Following a tree blocking the railway earlier today between Fearn and Invergordon all lines have now reopened. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Impact:
Train services between Inverness and Wick will be cancelled, delayed or revised.
Customer Advice:
Option 1 - Check if a rail journey is currently possible..
* Use the National Rail Enquiries real-time journey planner to check if a journey by rail is currently possible.
Option 2 - Alternative Routes & Local Public Transport..
* If you have had to drive to another station your ticket will be valid to collect your car on your return journey. Speak to a member of staff to validate your ticket.
* We have arranged for your rail tickets to be accepted on local bus routes with Stagecoach North buses from Invergordon at 18:14 to Inverness.
Option 3 - Rail Replacement Transport..
* We have one D&E bus running from Invergordon to Inverness setting down only.
* We are unable to provide any other alternative transport, passengers may wish to consider making their own arrangements.
* We are unable to source replacement buses to operate to or from Thurso because of road conditions and supplier availability, therefore we would advise customers to postpone travel where possible as we are not able to guarantee you are able to complete your journey.
* Customers with tickets dated today, Friday 2nd January, will be able to use them on services on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th January at no extra cost.
Option 4 - Consider travelling later..
* You might wish to consider postponing your journey until our services return to normal.
Additional Information:
* Due to a tree blocking the railway earlier between Fearn and Invergordon, the 12:34 from Wick to Inverness terminated at Invergordon.
* Please note the 18:31 from Inverness to Wick is cancelled.

Due to a fault with the signalling system earlier today between Huntly and Insch the line towards Aberdeen is disrupted. Disruption is expected until 21:00 02/01.
Impact:
Train services between Aberdeen and Inverness are returning to normal but some services will still be delayed.
Customer Advice:
Option 1 - Check if a rail journey is currently possible..
* Use the National Rail Enquiries real-time journey planner to check if a journey by rail is currently possible.
Option 2 - Alternative Routes & Local Public Transport..
* If you have had to drive to another station your ticket will be valid to collect your car on your return journey. Speak to a member of staff to validate your ticket.
* Currently, we have not arranged for your rail tickets to be accepted on local bus routes as yet. We will monitor this situation as the incident develops.
Option 3 - Rail Replacement Transport..
* Currently, we have not requested Rail Replacement Transport. We will monitor this situation as the incident develops.
Option 4 - Consider travelling later..
* You might wish to consider postponing your journey until our services return to normal.
Additional Information:
* We have dealt with a signalling fault between Huntly and Insch affecting trains towards Aberdeen.
* Our staff are onsite and have rectified the fault.

Facilities on the 19:35 Ayr to Glasgow Central due 20:26.
This is due to a train fault.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 4.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

Facilities on the 19:57 Dalmuir to Motherwell due 21:04.
This is due to a train fault.
This train will now be formed of the usual number of coaches.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

Facilities on the 20:05 Aberdeen to Edinburgh due 22:46.
This is due to a train fault.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

Facilities on the 20:17 Cumbernauld to Dalmuir due 21:47.
This is due to a train fault.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 6.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

Facilities on the 20:19 Tweedbank to Edinburgh due 21:18.
This is due to an earlier train fault.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

Facilities on the 20:40 Edinburgh to Perth due 22:04.
This is due to an earlier train fault.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 4.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

Facilities on the 21:00 Glasgow Central to Ayr due 21:54.
This is due to a train fault.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 4.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

Facilities on the 21:17 Motherwell to Dalmuir due 22:19.
This is due to a train fault.
This train will now be formed of the usual number of coaches.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

Facilities on the 21:43 Edinburgh to Tweedbank due 22:42.
This is due to an earlier train fault.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

Facilities on the 22:03 Dalmuir to Motherwell due 23:05.
This is due to a train fault.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 6.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

Facilities on the 22:05 Ayr to Glasgow Central due 22:56.
This is due to a train fault.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 4.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

Facilities on the 23:19 Tweedbank to Edinburgh due 00:21.
This is due to an earlier train fault.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

Facilities on the 23:20 Glasgow Central to Newton Lanark due 23:44.
This is due to a train fault.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 4.
Additional Information:
Sorry this train has fewer carriages than normal.

18:31 Inverness to Wick due 22:53 has been cancelled.
This is due to a tree blocking the railway.
Additional Information:
We have been unable to source any alternative transport, passengers may wish to consider making their own arrangements.
Passengers please note, we have been unable to source replacement buses to operate to or from Thurso because of road conditions and supplier availability, therefore we would advise customers to postpone travel where possible as we are not able to guarantee you are able to complete your journey.

