The public is being warned to expect more disruption on the railway next week as the latest round of strike action by RMT members gets underway.
Network Rail workers will take strike action on Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Friday 16, and Saturday 17. A vote on a pay offer is due to close on Monday but even if the action is called off, it would take at least 48 hours to restore normal service.
ScotRail customers have been told to expect a limited number of services operating on a reduced number of routes.
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As many of the Network Rail staff that are due to take part in the planned industrial action occupy safety-critical roles it will not be possible for the train operator to run the vast majority of services.
On the days of strike action, ScotRail has confirmed it will operate a similar service level as the previous strike action on previous Network Rail strike dates.
This limited strike timetable will also operate on the non-strike day, December 15 because Network Rail is unable to make all infrastructure available on that day.
This means the train operator will run services on 12 routes across the central belt, Fife, and the Borders between the hours of 07.30 and 18.30.
The routes and frequency of service which will be in operation are:
- Edinburgh Waverley – Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High: two trains per hour
- Edinburgh Waverley – Helensburgh Central: two trains per hour
- Glasgow Central – Hamilton/Larkhall: two trains per hour
- Glasgow Central – Lanark: two trains per hour
- Edinburgh Waverley – Glasgow Central via Shotts: one train per hour
- Edinburgh Waverley – Cowdenbeath: two trains per hour
- Edinburgh Waverley – Tweedbank: two trains per hour
- Edinburgh Waverley – North Berwick: one train per hour
- Edinburgh Waverley – Larbert: one train per hour
- Glasgow Queen Street – Larbert: one train per hour
- Glasgow Queen Street – Falkirk Grahamston: one train per hour
- Milngavie – Springburn: two trains per hour
The train operator is warning customers that the final services will depart well before 18.30, so customers should plan ahead and ensure they know when their last train will depart.
Due to the greater reliance on manual signalling outside the Central Belt, Network Rail is unable to facilitate passenger services on any other routes on the strike days.
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