ScotRail is warning people in West Lothian to expect significant disruption during the latest round of strike action by RMT members of Network Rail.
The RMT union announced its members at Network Rail will take strike action on Saturday, Monday), and Wednesday across the railway network resulting from a pay dispute with the track and infrastructure operator.
For ScotRail customers, this means a very limited number of services will operate on a limited number of routes.
The dispute does not involve ScotRail staff, however, it will have a major impact on the train operator’s ability to provide services as the RMT planned action involves Network Rail staff in Scotland.
Many of the Network Rail staff that are due to take part in the planned industrial action occupy safety-critical roles and, as such, it will not be possible for ScotRail to run the vast majority of services.
On the days of strike action, 5, 7, and 9 November, ScotRail has confirmed it will operate a similar service level as the previous strike action on October 1 and 8.
This means the train operator will run services on 11 routes between the hours of 7.30am and 6.30pm.
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 (on November 5 this will operate
The train operator is warning customers that the final services will depart well before 6.30, so customers should plan ahead and ensure they know when their last train will depart.
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