19:29 Ardgay to Inverness due 21:01 will be cancelled.
This is due to forecasted heavy snow.
Additional Information:
We have managed to source a replacement coach for this cancelled train, provided by D&E, which will call at all stops.
Due to the use of road transport your journey time will be extended and we apologise for the disruption to your journey on this route, if you are delayed over 30 minutes you can make a claim by visiting ScotRail.co.uk/delay-repay .

20:17 Motherwell to Dalmuir due 21:19 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

03/01/26 05:45 Kyle Of Lochalsh to Inverness due 08:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to forecasted heavy snow.

03/01/26 12:34 Wick to Inverness due 17:08 will be cancelled.
This is due to a tree blocking the railway earlier today.

18:01 Inverness to Aberdeen due 20:29 is being delayed between Keith and Huntly and is now expected to be 13 minutes late.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system earlier today.

18:15 Aberdeen to Inverness due 20:30 has been previously delayed and is now 11 minutes late from Keith.
This is due to a late running train being in front of this one.

18:24 Glasgow Queen Street to Oban due 21:27 is being delayed between Glasgow Queen Street and Dalmuir and is now expected to be 9 minutes late.
This is due to a speed restriction.

18:47 Dundee to Edinburgh due 20:12 has been delayed at Haymarket and is now 12 minutes late.
This is due to a fault on this train.

19:08 Balloch to Airdrie due 20:26 will be started from Dumbarton Central.
It will no longer call at Balloch, Alexandria, Renton and Dalreoch.
This is due to a late running train being in front of this one.

20:03 Dumfries to Glasgow Central due 22:03 has been delayed at Dumfries and is now 9 minutes late.
This is due to the train departing late to maintain customer connections.

22:43 Edinburgh to Tweedbank due 23:42 will be starting late from Edinburgh.
This is due to a late running train being in front of this one.

03/01/26 06:18 Wick to Inverness due 10:39 will be started from Lairg.
It will no longer call at Wick, Georgemas Junction (from Wick at 06:36), Thurso, Georgemas Junction (towards Inverness at 07:03), Forsinard, Kildonan, Helmsdale, Brora, Golspie and Rogart.
This is due to a tree blocking the railway earlier today.

03/01/26 07:00 Inverness to Wick due 11:31 will be terminated at Lairg.
It will no longer call at Rogart, Golspie, Brora, Helmsdale, Kildonan, Kinbrace, Forsinard, Altnabreac, Scotscalder, Georgemas Junction (from Inverness at 10:49), Thurso, Georgemas Junction (towards Wick at 11:14) and Wick.
This is due to a tree blocking the railway earlier today.

The escalators will be out of order between the booking office and the ticket barriers from 06:32 on 20/12/2025 until further notice at Glasgow Central station.
Additional Information:
If you need help with your travel plans, please get in touch:
Free Assisted Travel Helpline: 0800 046 1634
Assisted Travel Textphone: 18001 0800 046 1634 (for people who are hard of hearing)
Speak to staff at any staffed station on our network please check opening times for your station
We're sorry if this station facility change affects your journey.

The lifts will be out of order between low level ticket barriers and the high level from now until further notice at Glasgow Central station.
Additional Information:
Lift from low level ticket barriers to the high level currently out of use.
If you need help with your travel plans, please get in touch:
Free Assisted Travel Helpline: 0800 046 1634
Assisted Travel Textphone: 18001 0800 046 1634 (for people who are hard of hearing)
Speak to staff at any staffed station on our network please check opening times for your station
We're sorry if this station facility change affects your journey.

The escalators will be out of order from now until further notice at Haymarket station.
Additional Information:
Two Escalators are currently out of use ot Haymarket.
If you need help with your travel plans, please get in touch:
Free Assisted Travel Helpline: 0800 046 1634
Assisted Travel Textphone: 18001 0800 046 1634 (for people who are hard of hearing)
Speak to staff at any staffed station on our network please check opening times for your station
We're sorry if this station facility change affects your journey.

Planned engineering work will take place between Dumfries and Carlisle from 05:00, Friday 02 January 2026 to 23:59, Tuesday 06 January 2026.
Additional Information:
Resignalling project
Glasgow Central - Dumfries & Carlisle
Buses replace trains between Dumfries and Carlisle.