Nearly two million people took the train in the last week, with 328,000 using ScotRail on Friday.
Around 70,000 people flocked to Murrayfield each night to see Oasis(Image: Instagram)
Last week was the busiest week of the year for Scotland’s rail network – with two million people travelling by train as music legends Oasis rocked Murrayfield.
The Edinburgh Festival also brought hundreds of thousands of revellers to the capital by train, as ScotRail hailed the importance of concerts to the economy.
It comes ahead of more big shows as AC/DC are also set to play at the home of Scottish Rugby, with a gig scheduled for Thursday of this week.
ScotRail staff.(Image: ScotRail.)
Around 328,000 people travelled with ScotRail last Friday, August 8, 2025, which was 19 per cent more passengers than on the same day last year.
A further 327,000 used the trains on Saturday, which was up 12 per cent on 2024. Those are the busiest days on the ScotRail network since December 14, 2024.
That is traditionally the weekend when most Christmas parties and nights out take place. The last of the Oasis concerts on Tuesday delivered another boost.
The number of Oasis fans heading to the reunion tour gigs by train means for the week from Friday, August 8, 1,995,000 people travelled on ScotRail services.
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ScotRail laid on more services and seats for fans travelling to Murrayfield to watch the first Oasis gig in Scotland in 16 years – since the 2009 show at Murrayfield.
Extra services were also in place for the gig on Tuesday, August 12. Frontline staff got into the spirit of things by donning special Oasis themed bucket hats and posing for photos with customers.
Full details of the extra services in place for people travelling to the Edinburgh Festivals between now and 25 August can be found on the ScotRail website.
The major events continue with rock superstars AC/DC playing at Murrayfield next week (Thursday, 21 August), and again extra services and more seats have been added.
David Ross, ScotRail Chief Operating Officer, said: “This week once again confirms that ScotRail is increasingly the travel mode of choice for people going to large events in Scotland.
“The fact that we’ve just delivered the busiest week of 2025 so far shows how important large concerts and events are to our business and the Scottish economy.”
The COO added: “Our frontline staff once again delivered an excellent service for almost two million customers who chose to travel with ScotRail.”