Thunderstorms and flash floods halt all rail journeys on Highland Mainline; Inverness-Aberdeen line also among those affected by 'severe weather', ScotRail confirms
THUNDERSTORMS and flash flooding have caused chaos on the ScotRail network this morning.
Flooding has been reported on some lines in the central belt area - causing knock-on effects for those travelling on the Highland Mainline.
As of 8.30am ScotRail was warning passengers that it was "unable to run trains in either direction" between Inverness and Perth.
Some services between Inverness and Aberdeen have also been cancelled due to the "severe weather", with active lightning storms battering Aberdeenshire at the time of writing.
"We're arranging replacement transport wherever possible, but it will take time with disruption this severe. Please bear with us," said a ScotRail spokesman.
Several other sections of track are also affected across Scotland:
Others are:
- Edinburgh - Fife
- Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High & Grahamston
- Edinburgh/Glasgow - Dunblane
- Edinburgh - West Calder
- Aberdeen - Edinburgh/Glasgow
- Aberdeen - Dyce
Further storm showers are predicted this morning, although these are expected to clear as the day develops. Visit www.scotrail.co.uk for the latest travel updates.
Roads in Tayside and the central belt have also been badly affected in places. These included a section of the A9 south of the Broxden roundabout, which was closed both ways between Auchterarder and Broxden because of flooding.
