Train services will stop this afternoon as Storm Dudley brings heavy rain and high winds to Scotland.
ScotRail will cease running service as a safety precaution, with gusts of around 90mph expected in coastal areas.
Domestic rail services will be wound down by 4pm when the worst of the stormy weather is expected to sweep across the country.
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ScotRail services on the Far North, Kyle of Lochalsh, and Aberdeen-Inverness lines will continue to run. Some cross-border services will operate too, but at reduced speeds.
The strength of the winds expected could damage infrastructure, blowing debris and trees onto tracks and damaging equipment such as overhead electric power lines and signals.
Network Rail will have additional engineers out across the network ready to react to problems and will check all affected lines for damage before reintroducing services as quickly as possible.
Disruption on some lines is expected to continue until mid-morning tomorrow and passengers are being urged to check their journey before travelling.
For more information on any changes to services, go online to www.nationalrail.co.uk or with individual train operators.
Liam Sumpter, Network Rail route director for Scotland, said: “Storm Dudley has the potential to cause significant disruption to our infrastructure blowing trees onto tracks and damaging equipment.
“We will be working hard on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning to respond to any issues caused by Storm Dudley and will reintroduce services as soon as lines are inspected for damage and we are sure it is safe to do so.”
A weather wrning is in place for high winds from 4pm today until 6am tomorrow.
And an amber wrning kicks in at 4pm today and runs until midnight - again, for high winds.
The Met office says today will be: “Windy with severe gales later around exposed coasts. Maximum temperature 9°C.”
David Simpson, ScotRail service delivery director, added: “We know the impact that the earlier withdrawal of services will have on customers but it’s a necessary step to ensure the safety of our staff and customers due to the severe weather.
“If you have to travel, please check the ScotRail app or website before heading to the station. With services being withdrawn in the early afternoon, we’d ask all customers to carefully plan ahead.”
Network Rail, which runs and looks after the railway system, has stressed that further significant weather is being forecast for most of Scotland on Friday and says its weather specialists are monitoring the conditions.
Passengers are urged to continue to check their journey before travelling over the course of the weekend.
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