TPE to run extra services for customers travelling from Edinburgh Fringe Festival

The train operator will run the additional services from Saturday 3 August until Friday 30th August alongside its usual timetable to support those returning from a show, whether it be live music, comedy, or dance. 

On weekdays, special TPE services will run from Edinburgh Waverley at 9.56pm to Glasgow Central, calling at Haymarket, while another will depart from Edinburgh Waverley at 23:27pm, calling at East Linton, Dunbar, Reston, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnmouth and Morpeth, before arriving in Newcastle at 01:33am. 

Another additional train will depart from Newcastle at 8:01pm, the service will also call at Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Reston, Dunbar and East Linton before arriving at Edinburgh Waverley at 10.01pm. 

On Saturdays, an additional service will leave Edinburgh at 7.56pm and travel to Glasgow Central, stopping at Haymarket. On Sundays, a train following the same route will leave at 9.42pm.  

Adam Fairclough, Head of Customer Experience at TransPennine Express, said: “We are pleased to be able to offer these extra services for those travelling during the Fringe Festival and to support the city of Edinburgh during this popular event. 

More than two million people are expected to travel the Scottish capital for the festival, with thousands of shows taking place across more than 250 venues in and around the city, so train services may be busier than usual.  

Adam added: We will be doing everything we can to help as many people as possible travel by rail during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  

“We’re asking our customers to plan ahead, expect services to be very busy, allow extra time for journeys and, where possible, to avoid travelling during the busiest times.” 

Fringe ticketholders who haven’t yet purchased their rail tickets to travel to or from Edinburgh in August can do so via TPE’s website: tpexpress.co.uk