Chapter 7: Rail Services
Chapter 7: Rail Services
1. Introduction
1.1 This chapter provides information on rail services, such as the numbers of passenger journeys of various types, passenger receipts, punctuality and passenger satisfaction, the amount of freight lifted by origin, destination and commodity, lines open for traffic, number of stations, railway accidents, and some statistics about the Glasgow Subway.
1.2 For simplicity, the Scottish passenger rail franchise is referred to throughout as ScotRail. From 31 March 1997 to 16 October 2004, it was operated by National Express, under the name ScotRail; between 17 October 2004 and 31 March 2015, it was operated by First Group, under the name First ScotRail. From 1 April 2015 Abellio and Serco began operating ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper services.
1.3 ScotRail introduced a new methodology which better estimates Strathclyde Zonecard journeys from 2009/10. To allow meaningful year on year comparisons to be made passenger figures from 2003/04 onwards have been revised. Note that Office of Rail and Road figures are compiled on a different basis and do not adjust for this.
Key Points
- There were 98 million passenger journeys on ScotRail services in 2017-18
- As of the end of 2016/17 Scotland had 2,819 kms of rail network and 359 stations.
- 31% of respondents to the Scottish Household Survey had used the train in the last month in 2017.
2. Main Points
Journeys & Trends
2.1 Passenger journeys on ScotRail services increased by 4% to 97.8 million in the 2017-18 financial year, an increase of 31% since 2007-08 (Table 7.1).
2.2 There were 94.2 million rail passenger journeys originating in Scotland in the 2016-17 financial year. This was 0.8 million (0.8%) more than the previous year. Following a fall in the early 1990's, passenger numbers increased in every year after 1994-95, to 64.9 million in 1999-2000. However, they fell by 0.1 million in 2000-01 due to the effects on rail services of the speed restrictions, imposed following the accident at Hatfield in October 2000 (e.g. the Edinburgh/Glasgow daytime frequency was halved for about two months, and some sleeper services did not run for about five months). There were falls of 0.2 million in 2001-02 and 0.6 million in 2002-03 due to the effects on services of the ScotRail drivers' pay dispute, including some one day strikes and a special timetable (involving a reduction of about a quarter in weekday services) from January to May 2002. Subsequently, patronage recovered, with increases from 2004-05 onwards. (Table H1) (Table 7.2)
2.3 ORR data also show 4.5 million cross-border passenger journeys originating outwith Scotland in 2016-17, 0.3 million more than in 2015-16. Cross-border passenger journeys originating outwith Scotland have been increasing since 1994-95 (2.1 million). However, they fell slightly in 2000-01 and 2002-03 due to the reasons referred to above. (Table 7.2)
2.4 Passenger revenue from journeys originating in Scotland was £519 million in 2016-17 of which cross-border journeys originating in Scotland accounted for £161 million. A similar amount (£161 million) of passenger revenue was generated from passenger journeys originating outwith Scotland and ending in Scotland. (Table 7.2)
Journey Stages & Distances
2.5 Tables 7.4 to 7.8show passenger journeys as recorded by ORR. Of the 99 million passenger journeys to/from/within Scotland and England in 2016-17, 91% were solely within Scotland. London, the North West and North East of England were the main origins/destinations of cross-border passenger journeys with around 2 million journeys each (Table 7.4).
2.6 In 2016-17, there were 89.7 million passenger journeys, wholly within Scotland. Forty per cent of start and end points were in Glasgow and 13% were in Edinburgh. There were over 9 million cross border journeys starting or finishing in Scotland. Of these, 50% started or finished in Edinburgh and 27 per cent started or finished in Glasgow. (Table 7.6a and 7.6c)
2.7 Table 7.6c shows travel between Local Authorities in 2016-17. Of the journeys wholly within Scotland, 14 million (16%) start and finish in Glasgow. Seven million are made between Glasgow and North and South Lanarkshire. (Table 7.6c)
Stations
2.8 In 2017-18, Glasgow Central was the busiest national rail station in Scotland, with 33 million passenger journeys. Edinburgh Waverley was used by 23 million passengers, Glasgow Queen Street by 16 million, Paisley Gilmour Street by 4.2 million, Haymarket by 3.1 million, Partick by 3 million, Aberdeen by 2.9 million, Stirling by 2.5 million, Charing Cross by 2.3 million, Dundee by 1.9 and Exhibition Centre Glasgow by 1.8 million. Including those already listed, there were 79 stations for which more than half a million passenger journeys each were recorded in the national ticketing system. (Table 7.7)
2.9 Of the stations in Scotland which have opened (or re-opened) since 1970, Exhibition Centre (1,847,800), Argyle Street (1,411,400), Bathgate (1,282,100), Livingston North (1,191,800), Edinburgh Park (888,000), Anderston (711,600), Bridgeton (702,300), Uphall (613,600) and Musselburgh (466,600) had the largest passenger volumes in 2017-18. (Table 7.8)
Punctuality & Service
2.10 In 2017-18, 89.5% of ScotRail services, 81.5% of Virgin Trains East Coast, 87.7% of Cross Country, 84.2% of Virgin Trains West Coast and 85.7% of Caledonian Sleeper trains arrived on time. For all GB long-distance operators it was 85.3% and for all GB regional operators it was 89.7%. (Table 7.9)
2.11 In 2017-18, 95.2% of ScotRail trains arrived within 10 minutes of the scheduled arrival time, 1.9% arrived 20 or more minutes late, and 1.5% were cancelled. (Table 7.10)
2.12 In 2017, 87% of ScotRail passengers were either satisfied or said good when asked their opinion of their overall journey. The equivalent figure was 92% for non-ScotRail passengers whose journeys started in Scotland and 85% for all GB regional operators and 88% for all GB long-distance operators. The table shows ScotRail passengers’ ratings of 13 aspects of service: in 2017, there were 10 for which at least 75% of those surveyed were satisfied, or said good and 6 above 80%. (Table 7.11)
2.13 The Scottish Household Survey also collects data from Scottish households on satisfaction with rail services. In 2016, around 84-87% were satisfied with train services offered, their timeliness, cleanliness and frequency and ability to find out about tickets and routes. There were noticeable differences in those who felt safe on the train during the day and in the evening (day: 95%, evening: 77%). ‘Fares are good value’ had the lowest agreement rate for trains with 56% of respondents doing so. These questions are asked every other year in the Scottish Household Survey, data for 2018 will be available in summer of 2019. (Table 7.20)
Rail Freight
2.14 In 2012-13, 8.4 million tonnes of freight was lifted in Scotland by rail, 15% less than the previous year, and 41% less than the 2005-06 peak. Since 2005-06 minerals and coal have fallen by 63% while other goods have increased by 25%.Of all freight lifted in Scotland, 34% was delivered elsewhere within the UK and about 5% was delivered outwith the UK (because of the way that the statistics are compiled, this figure includes freight for export which was delivered to a port in Britain, as well as Channel Tunnel traffic).
