phil Campbell, ScotRail Head of Customer Operations, said: "If you’re going to match, please plan ahead and allow more time for travel as trains will be busy."
"We’re doing all we can to help supporters travel to the game as hassle-free as possible, which includes more seats on train services throughout the day."
"Customers travelling from the northeast will see longer journey times as part, or all, of your journey will include replacement bus due to essential engineering work by Network Rail, but we’ll have extra staff on hand to help make sure your journey goes smoothly."
"A queuing system will be in place at Haymarket station after the match so please head back to the station as quickly as you can, and don’t leave it until the last train of the night. Buying your return tickets to Haymarket in advance will reduce your need to queue.
"We would like to thank our customers for their understanding while this essential engineering work takes place."
