New Virgin Trains service to boost London’s connection with Scottish businesses

Virgin Trains has expanded its operations in the capital with a new route running between London and Stirling.

With the first service leaving Stirling at 5:26am today (December 14) and arriving at King’s Cross around 10.52am, the new service is expected to be popular with business travellers as it cuts the current journey time down by 45 minutes.

Transport Minister Derek Mackay said: “I am pleased to launch this service from Stirling to London and I am confident that it will be a major draw for tourists, students, business and residents and deliver significant economic benefits to Stirling and the wider locality.

“It will bring further attention to Stirling’s diverse and growing business base, its splendid university and Business Innovation Park, its impressive cultural and sporting facilities and its historical attractions.”

According to the BBC, the new route forms part of a wider plan from Virgin to increase services on the East Coast Mainline with a fleet of 65 larger, greener and faster trains from 2018.

Virgin Trains’ East Coast safety and operations director, Warrick Dent, commented: “We’ve been really encouraged by the feedback from people in Stirling, particularly among businesses who have told us how much they value having this additional service, which will get them to and from London faster and without having to change trains.”

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