2.15 The amount of freight lifted in Scotland with a destination in Scotland increased by 48% between 2002-03 with a peak in 2007-08 and in 2012-13 was 19% below this level. In 2012-13, coal and minerals accounted for 4.0 million tonnes (48%) of the freight lifted in Scotland. Dividing the number of tonne-kilometres by the number of tonnes gives an average length of haul of 231 kilometres for traffic remaining in Scotland, 386 kilometres for traffic to other parts of the UK, and 712 kilometres for traffic destined for outwith the UK. (Table 7.12)
2.16 A total of 1.65 million tonnes of freight lifted elsewhere in the UK was delivered in Scotland in 2012-13, along with 0.40 million tonnes of freight from outwith the UK (the latter figure includes imported freight which was lifted at ports in England or Wales). The total amount of freight with a destination in Scotland fell by 18%, from 8.77 million tonnes in 2011-12 to 7.16 million tonnes in 2012-13, the reduction is a result of a fall in freight lifted in the UK, as that lifted in Scotland saw a slight increase on the previous year. (Table 7.13)
Railway Network
2.17 The total route length of the railway network in Scotland is 2,819 kilometres, of which 709 kilometres is electrified. These figures do not represent the total length of railway track: a kilometre of single-track and a kilometre of double-track both count as one kilometre of route length. (Table 7.14)
2.18 The number of passenger stations has increased from 340 in 2003-04 to 359 in 2016-17. (Table 7.15)
2.19 The local authorities which had the largest numbers of stations located in their areas in 2016-17 were Glasgow (61) and Highland (59). Since the completion of the Borders Railway Project in 2015 there are now 4 stations in the Midlothian and 3 in the Scottish Borders council areas, see here for more information http://bit.ly/2soymEn (Table 7.16)
Subway
2.20 On the Glasgow Subway, the number of passenger journeys increased by 12 per cent between 2016-17 and 2017-18, and were the third lowest in the last 10 years. Passenger receipts (excluding other revenue) were £18.4 million in 2017-18, 15% more in cash terms, and 11% more in real terms, than in the previous year. (Table 7.17)
Accidents
2.21 The number of railway accidents decreased from 33 to 32 in 2017. Injuries from accidents on trains increased from 140 to 148 between 2016 and 2017. Injuries from train accidents in stations decreased from 722 in 2015 to 550 in 2017. The total number of deaths fell from 31 to 18 between 2016 and 2017. The overall number of injuries relating to railways fell from 1,139 in 2016 to 933 in 2017. (Table 7.18)
2.22 There were 5 deaths attributed to trespassers and 13 to suicides in 2017. (Table 7.19)
Figure 7.1: Passenger traffic originating in Scotland, and ScotRail passenger
Note: Figures presented here do not use ScotRail's new methodology for estimating zonecard trips. See Table S1 for these.
Figure 7.2: Freight traffic lifted in Scotland
2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 4 | 2016-17 4 | 2017-18 | |
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million | ||||||||||||
Passenger journeys1 | 71.59 | 74.47 | 76.43 | 76.93 | 78.29 | 81.10 | 83.25 | 86.34 | 92.68 | 93.21 | 94.24 | 97.78 |
Passenger kilometres | 2,338 | 2,426 | 2,516 | 2,533 | 2,642 | 2,682 | 2,713 | 2,828 | 3,021 | 2,874 | 2,842 | 2,959 |
Scheduled train kilometres3 | 38.55 | 38.70 | 39.17 | 40.70 | 41.87 | 43.80 | 44.40 | 44.35 | 45.38 | 44.34 | 44.04 | 44.10 |
Route kilometres operated | 3,032 | 3,032 | 3,042 | 3,043 | 3,066 | 3,066 | 3,066 | 3,066 | 3,066 | 3,120 | 3,121 | 3,120 |
Source: Office of Rail and Road - Not National Statistics
1. ScotRail introduced a new methodology which better estimates Strathclyde Zonecard journeys from 2009/10. Figures from 2003/04 onwards present the impact of this on previously reported data to provide a more meaningful year on year comparison. Note that this has no impact on actual journeys undertaken. Passenger kms have also been adjusted to reflect this.
2. Figures affected by industrial action.
3. Scheduled train kilometres are calculated by the Office of Rail and Road using the published winter and summer timetables. They do not take account of subsequent changes (e.g. cancellations and emergency timetables etc).
4. Abellio took over the ScotRail franchise from First on 01/04/2015. Since April 2015 Caledonian Sleeper details have now been excluded from the figures.
