ScotRail lay on extra trains and carriages for Ayr Gold Cup

Extra trains will be laid on for racegoers heading to Ayr's biggest flat meeting of the season this Saturday.

The Ayr Gold Cup festival climaxes with the Virgin Bet-sponsored sprint, which is set to attract an extra 10,000 punters on to trains on the last of the three-day event.

ScotRail say they will lay on extra services and carriages between Ayr and Glasgow Central in a bid to ease travel in and out of town on Saturday.

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Customers are encouraged to plan ahead and leave additional time for travel as queuing systems may be in place at Glasgow Central prior to the meeting and at Ayr station after the racing ends.

To reduce the need to queue, customers should buy their return tickets to Ayr in advance via the mTicket system on the ScotRail app.

The train operator is also reminding everyone that the carrying and consumption of alcohol is prohibited on ScotRail trains and in ScotRail stations.

Phil Campbell, ScotRail Customer Operations Director, said: "ScotRail is looking forward to helping make the Ayr Gold Cup Festival a success. We know the meeting has a special place in the hearts of Scottish racegoers, so we’ll will be doing all we can to help customers get to and from the track as efficiently and comfortably as possible.

“We will be adding additional services before and after the big race on Saturday, as well as laying on extra carriages on the services that we know from experience will be busiest between Ayr and Glasgow.

“Customers are advised to plan their journeys in advance and should remember that our ban on drinking alcohol in our stations or on our trains remains in place.”

The festival comes under starter's orders on Thursday and runs for three days with the big race due off at 3.35pm on Saturday, which will be aired live on ITV1.

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