Students in Scotland are set to benefit from a fares boost thanks to the return of ScotRail’s half-price ticket offer next week. The offer will see the train operator cut its prices through Spring and Easter with a massive 50 per cent discount on train tickets across Scotland’s Railway. College and university students will be able to take advantage of half-price Off-Peak tickets on ScotRail services from Monday, 27 March 2023 until Sunday, 30 April 2023 ..read more

Did you know there are over 400 museums in Scotland? It’s not surprising really when you think about the rich culture and history we have. It doesn’t matter what your interests are, you’re sure to find a museum or an exhibition that fascinates you. They contain everything from Scottish inventions and animals to rural life and design, there are so many museums covering every possible interest. And the best thing about a lot of these museums is that they’re free to visit, making them accessible to everyone. General tags Museums ..read more

Football fans travelling to Hampden Park to see Scotland play Cyprus and Spain will benefit from more seats and more services. Scotland get their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign underway on Saturday, 25 March, at 2pm, when the national team host Cyprus, before hosting Spain on Tuesday, 28 March, at 7.45pm. To help fans travel to and from the matches, ScotRail is adding more seats and services to and from Mount Florida, the closest station to Hampden ..read more

ScotRail has partnered with golf courses across Scotland to offer a special deal on tee times for train travellers. There are more than 550 golf courses across Scotland, many of which are conveniently located near to railway stations, and ScotRail has teamed up with 20 of them to offer a discount to golfers who travel to the course by train. Golfers will receive a 20 per cent discount off standard day green fees when they show a valid rail ticket for that day’s travel or Club 50 card ..read more

ScotRail has confirmed that its services will operate as normal tomorrow (Thursday), following the suspension of planned strike action by RMT members of Network Rail. The RMT trade union’s planned strike action by its members at Network Rail on Thursday, 16 March 2023 as well as an overtime ban over the coming weeks have been suspended to allow a referendum on a new pay offer from Network Rail to take place ..read more

ScotRail has confirmed it will add more seats and more services this weekend when Scotland play their final Guinness Six Nations match. The national team will sign off their campaign against Italy at BT Murrayfield on Saturday, 18 March, at 12.30. To help fans travel to and from the match, ScotRail is adding more seats to trains on routes in and out of Edinburgh throughout the day, including between Edinburgh Waverley and Fife, Perth, Inverness, and the Borders Railway ..read more

ScotRail is encouraging fans travelling to see Scotland take on Ireland in the Six Nations this weekend to plan ahead. Scotland host Ireland at BT Murrayfield on Sunday, 12 March, at 3pm. To help fans travel to and from the match, ScotRail is adding more seats to trains, where possible, throughout the day on routes in and out of Edinburgh Waverley ..read more

ScotRail is reminding customers in Carstairs, Carluke, Wishaw, and Motherwell, to plan ahead and know their travel options during major improvement works at Carstairs, beginning this weekend. No ScotRail services will operate between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via Carstairs Saturday, 4 March and Tuesday, 30 May while Network Rail work to modernise the layout of the Carstairs Junction, a key section of the West Coast Mainline linking Glasgow and Edinburgh to London ..read more

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ScotRail has announced it will add more seats to its services to help football fans travel to the Viaplay Scottish League Cup Final this weekend. Rangers take on the holders, Celtic, at Hampden Park on Sunday, 26 February, at 15.00. ScotRail has confirmed extra carriages will be added to trains between Glasgow Central and Mount Florida and between Glasgow Central and Kings Park before and after the match to help supporters get to and from the game ..read more