A BUDGET train operator has launched a brand new rail service.
From this week, travellers can take a cross-border train journeys for under £30.
Lumo’s new low-cost journeys between London and Scotland have launched this week, connecting travellers between London Euston and Stirling.
Customers can travel on this 300 mile train route for only £29.90 per person, with journeys scheduled multiple times a day.
Stirling council leader, Cllr Susan McGill, said: “The sight of the first blue Lumo train in Stirling is an exciting moment, and we will continue to work closely with Lumo to ensure the new service is a success and delivers lasting benefits for everyone across the region.”
The new route also includes a handy connection between London and Preston, Lancashire, for just £23.90, and between Preston and Stirling for £14.90.
Four direct return journeys will take place between Stirling and London Euston every day, with a fifth service running between Preston and London.
Lumo already runs a budget-friendly passenger train along the East Coast Main Line, connecting travellers between London King’s Cross, the North East of England and Edinburgh.
This new west coast route will call at Milton Keynes, Nuneaton, Crewe, Carlisle, Lockerbie, Motherwell, Whifflet, Greenfaulds and Larbert.
For Scottish towns Whifflet, Greenfaulds and Larbert, this is the first ever direct rail connection to London.
Graeme Cook, rail director for Transport Scotland, said: “Lumo’s new Stirling to London route is a very welcome addition to cross-border services which will provide wider economic and connectivity benefits to Scotland.
“The new services will not only boost tourism and hospitality for Stirling and the Forth Valley, but also increase connectivity by now providing customers from Whifflet, Greenfaulds and Larbert with direct access to rail connections on the West Coast Main Line and London.”
The train service will run from Monday, May 25, with the full timetable set to be available in July.