ScotRail is reminding customers to check their journey before travelling during the Christmas and New Year period.
The last trains of the day will depart earlier than normal on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, and as with previous years, no trains will run on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.
On Boxing Day (26 December), ScotRail is expanding its timetable to give customers more options to travel by rail and spend time with family and friends across Scotland.
For the first time, trains will operate to and from Aberdeen, with services between Aberdeen and Edinburgh Waverley, as well as between Arbroath and Edinburgh Waverley.
The new services in the north-east will run every two hours, providing more opportunities for customers to visit friends and family, enjoy the sales, or travel for work.
In addition to routes within the traditional Strathclyde area, Boxing Day services will operate between:
- Aberdeen and Edinburgh Waverley.
- Arbroath and Edinburgh Waverley.
- Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High.
- Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley via Bathgate.
- Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts.
- Alloa and Glasgow Queen Street.
- Dunblane and Edinburgh Waverley.
- Perth and Edinburgh Waverley via Dunfermline.
- Leven and Edinburgh Waverley via Kirkcaldy.
A normal service – except on routes undergoing engineering works – will operate between Saturday, 27 December, and Tuesday, 30 December, inclusive. A revised timetable will operate on Friday, 2 January 2026.
Full details of all Christmas and New Year service changes, including the Boxing Day timetable, can be found on the ScotRail website or app.
Mark Ilderton, ScotRail Service Delivery Director, said: “The introduction of Boxing Day services to and from Aberdeen for the first time is a real boost for customers, and we’re pleased to be offering more options for travel across the country.
“We’re encouraging everyone to plan ahead and check their journey on the ScotRail app or website before they set off as there will be changes during the Christmas period, including the last trains on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve departing earlier than usual.”
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