Type of ticket | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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Passenger journeys | million | ||||||||||
Internal (journeys wholly within Scotland)1,2 | |||||||||||
Full fare | 22.3 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 24.7 | 25.5 | 22.5 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 22.5 |
Reduced fare | 22.7 | 23.5 | 24.7 | 25.8 | 26.8 | 28.8 | 33.2 | 34.5 | 38.2 | 40.1 | 41.4 |
Season ticket | 22.0 | 22.5 | 24.4 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 25.0 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 25.8 |
Total | 67.0 | 69.8 | 73.2 | 73.2 | 75.8 | 79.5 | 81.9 | 82.7 | 87.4 | 89.2 | 89.7 |
Cross-border originating in Scotland 1,2 | |||||||||||
Full fare | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Reduced fare | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
Season ticket | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
Total passenger traffic originating in Scotland 1,2 | |||||||||||
Full fare | 22.6 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 24.9 | 25.7 | 22.6 | 23.4 | 23.8 | 23.3 | 22.7 |
Reduced fare | 25.1 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 29.0 | 30.3 | 32.3 | 36.9 | 38.2 | 42.3 | 44.1 | 45.7 |
Season ticket | 22.0 | 22.5 | 24.4 | 23.3 | 24.3 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 25.0 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 25.8 |
Total5 | 69.8 | 72.7 | 76.3 | 76.5 | 79.4 | 83.3 | 85.8 | 86.7 | 91.7 | 93.4 | 94.2 |
Passenger journeys originating outwith Scotland | |||||||||||
Full fare | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Reduced fare | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
Season ticket | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
Passenger revenue | £ million | ||||||||||
Internal journeys1,2 | 171.0 | 210.1 | 213.1 | 230.4 | 236.0 | 257.6 | 278.4 | 296.7 | 321.6 | 350.8 | 357.7 |
Cross-border journeys originating in Scotland | 77.5 | 84.9 | 94.8 | 106.1 | 128.8 | 135.8 | 143.4 | 150.8 | 160.0 | 153.6 | 161.1 |
Total | 248.4 | 295.0 | 307.9 | 336.5 | 364.9 | 393.4 | 421.8 | 447.5 | 481.7 | 504.3 | 518.9 |
Total at constant prices4 | 329.9 | 375.7 | 377.1 | 414.3 | 429.3 | 440.0 | 457.2 | 470.8 | 495.0 | 513.2 | 518.9 |
Cross-border journeys originating outwith Scotland | 77.5 | 85.7 | 94.8 | 106.1 | 128.8 | 135.8 | 143.4 | 150.8 | 160.0 | 153.6 | 161.1 |
At constant prices 4 | 102.9 | 109.1 | 116.1 | 130.6 | 151.6 | 151.9 | 155.4 | 158.6 | 164.4 | 156.3 | 161.1 |
Source: ORR - Not National Statistics
1. There is a series break between 2007-08 and 2008-09 due to a change in the methodology. From 2008-09 estimates of PTE travel (zone cards) are included.
2. Figures are lower than those for First ScotRail passenger journeys as changes of train are not taken into account in this series.
3. Figures affected by industrial action.
4. Adjusted approximately for general inflation using the Retail Prices index for the relevant calendar year (e.g. 2001 RPI used for 2001-02).
5. Total passenger figures have not been adjusted to reflect ScotRail's revised methdology and therefore are not comparable with ScotRail passenger figures.
Table 7.3: Cross-border passenger traffic originating outwith Scotland: journeys and revenue 1
Note: Figures in this table have now been combined with table 7.2
Passenger journeys made using national rail tickets | Change since 1995-96 | |||
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thousands | percentage | percentage | ||
All such passenger journeys to, from or within Scotland2 | 98,758 | 100.0% | 101.8% | |
of which: | ||||
within Scotland2 | 89,709 | 90.8% | 102.2% | |
to / from England and Wales | 9,049 | 9.2% | 98.1% | |
of which: | ||||
to / from | London | 2,244 | 2.3% | 82.1% |
to / from | North West England | 2,649 | 2.7% | 216.8% |
to / from | North East England | 1,907 | 1.9% | 162.7% |
to / from | Yorkshire and the Humber | 1,006 | 1.0% | 87.7% |
to / from | West Midlands | 403 | 0.4% | 79.3% |
to / from | East England | 263 | 0.3% | -6.8% |
to / from | South East | 250 | 0.3% | -22.6% |
to / from | East Midlands | 214 | 0.2% | 45.8% |
to / from | South West | 74 | 0.1% | -59.8% |
to / from | Wales | 39 | 0.0% | -48.0% |
Source: ORR - Not National Statistics
1. Through journeys made using tickets whose sales were recorded directly by the rail industry's central ticketing system.
2. Total passenger figures have not been adjusted to reflect ScotRail's revised methdology and are therefore not comparable with ScotRail passenger figures.
Aberdeen | Edinburgh | Glasgow | |
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percentages | |||
0 - under 5 kms | 0.0 | 0.9 | 24.2 |
5 - under 10 kms | 9.8 | 6.0 | 21.0 |
10 - under 20 kms | 1.2 | 8.0 | 25.0 |
20 - under 50 kms | 28.6 | 35.9 | 15.7 |
50 - under 100 kms | 9.8 | 29.3 | 9.0 |
100+ kms | 50.5 | 19.9 | 5.0 |
All passenger journeys made using national rail tickets | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Source: ORR - Not National Statistics
1. Based on ticket sales from central ticketing system (therefore excludes journeys made using zonecards)
2. Journeys for which the destination is one of the stations in the Council area (e.g. Edinburgh includes Brunstane, Curriehill, Dalmeny, etc)
To/From | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | % change 2016-17 on 2015-16 |
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Aberdeen City | 279 | 289 | 301 | 355 | 338 | 343 | 355 | 337 | 286 | 255 | -10.9 |
Aberdeenshire | 16 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | -13.7 |
Angus | 42 | 43 | 44 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 44 | 42 | -4.0 |
Argyll And Bute | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 4.5 |
Clackmannan | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2.2 |
Dumfries And Galloway | 339 | 337 | 347 | 372 | 392 | 388 | 390 | 402 | 385 | 405 | 5.1 |
Dundee City | 158 | 163 | 170 | 194 | 192 | 191 | 179 | 172 | 162 | 156 | -3.8 |
East Ayrshire | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 4.2 |
East Dunbartonshire | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 5.2 |
East Lothian | 44 | 48 | 47 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 60 | -0.8 |
East Renfrewshire | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13.3 |
Edinburgh, City Of | 2,689 | 2,873 | 3,116 | 3,377 | 3,494 | 3,605 | 3,757 | 4,106 | 4,162 | 4,547 | 9.2 |
Falkirk | 53 | 57 | 58 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 77 | 9.4 |
Fife | 229 | 240 | 246 | 287 | 287 | 295 | 286 | 276 | 265 | 261 | -1.4 |
Glasgow City 1 | 1,336 | 1,421 | 1,624 | 1,873 | 1,928 | 1,966 | 2,046 | 2,344 | 2,193 | 2,430 | 10.8 |
Highland | 147 | 146 | 148 | 166 | 151 | 146 | 144 | 134 | 96 | 89 | -7.9 |
Inverclyde | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 7.6 |
Midlothian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 101.9 |
Moray | 19 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | -5.8 |
North Ayrshire | 25 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 12.2 |
North Lanarkshire | 96 | 101 | 96 | 107 | 106 | 100 | 106 | 120 | 112 | 122 | 8.4 |
Perth And Kinross | 67 | 72 | 79 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 71 | -4.2 |
Renfrewshire | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 14.6 |
Scottish Borders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 116.0 |
South Ayrshire | 35 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 55 | 49 | 55 | 10.8 |
South Lanarkshire | 14 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 36 | 15.9 |
Stirling | 82 | 82 | 83 | 97 | 96 | 99 | 96 | 103 | 100 | 105 | 5.1 |
West Dunbartonshire | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17.7 |
West Lothian | 35 | 38 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 4.7 |
Scotland Other1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scotland Total | 5,807 | 6,129 | 6,641 | 7,419 | 7,580 | 7,745 | 7,978 | 8,669 | 8,406 | 9,049 | 7.6 |
Source: Office of Rail and Road. National Rail Statistics, Chapter 7 - Rail Useage.
