Extra Christmas shopping room for Edinburgh train passengers

CrossCountry's refurbished High Speed Trains (HSTs) now have more luggage and storage space as well as 542 seats (that's more than a jumbo jet!), just in time for this year's Christmas shopping trips. The HSTs also feature new seating and tables, carpets, curtains, refurbished toilet facilities, enhanced lighting and power sockets throughout.

The 125mph trains will regularly operate on CrossCountry's North East to South West Route serving key festive destinations, including Edinburgh, Newcastle, Durham, Leeds, York, Sheffield, Derby, Birmingham, Cheltenham, Bristol and Plymouth.

Andy Cooper, Managing Director at CrossCountry said: "We're delighted to have our HSTs operating in time for the Christmas rush. These trains not only have extra luggage space for those Christmas gifts but also more seats to provide customers with a comfortable and relaxing journey.

"Christmas is a time when people get together with friends and family so we hope that CrossCountry can play a part in bringing people together over the festive period this year whilst making their journeys as comfortable as possible."

Seats on CrossCountry services are available to book now via their website www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

CrossCountry Christmas services:

Tuesday 23 December, Monday 29 December, Tuesday 30 December, Friday 2 January - A normal service will run

Wednesday 24 December - A normal service will run until approximately 20:00, after which trains may end short of their normal destination or will not run

Thursday 25 December, Friday 26 December - No service will run

Saturday 27 December - A normal Saturday service will run but will start later at approximately 08:00

Sunday 28 December - A normal Sunday service will run

Wednesday 31 December - A normal service will run until approximately 20:00, after which trains may end short of their normal destination or will not run

Thursday 1 January - A normal service will run but will start later at approximately 08:00. Trains to and from Aberdeen and Dundee will start from and end at Edinburgh. Passengers for Aberdeen should use First Scotrail services to and from Dundee and the replacement bus service between Dundee and Edinburgh

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Contact Information

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About CrossCountry

CrossCountry is a long-distance passenger train operator, with a network stretching from Aberdeen to Penzance and from Stansted to Cardiff and calling at over 100 stations. Based in Birmingham, CrossCountry connects seven of Britain’s 10 largest cities and delivers 240 services every weekday, equating to over 42 million passenger journeys each year.

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