Local MP David Mundell has met with Transpennine boss Vernon Barker as part of his continuing campaign to improve rail services from Lockerbie Station.
Mr Mundell once again raised the issue of an early morning Lockerbie to Edinburgh service, calling for it to be included in future timetables so that local people could get to Edinburgh before 9am.
Mr Barker undertook to feed this into the discussions around the re-letting of the Transpeninne franchise.
The MP also raised concerns passengers travelling to Lockerbie had raised with him about the number of reserved seats on trains from Edinburgh to Lockerbie. This often means that people have to stand for the whole journey at peak times.
Mr Mundell said: "I am determined to get the balanced timetable of services that Lockerbie needs, as well as making sure there are enough seats on the trains we currently have.
“I am lobbying again all the interested parties in the rail industry to make the case for more trains stopping at Lockerbie, and in particular for the early morning service to Edinburgh and late evening services from both Glasgow and Edinburgh so local people can enjoy entertainment opportunities in both cities.
“I hope Mr Barker will follow through on his assurances when Transpeninne's timetable is being reviewed. It must be in their interests as even more people would use their services if there were trains running at the times people wanted to use them, and in particular if people were able to effectively commute between this area and Edinburgh.
"I am meeting Scotland's Transport Minister Keith Brown next month to press for his support in these discussions with Transpennine, and also to ask him to consider including in the Scotrail franchise an early morning Carlisle to Edinburgh service which could stop at Lockerbie if Transpennine won't.”
The MP went on: “I also raised again the issue that so many people have to stand between Lockerbie and Edinburgh. This is not acceptable, and in my view is partly down to Transpennine encouraging more passengers with special deal tickets onto services that are already busy, rather than onto less busy ones. Mr Barker undertook to review the situation and I will monitor it closely to ensure things do improve."