1. Since 2006-07 there have been improvements in mapping tickets sold with an unknown origin or destination. These were previously mapped to Scotland other, but due to improved methodology, these have now been mapped to other districts or unitary authorities.
One impact of this is journeys have been more accurately been mapped to Glasgow city since 2006-07 so comparisons with earlier years should not be made. For full methodology notes, please view the ORR documentation, which can be found here: http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/1940/regional-usage-profiles-odm-august-2013.pdf
To/From/Within | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | % change 2016-17 on 2015-16 |
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Aberdeen City | 2,646 | 2,770 | 2,873 | 3,191 | 3,510 | 3,755 | 4,055 | 4,229 | 3,838 | 3,321 | -13.5 |
Aberdeenshire | 810 | 859 | 954 | 1,070 | 1,174 | 1,258 | 1,368 | 1,441 | 1,430 | 1,330 | -7.0 |
Angus | 904 | 828 | 799 | 826 | 843 | 842 | 863 | 879 | 860 | 800 | -7.0 |
Argyll And Bute | 1,417 | 1,769 | 1,716 | 1,763 | 1,788 | 1,767 | 1,426 | 1,427 | 1,368 | 1,272 | -7.1 |
Clackmannan | - | 333 | 387 | 391 | 397 | 377 | 380 | 398 | 383 | 357 | -6.8 |
Dumfries And Galloway | 332 | 364 | 375 | 399 | 404 | 409 | 418 | 461 | 437 | 481 | 9.9 |
Dundee City | 1,448 | 1,480 | 1,500 | 1,532 | 1,539 | 1,523 | 1,594 | 1,706 | 1,771 | 1,700 | -4.0 |
East Ayrshire | 773 | 808 | 842 | 1,043 | 1,166 | 1,205 | 1,139 | 1,215 | 1,171 | 1,148 | -1.9 |
East Dunbartonshire | 3,472 | 3,858 | 3,788 | 3,920 | 4,101 | 4,211 | 4,066 | 4,349 | 4,277 | 3,882 | -9.2 |
East Lothian | 1,609 | 1,788 | 1,801 | 1,781 | 1,884 | 2,011 | 2,163 | 2,257 | 2,386 | 2,286 | -4.2 |
East Renfrewshire | 2,780 | 3,082 | 3,009 | 3,119 | 3,298 | 3,348 | 3,158 | 3,300 | 3,391 | 3,520 | 3.8 |
Edinburgh, City Of | 16,723 | 18,195 | 19,781 | 20,291 | 18,526 | 19,577 | 20,904 | 21,919 | 22,740 | 23,324 | 2.6 |
Falkirk | 2,814 | 2,833 | 2,856 | 2,922 | 2,965 | 2,978 | 3,068 | 3,240 | 3,206 | 3,131 | -2.3 |
Fife | 5,027 | 5,044 | 4,902 | 4,899 | 5,044 | 5,103 | 5,310 | 5,670 | 6,129 | 5,841 | -4.7 |
Glasgow City 1 | 51,843 | 58,953 | 61,182 | 63,527 | 64,204 | 65,765 | 64,988 | 69,388 | 70,835 | 71,944 | 1.6 |
Highland | 1,672 | 1,815 | 1,918 | 2,009 | 2,164 | 2,208 | 2,317 | 2,322 | 2,345 | 2,266 | -3.4 |
Inverclyde | 2,371 | 2,710 | 2,669 | 2,728 | 2,753 | 2,813 | 2,750 | 2,890 | 2,906 | 2,832 | -2.6 |
Midlothian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 239 | 459 | 92.4 |
Moray | 396 | 417 | 433 | 474 | 493 | 516 | 537 | 559 | 559 | 519 | -7.1 |
North Ayrshire | 3,436 | 3,795 | 3,758 | 3,884 | 3,924 | 4,061 | 3,862 | 3,963 | 3,947 | 4,019 | 1.8 |
North Lanarkshire | 6,965 | 7,724 | 7,598 | 7,910 | 8,528 | 8,680 | 8,441 | 8,903 | 8,997 | 9,351 | 3.9 |
Perth And Kinross | 852 | 927 | 978 | 1,019 | 1,054 | 1,084 | 1,117 | 1,231 | 1,322 | 1,263 | -4.4 |
Renfrewshire | 5,500 | 6,115 | 5,982 | 6,153 | 6,144 | 6,362 | 6,869 | 7,201 | 7,341 | 7,326 | -0.2 |
Scottish Borders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 597 | 915 | 53.4 |
South Ayrshire | 3,081 | 3,340 | 3,162 | 3,214 | 3,153 | 3,245 | 3,330 | 3,351 | 3,150 | 3,399 | 7.9 |
South Lanarkshire | 6,799 | 7,583 | 7,556 | 7,973 | 8,508 | 8,785 | 8,941 | 9,430 | 9,484 | 9,506 | 0.2 |
Stirling | 2,701 | 2,809 | 2,823 | 2,921 | 2,928 | 2,914 | 2,952 | 3,148 | 3,187 | 3,051 | -4.3 |
West Dunbartonshire | 4,392 | 4,825 | 4,666 | 4,751 | 4,775 | 4,863 | 4,934 | 5,140 | 5,128 | 5,120 | -0.1 |
West Lothian | 3,060 | 3,066 | 2,981 | 3,214 | 3,760 | 4,108 | 4,432 | 4,792 | 4,890 | 5,054 | 3.4 |
Scotland Other1 | 5,833 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Scotland Total | 139,656 | 148,091 | 151,288 | 156,924 | 159,031 | 163,767 | 165,381 | 174,808 | 178,311 | 179,417 | 0.6 |
Source: Office of Rail and Road. National Rail Statistics, Chapter 7 - Rail Useage.
