ScotRail is to add 500 more seats on morning rush-hour services into Glasgow, plus four new services for evening commuters.
The improvements, which will begin in December, will represent a 12 per cent increase in services on the current provision.
Jerry Farquharson, ScotRail’s director of business planning, said: “The new timetable is carefully designed to encourage more people to use rail throughout Ayrshire and Renfrewshire.
“We are adding services where they are most needed, using a mix of fast and stopping services to reflect journey patterns across the whole area.
“More travel opportunities – and jobs – are being created, with the changes also designed to attract additional passengers to rail at off-peak times, and to increase journey opportunities to and from Glasgow.”
Transport Minister Keith Brown said: “We are working alongside ScotRail and Network Rail to enhance the passenger experience and deliver more capacity, renewals works and new electric rolling stock to address issues like overcrowding, capacity and punctuality.
“We’ve already seen a lot of progress in the area – such as the Class 380 trains brought into service last year. We have also invested around £170 million on infrastructure enhancements to allow a more robust service
to be delivered.”
