ScotRail has announced an overnight service on Monday between Edinburgh and Glasgow for people looking to travel through to the capital to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
Following the Queen's passing at Balmoral on Thursday, September 8, her coffin will lie at rest in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Mourners will have the opportunity to view the Queen's coffin and pay their respects from Monday at 5pm through until Tuesday at 3pm.
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Officials have stated that there will be a queueing system implemented and there will be major delays to bus and rail services.
In response to the large number of people looking to pay their respects to the Queen, ScotRail have announced an hourly overnight service between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High in both directions.
There will also be a 15-minute service between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High between 10am and 4pm.
Managing Director Alex Hynes said: "We are deeply saddened at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts and prayers are with King Charles and the Royal Family at this time.
"We are doing everything we can to help people pay their respects at any of the ceremonial events taking place in Scotland.
"Our trains will be busier than normal, particularly to and from Edinburgh, during this period, and we will keep people up to date across our social media channels and on our website."
ScotRail will provide the following services on Monday and Tuesday
- An hourly overnight service between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High in both directions on Monday night into Tuesday morning.
- Additional carriages across the network for services to and from Edinburgh. We will monitor passenger numbers across the network and make further interventions where required and where possible.
- A 15-minute service between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High between 10.00 and 16.00.
- Express services between High Street and Airdrie (and then the normal service east of Airdrie to Edinburgh), with intermediate stations removed from the service. Shuttle rail services for the intermediate services will be introduced for those wishing to travel to stations between High Street and Airdrie.
As reported by Edinburgh Live, hundreds of mourners have already gathered at the Meadows to ensure they are able to see Her Majesty lie in rest at St Giles' Cathedral.
Monday will see a royal procession take place, during which the Queen's coffin will move from the Palace of Holyroodhouse and brought up the Royal Mile.
A service of prayer and reflection will then take place, and this evening will see the King and members of the Royal Family, will hold a vigil at St Giles’ Cathedral.
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