ScotRail trains cancelled after flooding blocks Far North and Kyle lines between Dingwall and Inverness
Flooding has blocked the Far North and Kyle of Lochalsh lines as torrential rain continues to cause travel chaos this Hogmanay.
Numerous ScotRail services had already been cancelled on north Highland routes heading into Tuesday amid amber and yellow warnings for rain, snow and ice.
Highland mainline services were also already badly affected due to dangerously high water levels on the Gynack Burn at Kingussie - which had resulted in many trains starting or terminating at Perth instead of Inverness.
But now flooding on the railway between Dingwall and Inverness has also put the two northernmost rail lines out of commission too.
⚠ NEW: Due to heavy rain flooding the railway between Dingwall and Inverness the line is closed.
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) December 31, 2024
🟡 Train services between Inverness and Kyle Of Lochalsh will be cancelled, delayed or revised.
🚌 Ticket acceptance is in place with Stagecoach between Wick, Dingwall & Inverness. pic.twitter.com/TLUvs1thLI
Confirming the news in an update shortly after 8.30am, a ScotRail spokesperson said: “Due to heavy rain flooding the railway between Dingwall and Inverness the line is closed.
“Train services between Inverness and Kyle Of Lochalsh will be cancelled, delayed or revised. Ticket acceptance is in place with Stagecoach between Wick, Dingwall & Inverness.”
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