ScotRail has said that removing the charges for lavatories at its stations is “not viable”

ScotRail has backtracked on its plan to abolish charges for station lavatories, and will in fact raise them from 30p to 50p.

Network Rail said in December 2018 that charges would be dropped at Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central. ScotRail said the following month that it would follow suit with its stations in Aberdeen, Elgin, Stonehaven, Inverness and more across the country, most of which have automated barriers that open when money is put in.

In April, Edinburgh Waverley was one of Network Rail’s last three stations to drop the charges.

After a safety assessment, however, ScotRail has now said that free lavatories are “not viable” at its stations. British Transport Police had warned about a potential rise in antisocial behaviour, it said, and there