ScotRail cancellations: What time trains are cancelled due to Storm Dudley today and when disruption will end

Storms are set to hit the UK this week, with people in Scotland warned to avoid travel.

Storm Dudley and Eunice will arrive from Wednesday into Friday.

ScotRail has been forced to shut down many of its services as a precaution – here’s everything you need to know.

What is the UK weather forecast?

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning active from 4pm on Wednesday across central and south Scotland and the north of England, with gusts potentially hitting 90 miles per hour.

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The amber warning is due to expire at midnight on Wednesday, when it will be downgraded to a yellow warning until 6am on Thursday.

Storm Dudley is expected to affect the northern half of the UK from Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Strong winds will cross western Scotland and Northern Ireland on Wednesday evening.

These will then push eastward to northern England overnight and through to Thursday morning.

Gusts of 80-90 mph are possible on exposed coasts and hills of Scotland with 60-70 mph possible further inland.

The winds are then expected to ease during Thursday afternoon and evening.

This will be followed by Storm Eunice later this week, which could bring snow, 60-70 mph gusts and heavy rain.

How will the storms affect Scotland?

The Deputy First Minister has warned Scots the coming days will be “very challenging” as a result of two storms.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the weather could cause disruption to travel and power supplies as well as danger from falling trees.

“We expect another period of disruption this week, with Storms Dudley and Eunice set to bring strong winds to Scotland,” he said.

“High winds may cause issues on roads and bridges, disruption to power supplies and danger from falling trees. We would urge everyone to plan their journeys in advance, exercise caution on the roads, and follow the latest travel advice.”

Following a meeting of the Scottish Government’s Resilience Room, the Deputy First Minister said they would continue to monitor the situation as the storms approach.

On Twitter, Mr Swinney added: “Resilience meeting scotgov just completed. The next few days will be very challenging with £StormDudley.

“Please see ScotRail plans and follow advice there is a high risk of disruption to travel. Please £StaySafe.”

What is the ScotRail disruption?

ScotRail also announced that services in areas threatened by severe weather would end at 4pm on Wednesday for safety reasons.

It also confirmed that early morning services are “likely to be affected as Network Rail staff will have to do line safety checks to make sure no trees, etc. are on our railways”.

“Scotland is bracing itself for Storm Dudley tomorrow,” the rail operator said on Twitter.

⚠️ Scotland is expecting high winds later today as #StormDudley sweeps across the country. For that reason, and to keep our customers and staff as safe as we can, we are shutting down most of our train services from 1600 today. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/pHGQesD4Sf

— ScotRail (@ScotRail) February 16, 2022

“The welfare of our customers and staff is most important, so for safety reasons most ScotRail train services will shut down from 1600 on Wednesday.”

Services in the far north, Kyle of Lochalsh, and Aberdeen-Inverness lines will continue to run as usual because the areas are outside the boundaries of the weather warning.

Additional reporting from Press Association.