1. Note that this table shows start and end points of journeys so a journey starting in Aberdeen City and ending in Aberdeenshire would count once against each Local Authority. A journey starting and ending in Angus would count twice against the Local Authority.
Therefore dividing the figures in the table by two gives the number of journeys either starting or ending in a Local Authority and will match totals published elsewhere in this chapter.
2. Since 2006-07 there have been improvements in mapping tickets sold with an unknown origin or destination. These were previously mapped to Scotland other, but due to improved methodology, these have now been mapped to other districts or unitary authorities.
One impact of this is journeys have been more accurately been mapped to Glasgow city since 2006-07 so comparisons with earlier years should not be made. For full methodology notes, please view the ORR documentation, which can be found here: http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/odm-summary-1011.pdf
Destination | |||||||||||||||
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Origin | Aberdeen City | Aberdeenshire | Angus | Argyll & Bute | Clackmannanshire | Dumfries & Galloway | Dundee City | East Ayrshire | East Dunbartonshire | East Lothian | East Renfrewshire | Edinburgh, City of | Falkirk | Fife | Glasgow, City of |
thousands | |||||||||||||||
Aberdeen City | 304 | 507 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 217 | 7 | 41 | 146 |
Aberdeenshire | 507 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
Angus | 108 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 8 | 24 |
Argyll & Bute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 413 |
Clackmannanshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 68 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 84 |
Dundee City | 76 | 19 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6 | 107 | 102 |
East Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 398 |
East Dunbartonshire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 6 | 91 | 7 | 1 | 1,584 |
East Lothian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1,025 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
East Renfrewshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 184 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1,400 |
Edinburgh, City of | 217 | 38 | 45 | 25 | 26 | 57 | 225 | 11 | 91 | 1,025 | 26 | 1,258 | 707 | 2,099 | 1,955 |
Falkirk | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 707 | 69 | 5 | 505 |
Fife | 41 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2,099 | 5 | 497 | 53 |
Glasgow, City of | 146 | 19 | 24 | 413 | 68 | 84 | 102 | 398 | 1,584 | 33 | 1,400 | 1,955 | 505 | 53 | 14,482 |
Highland | 91 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 3 | 10 | 125 |
Inverclyde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 774 |
Midlothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 4 | 11 | 46 |
Moray | 96 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
North Ayrshire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1,039 |
North Lanarkshire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 14 | 490 | 22 | 5 | 3,346 |
Perth & Kinross | 23 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 5 | 27 | 157 |
Renfrewshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 2,358 |
Scottish Borders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 355 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
South Ayrshire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 590 |
South Lanarkshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 58 | 107 | 4 | 1 | 3,774 |
Stirling | 23 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 448 | 160 | 5 | 444 |
West Dunbartonshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1,614 |
West Lothian | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1,887 | 26 | 10 | 406 |
Scotland | 1,660 | 665 | 400 | 636 | 178 | 240 | 850 | 574 | 1,941 | 1,143 | 1,760 | 11,662 | 1,566 | 2,920 | 35,972 |
Destination | |||||||||||||||
Highland | Inverclyde | Midlothian | Moray | North Ayrshire | North Lanark-shire | Perth & Kinross | Renfrewshire | Scottish Borders | South Ayrshire | South Lanarkshire | Stirling | West Dunbartonshire | West Lothian | Scotland | |
thousands | |||||||||||||||
Aberdeen City | 91 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1,660 |
Aberdeenshire | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 665 |
Angus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 400 |
Argyll & Bute | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 98 | 1 | 636 |
Clackmannanshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 178 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 240 |
Dundee City | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 850 |
East Ayrshire | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 574 |
East Dunbartonshire | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 15 | 50 | 5 | 1,941 |
East Lothian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1,143 |
East Renfrewshire | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1,760 |
Edinburgh, City of | 133 | 16 | 128 | 15 | 29 | 490 | 141 | 34 | 355 | 42 | 107 | 448 | 33 | 1,887 | 11,662 |
Falkirk | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 160 | 3 | 26 | 1,566 |
Fife | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2,920 |
Glasgow, City of | 125 | 774 | 46 | 12 | 1,039 | 3,346 | 157 | 2,358 | 19 | 590 | 3,774 | 444 | 1,614 | 406 | 35,972 |
Highland | 590 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1,133 |
Inverclyde | 0 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 273 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1,416 |
Midlothian | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 230 |
Moray | 79 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 260 |
North Ayrshire | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 14 | 1 | 223 | 0 | 285 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2,010 |
North Lanarkshire | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 352 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 15 | 201 | 19 | 42 | 38 | 4,676 |
Perth & Kinross | 42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 632 |
Renfrewshire | 1 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 41 | 1 | 453 | 1 | 109 | 61 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 3,663 |
Scottish Borders | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 458 |
South Ayrshire | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 15 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 551 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1,700 |
South Lanarkshire | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 201 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 19 | 387 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 4,753 |
Stirling | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 195 | 4 | 19 | 1,525 |
West Dunbartonshire | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 4 | 603 | 4 | 2,560 |
West Lothian | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 80 | 2,527 |
Scotland | 1,133 | 1,416 | 230 | 260 | 2,010 | 4,676 | 632 | 3,663 | 458 | 1,700 | 4,753 | 1,525 | 2,560 | 2,527 | 89,709 |
Source: ORR - Not National Statistics
1. Based on ticket sales from central ticketing system (therefore excludes journeys made using zonecards)
2. In this table a journey between two local authorities is only counted once.
3. The table does not show the local authority areas which do not contain any stations
4. Total passenger figures have not been adjusted to reflect ScotRail's revised methdology and are therefore not comparable with ScotRail passenger figures.
