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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Robbie Chalmers

Brakes put on plans to extend Perth to Edinburgh train service

The brakes have been put on plans to extend the ScotRail service from Perth to Edinburgh following a public consultation drawing hundreds of responses.

The national rail operator made the announcement following the response to its surveys on the proposed changes, which closed on October 2, 2021.

First revealed in August 2021, the plans were met with local criticism after it was announced a number of services would be cut, with the Perth to Edinburgh service set to travel via Dunfermline – upping the journey time to one hour and 40 minutes.

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