ScotRail is set to confirm how they are going to improve rail services for passengers in East Lothian at a public meeting this evening (3rd May).

Recent figures have shown the level of service on the North Berwick route has improved in recent months, with 94.1% of ScotRail trains arriving on time, having stopped at all scheduled stations – up 10%.

Also, over the past twelve weeks, just one in almost 3,000 services to run on the route missed a stop in order to prevent disruption spreading across the network.

A number of trains on the route already have six carriages, following the trial last year, this has been made permanent.

After the new Class 385 trains have entered service on the Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High route, the North Berwick route will follow.

What did the officials say?

Phil Campbell, ScotRail’s Head of Customer Operations, who will be at the meeting said:

“Along with ScotRail Alliance colleagues, I’m looking forward to meeting with our customers in Prestonpans, answering their questions about the service we provide and the improvements we will be making.

“We know that East Lothian is an exceptionally popular place to live, and there’s an ever-growing demand for our services to and from Edinburgh.

“With that in mind, we are doing all we can to ensure everyone has a comfortable journey. By the end of this year, even more of our customers will be able to benefit from longer trains with more seats and better services.”

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