Retail bosses fear sales will be hit as trains remain cancelled in Scotland until Tuesday.
ScotRail said passengers should check their website or app before travelling.Ewan MacDonald-Russell, the deputy head of the Scottish Retail Consortium , told BBC Scotland: "Our anticipation is that it is going to discourage some shoppers from going into towns and city centres. And those that do come in will probably shop slightly differently.
"There's a difference between bashing in, in the car, and getting the items you need and that fuller shopping experience where you come in maybe get a bit of lunch and a couple of drinks. "It changes the way people shop and also where they might shop - they might go somewhere where it is easy to park and that is a big concern for those high street shops."He said it was a concern that continued strike action would have a lasting effect on the sector.
"If people get used to not coming back to town centres, some of that footfall might not return at all," he said. "We need a quick and swift resolution to this so people can not be put off coming back into our towns and city centres which desperately need support after a pretty difficult two years.Network Rail owns and maintains railways, stations and signals.ScotRail said there would be no services before 07:15 on 27 December due to signal boxes opening at different times.The latest industrial action began at 18:00 on Christmas Eve when trains stopped across the UK.
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