The ScotRail Alliance is urging customers on the east coast and highland mainline routes to check their journey times before they travel, as engineering works are taking place over the coming weeks.

Track replacement work is taking place in Fife on certain Sundays in February and March. In addition, on Saturday 25 March, the line between Ladybank and Dundee via Cupar is closed for bridge maintenance.

Journey times are extended and a revised timetable is in operation, with trains diverted around the works as much as possible.

To avoid disappointment, the train operator is encouraging customers to plan ahead and check their journey plans on the ScotRail app or at scotrail.co.uk.

A ScotRail Alliance spokesperson said: A ScotRail Alliance spokesperson said: “These are vital works and we are doing everything we can to keep our customers moving during them. We appreciate their patience as we work to deliver a better railway for Scotland.”