Note: Previous versions of this table for the years 2008-09 to 2012-13 can be found in the STS no 33 Excel datasets here http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/analysis/statistics/publications/scottish-transport-statistics-previous-editions
Rank | thousands | Rank | thousands | ||
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1 | Glasgow Central | 32,916 | 51 | Barrhead | 734 |
2 | Edinburgh | 23,334 | 52 | Dumbarton Central | 731 |
3 | Glasgow Queen Street | 16,398 | 53 | Crossmyloof | 729 |
4 | Paisley Gilmour Street | 4,152 | 54 | Anderston | 712 |
5 | Haymarket | 3,062 | 55 | Bridgeton | 702 |
6 | Partick | 2,969 | 56 | Dunfermline | 697 |
7 | Aberdeen | 2,948 | 57 | Falkirk Grahamston | 690 |
8 | Stirling | 2,503 | 58 | Shettleston | 690 |
9 | Charing Cross (Glasgow) | 2,253 | 59 | Bishopton | 677 |
10 | Dundee | 1,866 | 60 | Newton | 670 |
11 | Exhibition Centre Glasgow | 1,848 | 61 | Troon | 660 |
12 | Hyndland | 1,742 | 62 | Cathcart | 659 |
13 | Ayr | 1,676 | 63 | Hairmyres | 648 |
14 | Motherwell | 1,419 | 64 | Singer | 631 |
15 | Croy | 1,416 | 65 | Kilmarnock | 619 |
16 | Argyle Street | 1,411 | 66 | Uphall | 614 |
17 | Mount Florida | 1,312 | 67 | Leuchars | 613 |
18 | Johnstone | 1,306 | 68 | North Berwick | 600 |
19 | Bathgate | 1,282 | 69 | Dalmeny | 586 |
20 | Inverkeithing | 1,263 | 70 | Clarkston | 567 |
21 | Inverness | 1,239 | 71 | Port Glasgow | 562 |
22 | Anniesland | 1,195 | 72 | Dunblane | 553 |
23 | Livingston North | 1,192 | 73 | Blantyre | 552 |
24 | Linlithgow | 1,186 | 74 | Bearsden | 542 |
25 | Airdrie | 1,118 | 75 | Greenock West | 538 |
26 | Perth | 1,117 | 76 | Wishaw | 537 |
27 | Kirkcaldy | 1,113 | 77 | Balloch | 529 |
28 | Rutherglen | 1,072 | 78 | Stonehaven | 523 |
29 | Kilwinning | 1,043 | 79 | Gourock | 512 |
30 | East Kilbride | 1,031 | 80 | Patterton | 494 |
31 | Irvine | 996 | 81 | Blairhill | 489 |
32 | Milngavie | 940 | 82 | Inverurie | 489 |
33 | Dalmuir | 921 | 83 | Musselburgh | 489 |
34 | Uddingston | 888 | 84 | Garrowhill | 479 |
35 | Edinburgh Park | 888 | 85 | Dyce | 467 |
36 | Lenzie | 886 | 86 | Scotstounhill | 464 |
37 | Falkirk High | 872 | 87 | Springburn | 460 |
38 | Hamilton West | 866 | 88 | Dunbar | 460 |
39 | Cambuslang | 851 | 89 | Pollokshields East | 459 |
40 | Larbert | 850 | 90 | Pollokshaws East | 451 |
41 | Bellshill | 816 | 91 | Dalmarnock | 449 |
42 | Hamilton Central | 811 | 92 | Prestwick | 444 |
43 | Polmont | 789 | 93 | Tweedbank | 437 |
44 | Westerton | 783 | 94 | Largs | 436 |
45 | High Street | 781 | 95 | South Gyle | 433 |
46 | Helensburgh Central | 774 | 96 | Glengarnock | 425 |
47 | Bishopbriggs | 772 | 97 | Dumbarton East | 422 |
48 | Queen's Park (Glasgow) | 766 | 98 | Carluke | 420 |
49 | Bellgrove | 743 | 99 | Drumgelloch | 419 |
50 | Coatbridge Sunnyside | 739 | 100 | Muirend | 402 |
Source: ORR - Not National Statistics
1. Figures estimate the total number of people arriving or departing from the main stations in Scotland
2. Figures have not been adjusted to reflect ScotRail's revised methdology and are therefore not comparable with ScotRail passenger figures.
3. Stations associated with a group station can show large year-to-year variations in usage figures, which reflect changes in ticket encoding rather than actual difference in passengers' journeys. For such tickets, journeys are allocated to the main station of those in the group.
4. For example, a return journey from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh would be counted twice against Kirkcaldy (since the passenger used Kirkcaldy station twice - once when departing on the outward journey and once when arriving on completion of the return journey), and twice against Edinburgh.
