A train operator has introduced a late night service to the North East during the Edinburgh Fringe.
TransPennine Express (TPE) will run three extra services a day between Saturday, August 3 and Friday, August 30 to support those returning from a live music, comedy or dance show in the Scottish capital.
More than two million people are expected to travel to Edinburgh for the festival, which starts on Friday, and thousands of shows will take place across more than 250 venues in and around the city.
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During the festival, TPE will provide an extra weekday service from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle Central Station. It will depart from Edinburgh Waverley at 11pm, calling at East Linton, Dunbar, Reston, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnmouth and Morpeth, before arriving in Newcastle at 12.59am.
An additional weekday service will also depart from Newcastle at 8.01pm and call at Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Reston, Dunbar and East Linton before arriving at Edinburgh Waverley at 10.01pm.
TPE will also offer additional services between Edinburgh and Glasgow. A weekday service will run from Edinburgh Waverley at 9.56pm to Glasgow Central, calling at Haymarket.
On Saturdays, an additional service will leave Edinburgh at 7.56pm and travel to Glasgow Central, stopping at Haymarket. On Sundays, a train following the same route will leave at 9.42pm.
Adam Fairclough, head of customer experience at TransPennine Express, said: "We are pleased to be able to offer these extra services for those travelling during the Fringe Festival and to support the city of Edinburgh during this popular event.
"We will be doing everything we can to help as many people as possible travel by rail during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We're asking our customers to plan ahead, expect services to be very busy, allow extra time for journeys and, where possible, to avoid travelling during the busiest times."
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