Train services cancelled and roads closed as yellow rain warning extended to Monday in Perth and Kinross

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Train services have been cancelled and roads closed as downpours return to marred Perth and Kinross once more.The Met Office’s five-day ‘Yellow’ weather warning runs from noon on Thursday until 11.59pm on Monday.The weather alert was initially scheduled to be lifted on Saturday but was extended to Sunday, and now Monday, to “account for a likely slower clearance”.The heavy rain will hit Perth and Kinross, Fife, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus and Dundee - most of which were also severely impacted by Storm Babet the week prior.SEPA has issued regional Flood Alerts for the same areas, albeit to a lesser degree than during Storm Babet.ScotRail has halted direct services between the central belt and Aberdeen or Inverness from the start of service on Friday until Sunday.Trains users travelling on these routes have to change at Perth (for travel to Inverness) and Dundee (for travel to Aberdeen).The train operator has brought in localised shuttle services between Inverness and Perth, calling at all stations while under speed restrictions, leading to delays.David Simpson, ScotRail service delivery director, said: “Our first priority is always to ensure the safety of our staff and customers.”British train operating company LNER is also not running trains between Edinburgh and Aberdeen until the end of Sunday.Trains to and from Inverness are running as scheduled but customers have been warned to expect delays of up to 30 minutes in both directions.A number of roads were shut by police on Friday morning following heavy rainfall overnight.These included: • A93 Cargill Road at Beech Hedges Caravan Park • A984 Bendochy to Meikleour • U100 Hallyards • B954 Alyth to Meigle Road at Hallyards • C423 New Alyth to Ardler, at Aberbothrie