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UPDATE: ScotRail secure rail replacement services as Far North Line trains between Wick and Inverness remain suspended


By Alasdair Fraser

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Stagecoach bus in Wick. Picture: DGS
Stagecoach bus in Wick. Picture: DGS

ScotRail has announced there will be rail replacement buses in operation today as train services between Wick and Inverness remain suspended.

Earlier today, the company had cast doubt on the likelihood of providing buses amid low availability.

More misery for ScotRail travellers on Far North Line with services between Inverness and Wick to stay suspended after Storm Pia

Safety checks on the line are continuing after Storm Pia, despite the rest of Scotland's rail network returning to normal service.

The following rail replacement options are available for cancelled services:

0700 Inverness to Wick - 1 bus & mini bus.

1041 Inverness to Wick - 1 bus & mini bus.

1400 Inverness to Wick - 1 bus & mini bus.

1831 Inverness to Wick - 1 bus & mini bus.

1306 Thurso to Inverness - 1 bus.

1600 Wick to Inverness - 1 bus.

1632 Thurso-Inverness - 1 bus.

National Rail has also listed regular bus services where train tickets may be used:

Stagecoach Buses North:

10: Inverness - Nairn - Forres - Elgin - Keith - Huntly - Inverurie - Dyce - Aberdeen

10B: Inverness - Nairn - Forres - Elgin - Keith - Huntly - Inverurie - Dyce - Aberdeen.

(31): Elgin - Forres.

35: Elgin - Dyce - Aberdeen.

25: Inverness - Beauly - Muir of Ord - Conon Bridge -Dingwall - Alness - Invergordon - Tain.

25X: Inverness - Alness - Invergordon - Tain.

27: Inverness - Beauly - Muir of Ord - Conon Bridge -Dingwall - Alness - Invergordon - Tain.

28: Inverness - Beauly - Muir of Ord - Conon Bridge - Dingwall.

City Link:

915: Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh.


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