ScotRail advises passengers travelling to The Open Championship

The practice operator is working a really restricted variety of trains to and from Leuchars, the closest station to St Andrews, throughout The Open which began immediately (July 10), and ending subsequent week.

Trains from Carlisle and Scotland stay the identical.

The short-term timetable sees trains function roughly each 60 minutes between Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Leuchars all through the occasion.

On Might 23 ScotRail launched a brief timetable to supply better certainty and reliability for purchasers on account of a major variety of drivers declining to make themselves out there for additional time or relaxation day working, as is their proper, because of ongoing strike negotiations.

Whereas progress has been made and the drivers’ union ASLEF has put ScotRail’s newest pay provide to a referendum of its members with a suggestion to just accept, the results of this vote might be introduced tomorrow (July 11).

ScotRail is advising prospects that house on board trains may be very restricted, and no rail alternative transport is out there, so prospects ought to plan forward, test their total journey, and know what different modes of transport can be found to them and is suggested.

The native bus community operated by Stagecoach hyperlinks St Andrews to Dundee, Cupar, Glenrothes, and the villages across the East Neuk of Fife, in addition to an categorical bus service connecting to Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Extra park and journey amenities can be found for followers travelling to The Open by street.

Phil Campbell, ScotRail’s head of buyer operations, stated: “We’ve been working intently with key companions, together with The R&A, Fife Council, and Transport Scotland, and we’re doing all the things we are able to to play our half and assist journey to the historic occasion, however regrettably, our short-term timetable will nonetheless be in place all through The Open.

“This implies there’s a very restricted variety of trains to and from Leuchars – the closest station to the course – so we urge followers to plan forward and think about their journey choices.

“Area on board our trains is proscribed, so I’d urge anybody travelling to The Open to contemplate different modes of transport as there might be considerably lengthy queues at stations and we might not be capable to get you to the course.”

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