Travel chaos continues for Lanarkshire commuters following train derailment in Coatbridge

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Lanarkshire commuters are still facing travel chaos following the derailment of a train at Coatbridge Sunnyside station on Friday night.ScotRail are running an emergency timetable and a reduced service after the operator was also hit by "substantial train crew shortages".The Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line was closed all weekend after a train derailed from its tracks.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The cause of the incident is still under investigation.Passengers are now being asked to check journey travel times due to the disruption which will impact much of the Central Belt.The Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line has been disrupted all weekend after a train derailed from its tracks at Coatbridge Sunnyside on Friday night.Meanwhile, crew shortages are said to have attributed to delays in training new recruits due to the pandemic.In a statement, ScotRail said: "As a result of substantial train crew shortages and our on-going derailment incident at Coatbridge Sunnyside, an emergency timetable will be implemented on the North Clyde route for start of service tomorrow [May 9]."The following hourly