2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | |
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thousands | |||||||||||
Duncraig (1971) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Kingsknowe (1971) | 19.3 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 25.3 | 24.7 | 21.2 | 20.2 | 18.8 | 20.5 |
Alness (1973) | 11.6 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 17.7 | 25.5 | 28.4 | 27.8 | 25.9 | 23.6 | 26.4 | 29.3 |
Muir of Ord (1976) | 39.2 | 51.1 | 57.4 | 62.4 | 74.5 | 74.1 | 72.8 | 66.6 | 66.5 | 64.5 | 64.8 |
IBM (1978) | 93.5 | 205.7 | 145.7 | 136.4 | 127.8 | 122.6 | 71.1 | 47.4 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
Anderston (1979) | 428.6 | 651.3 | 551.9 | 576.8 | 647.2 | 630.8 | 602.8 | 633.7 | 624.6 | 661.3 | 711.6 |
Argyle Street (1979) | 606.4 | 911.8 | 734.8 | 783.6 | 1196.5 | 1336.7 | 1369.9 | 1438.4 | 1382.9 | 1413.2 | 1411.4 |
Bridgeton * (1979) | 308.7 | 466.9 | 394.0 | 409.1 | 489.3 | 617.2 | 647.0 | 647.0 | 631.8 | 610.5 | 702.3 |
Dalmarnock (1979) | 61.2 | 79.8 | 77.3 | 76.8 | 79.6 | 21.5 | 100.4 | 217.1 | 283.2 | 367.7 | 449 |
Exhibition Centre * (1979) | 866.5 | 1153.1 | 1054.2 | 1170.0 | 1317.8 | 1369.4 | 1375.5 | 1639.9 | 1742.5 | 1891.5 | 1847.8 |
Dyce (1984) | 453.6 | 488.0 | 515.5 | 542.5 | 677.9 | 759.9 | 810.7 | 823.9 | 664.4 | 517.6 | 466.7 |
Livingston South (1984) | 231.4 | 245.6 | 250.2 | 295.8 | 285.4 | 287.7 | 296.3 | 317.2 | 342.8 | 323.7 | 327.9 |
Kilmaurs (1984) | 73.4 | 84.4 | 81.0 | 95.5 | 102.1 | 107.3 | 105.8 | 109.8 | 103.5 | 104.1 | 113.5 |
Auchinleck (1984) | 35.7 | 38.5 | 37.8 | 43.3 | 55.7 | 57.1 | 56.0 | 62.7 | 62.0 | 61.8 | 67.4 |
Dunrobin Castle (1985) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1 |
Loch Eil Outward Bound * (1985) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
South Gyle (1985) | 464.0 | 496.9 | 475.8 | 473.7 | 513.8 | 555.1 | 574.6 | 558.1 | 587.4 | 497.2 | 432.9 |
Loch Awe (1985) | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
Portlethen (1985) | 22.1 | 19.9 | 15.2 | 18.3 | 19.1 | 28.0 | 48.2 | 57.2 | 56.3 | 45.9 | 42.7 |
Bridge of Allan (1985) | 224.1 | 224.6 | 235.2 | 227.3 | 243.5 | 248.2 | 258.7 | 275.0 | 278.9 | 271.4 | 289.1 |
Livingston North (1986) | 602.4 | 566.0 | 552.7 | 631.0 | 825.5 | 924.3 | 1030.6 | 1125.3 | 1155.0 | 1201.0 | 1191.8 |
Bathgate (1986) | 650.0 | 645.8 | 607.3 | 694.9 | 871.0 | 973.9 | 1060.7 | 1176.5 | 1223.1 | 1302.8 | 1282.1 |
Uphall (1986) | 255.2 | 254.1 | 226.7 | 220.9 | 325.1 | 431.2 | 511.0 | 557.6 | 581.6 | 608.6 | 613.6 |
Wester Hailes (1987) | 18.9 | 20.4 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 29.8 | 35.8 | 36.2 | 37.5 | 38.6 | 36.1 | 41.3 |
Curriehill (1987) | 43.3 | 47.1 | 46.9 | 48.5 | 52.9 | 63.9 | 65.8 | 67.2 | 67.0 | 66.7 | 69.3 |
Ardrossan Town (1987) | 15.2 | 22.9 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.9 | 20.1 | 24.2 | 21.6 |
Falls of Cruachan (1988) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Musselburgh (1988) | 306.2 | 385.3 | 389.2 | 362.9 | 386.7 | 420.8 | 438.7 | 456.7 | 478.1 | 463.7 | 488.6 |
Greenfaulds (1989) | 107.0 | 121.4 | 131.3 | 136.1 | 132.6 | 122.9 | 130.5 | 136.5 | 130.9 | 114.8 | 124.3 |
Drumgelloch (1989) ! | 168.4 | 193.0 | 170.9 | 58.5 | 269.2 | 307.2 | 345.0 | 387.3 | 403.5 | 411.1 | 418.6 |
Stepps (1989) | 277.3 | 343.0 | 301.2 | 291.0 | 302.2 | 305.6 | 277.4 | 296.9 | 300.4 | 269.9 | 301.9 |
Airbles (1989) | 94.2 | 114.9 | 104.5 | 107.8 | 110.1 | 113.6 | 112.8 | 119.1 | 127.0 | 142.9 | 132.8 |
Milliken Park (1989) | 124.2 | 154.9 | 137.4 | 142.3 | 151.2 | 169.4 | 190.3 | 198.2 | 206.1 | 241.4 | 255.7 |
Whinhill (1990) | 32.2 | 37.9 | 35.2 | 37.7 | 40.0 | 45.3 | 52.4 | 52.6 | 53.6 | 43.7 | 52.4 |
Dumbreck (1990) | 92.5 | 124.0 | 111.5 | 109.5 | 114.1 | 117.2 | 131.4 | 150.6 | 164.0 | 169.7 | 179.2 |
Corkerhill (1990) | 154.7 | 212.8 | 192.4 | 211.9 | 236.6 | 233.5 | 245.0 | 247.8 | 266.2 | 284.9 | 276 |
Mosspark (1990) | 100.3 | 125.7 | 111.0 | 111.2 | 117.4 | 116.0 | 110.7 | 119.0 | 143.1 | 186.7 | 174.7 |
Crookston (1990) | 114.7 | 132.6 | 115.1 | 120.0 | 126.4 | 127.2 | 132.6 | 149.8 | 174.8 | 188.1 | 200.3 |
Paisley Canal (1990) | 189.9 | 231.7 | 215.2 | 219.1 | 232.8 | 218.5 | 340.6 | 363.2 | 367.7 | 398.1 | 389.3 |
Priesthill & Darnley (1990) | 78.6 | 94.5 | 86.0 | 105.1 | 115.9 | 125.1 | 125.8 | 134.2 | 137.7 | 144.8 | 161 |
Shieldmuir (1990) | 23.0 | 44.8 | 48.9 | 57.3 | 56.8 | 69.5 | 81.4 | 89.2 | 105.2 | 113.9 | 116.3 |
Hawkhead (1991) | 117.0 | 157.1 | 137.7 | 139.5 | 145.5 | 138.7 | 167.3 | 183.8 | 201.3 | 224.0 | 224.3 |
New Cumnock (1991) | 19.9 | 23.0 | 22.1 | 26.2 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 27.2 | 31.9 | 28.4 | 26.6 | 26.7 |
Glenrothes with Thornton (1992) | 53.7 | 52.2 | 52.6 | 49.6 | 57.5 | 60.9 | 63.0 | 67.3 | 76.7 | 76.9 | 79.5 |
Whifflet (1992) | 229.6 | 282.3 | 246.6 | 246.7 | 254.5 | 257.4 | 233.4 | 234.1 | 247.4 | 329.6 | 301.1 |
Source: ORR - Not National Statistics
1. Figures have not been adjusted to reflect ScotRail's revised methdology and are therefore not comparable with ScotRail passenger figures.
