The revised ScotRail timetable will be similar to a Sunday service, the transport secretary saidTrains will move to a reduced timetable from Monday with a focus on providing public transport for key workers during the coronavirus pandemic. ScotRail said the changes were necessary as availability of its staff as well as those at Network Rail Scotland had been affected, while there have been changes to customer demand. It said that reducing the number of trains in service would give more time for extra cleaning on trains and in depots, as well as more targeted cleaning at stations. The Scottish government said that the decision to reduce the timetable had been taken to protect services for essential workers and allow vital freight trains to continue to operate. It said the timetable would be similar to a Sunday service with some

Source: The Times March 21, 2020 00:13 UTC