Commuters warned as Edinburgh Waverley service face rush-hour delays due to signalling fault

Passengers were being warned that there may be delays to service this afternoon.

Commuters were facing delays at Edinburgh Waverley this afternoon following a signalling fault at the station.

ScotRail told customers in an update issued at 3.14pm: “We have been advised by @NetworkRailSCOT that they are dealing with a signalling fault at Edinburgh Waverley.

“Train services running through this station may be delayed.”

Waverley Station, Edinburgh. Photo: Lisa Fergusonplaceholder image
Waverley Station, Edinburgh. Photo: Lisa Ferguson

According to ScotRail’s live travel updates, most services through the station were affected by the fault which occurred on platform 14 earlier today.

However, it has been confirmed that the fault has been fixed and services are slowly returning to the scheduled timeline.

ScotRail said: “Train services running through this station are returning to normal. Disruption is expected to last until around 16:30 today (23 July).

“Because of a signal fault earlier affecting platform 14 at Edinburgh Waverley, services are returning to run as scheduled.”

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