SCOTRAIL has warned commuters of "significant disruption" when the railway system fully restarts after the strikes.
Today is the first day of the railway strikes, organised by Network Rail staff over a pay dispute, which caused ScotRail to only operate five routes between 7.30am and 6.30pm.
The industrial action will continue on Thursday, June 23 and Saturday, June 25.
Yesterday, the company urged customers to only travel if necessary and today, they reminded them that disruptions will still be in place outwith the days of the strikes.
On Wednesday, June 22, Friday, June 24 and Sunday, June 26, "significant disruption" is expected, caused by the reopening of Network Rail signal boxes at different times throughout the day.
ScotRail added: "Signal boxes are key pieces of infrastructure located across the rail network that control train movements, their use is critical to ensure that the railway can operate safely."
They also emphasised that Liam Gallagher's show at Hampden Park on Sunday, 26 June will also be impacted by the disruptions, even though the strike will not be on that day.
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Paris Herne, 43, who works in Glasgow said his journey to Queen Street was not much affected by the strike, though some of his colleagues are working from home.
He said: “The central line is fine, I don’t use any of the district lines at all.
“I had to wait an extra 15 minutes but that is all.
“I came from Edinburgh and there are two trains an hour so it’s fine.
“But lots of my colleagues live on district lines so they are getting cabs or working from home.”
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Scott Dallas, 28, from Kirkintilloch, said getting to the station wasn’t too difficult but he will have to leave early later in the day.
He said: “I usually get the train from Lenzie but I went to Croy today so it was not too bad.
“The problem is tonight I will have to leave early because the last train I think is 6pm so I’ll just have to make sure I’m out on time because I’m going to a conference today at Glasgow University.
“It is a bit of a pain but it could be worse.
“If I didn’t have to come to this conference today I probably would’ve stayed at home and worked at home.”
Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth has written to the UK Government, urging them to do more to enable a settlement of the dispute.
In it, she said: "As you know, Scotland looks set to be one of the worst affected parts of the GB Rail network from today – I am therefore seeking an urgent undertaking from you, to that end, that as UK Transport Secretary you will do all that you can to seek a resolution to this dispute, as quickly as possible, for the benefit of staff and passengers alike.
"The failure of the U.K. Government to do more to encourage and enable a settlement of this pay dispute is concerning. The UK Government’s approach to the network rail dispute appears to be motivated by ideology rather than practicalities – I hope that is not your view.
"Network Rail workers in Scotland and across the GB rail network have not received a pay rise in over two years. I am sure you will agree that is not an acceptable or a sustainable position."
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