SCOTRAIL will be some running services until after midnight during the COP26 climate conference at SECC in Glasgow.
A new timetable will be introduced on Monday, November 1 and will remain in place Monday to Saturday for a fortnight, until the conference ends on Friday, November 12.
Extra carriages and frequent electric rail services will be provided later than normal each night of the summit to locations including; Edinburgh via Falkirk High, and via Airdrie and Bathgate, Ayr, Stirling, Dunblane, Partick, Dalmuir, and Hamilton.
ScotRail have promised to operate all trains on the Dalmuir to Motherwell / Larkhall line – which calls at Exhibition Centre station – with the maximum number of six carriages.
Trains between Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk High will also operate with the maximum eight carriages throughout COP26, and key services to and from the city centre will also benefit from more seats on extra carriages.
Customers travelling between Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central station will be able to take advantage of an all-electric shuttle bus service.
Transport to and from venues will be free for all COP26 registered attendees and volunteers assisting with the delivery of the event.
It’s estimated up to 25,000 people will attend the COP26 event through the duration of the conference, and as many as 14,000 people will be at the SECC at any one time. This means train services throughout the event will be busier than usual.
ScotRail has been working with officials and industry partners to prepare for the summit for more than two years.
More information can be found on the train operator’s website and through its social media channels.
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David Simpson, ScotRail Operations Director, said:“We are absolutely committed to providing the best possible transport experience for delegates and our regular customers during this important event.
“We have been working closely with organisers, local authorities and industry partners to balance the needs of delegates and customers across Scotland.
“Our extra late-night trains will ensure that attendees are able to use Scotland’s Railway, the cleanest and greenest mode of transport, to get to and from events quickly and easily.
“Regular customers should be aware that services close to venues may be busier than usual around event times and journeys could be affected, however, by adding more carriages, and putting on more trains, we will look to minimise the impact to their routine journeys.”
ℹ️ Our special COP26 timetable will be introduced on Monday, 1 November and will remain in place Monday to Saturday for a fortnight, until the conference ends on Friday, 12 November. We’re putting on lots more carriages to help people get around. Click for more detail.
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) October 28, 2021
Transport Minister Graeme Dey, said: “I’m delighted that Scotrail is responding to the demands COP26 will create with more net zero carbon trains running for longer during this key event. It is the ideal opportunity to showcase our, and their, commitment to a greener, cleaner railway in Scotland.
“With only days to go until world leaders arrive in Glasgow to address the growing climate crisis, Scotland’s Railway is well on track towards full decarbonisation of passenger services. At present around 75 per cent of ScotRail passengers already travel on electric rail services."
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