* This is the current name - the station had a different name when it was opened (or re-opened)
! The station closed on 9 May 2010 and then re-opened on 6 March 2011.
2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | |
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thousands | |||||||||||
Ashfield (1993) | 43.8 | 57.9 | 58.0 | 54.7 | 69.7 | 76.4 | 74.2 | 80.5 | 76.5 | 50.3 | 83.5 |
Possilpark & Parkhouse (1993) | 79.2 | 106.7 | 93.8 | 90.3 | 112.0 | 123.8 | 99.2 | 97.7 | 91.4 | 73.1 | 100.2 |
Gilshochill * (1993) | 82.4 | 103.0 | 96.0 | 84.8 | 89.5 | 98.9 | 94.5 | 101.9 | 87.0 | 65.1 | 94.7 |
Summerston (1993) | 90.5 | 118.2 | 119.7 | 116.5 | 140.5 | 156.8 | 154.1 | 166.9 | 152.4 | 99.0 | 146.8 |
Maryhill (1993) | 55.6 | 77.4 | 69.1 | 65.3 | 80.3 | 83.3 | 77.3 | 92.3 | 90.5 | 64.1 | 89.7 |
Carmyle (1993) | 106.2 | 131.6 | 124.3 | 127.0 | 135.3 | 143.3 | 132.1 | 131.1 | 132.5 | 155.5 | 138 |
Mount Vernon (1993) | 41.1 | 58.2 | 51.4 | 55.7 | 56.7 | 63.3 | 57.3 | 59 | 60.2 | 66.8 | 69.6 |
Baillieston (1993) | 66.4 | 90.8 | 89.1 | 97.0 | 109.2 | 114.7 | 112.0 | 112.9 | 126.2 | 156.5 | 159.5 |
Bargeddie (1993) | 78.1 | 97.4 | 85.8 | 89.8 | 99.4 | 98.3 | 88.0 | 85.9 | 95.2 | 114.9 | 105.8 |
Kirkwood (1993) | 120.8 | 158.9 | 140.6 | 138.9 | 150.0 | 153.2 | 130.2 | 131.6 | 138.9 | 166.6 | 156.8 |
Gretna Green (1993) | 28.8 | 28.2 | 31.3 | 32.9 | 36.6 | 37.4 | 38.0 | 40.2 | 38.9 | 39.0 | 39.9 |
Camelon (1994) | 96.6 | 97.3 | 92.1 | 97.7 | 104.5 | 110.9 | 116.4 | 130.5 | 136.1 | 132.2 | 127.6 |
Wallyford (1994) | 159.9 | 209.3 | 227.9 | 220.9 | 240.8 | 255.8 | 268.1 | 295.9 | 311.9 | 297.0 | 316.9 |
Sanquhar (1994) | 23.4 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 22.4 | 28.4 | 28.2 | 26.3 | 27.5 | 24.5 | 27.4 | 28.7 |
Prestwick Airport (1994) | 569.7 2 | 766.8 | 532.3 | 315.3 | 337.0 | 343.8 | 454.0 | 293.9 | 93.0 | 117.9 | 132.8 |
Dalgety Bay (1998) | 270.9 | 272.7 | 247.8 | 244.3 | 264.2 | 268.4 | 284.3 | 307.8 | 341.0 | 315.2 | 323.2 |
Drumfrochar (1998) | 43.3 | 58.5 | 59.1 | 61.3 | 55.2 | 60.0 | 69.8 | 72.9 | 68.4 | 80.7 | 66.2 |
Dunfermline Queen Margaret (2000) | 202.5 | 214.7 | 205.3 | 195.5 | 210.5 | 206.1 | 208.5 | 224.1 | 250.5 | 236.7 | 249.7 |
Howwood (2001) | 48.3 | 42.9 | 41.5 | 41.3 | 47.9 | 51.3 | 112.7 | 119.9 | 124.9 | 111.6 | 101.3 |
Beauly (2002) | 41.9 | 52.4 | 51.1 | 49.8 | 54.5 | 55.2 | 57.9 | 57.4 | 59.4 | 52.9 | 51.5 |
Brunstane (2002) | 109.5 | 135.1 | 134.3 | 128.2 | 132.8 | 144.2 | 159.6 | 164.5 | 166.0 | 162.1 | 177.3 |
Newcraighall (2002) | 190.0 | 182.9 | 194.2 | 182.0 | 191.0 | 206.9 | 221.9 | 242.8 | 224.0 | 234.8 | 278.5 |
Edinburgh Park (2003) | 382.6 | 434.2 | 451.8 | 499.4 | 646.0 | 816.7 | 960.3 | 893.5 | 889.5 | 870.0 | 888 |
Gartcosh (2005) | 111.0 | 124.3 | 131.7 | 134.3 | 143.8 | 142.0 | 153.4 | 177 | 156.8 | 133.8 | 148.4 |
Kelvindale (2005) | 107.7 | 109.5 | 109.7 | 90.4 | 94.4 | 96.5 | 98.0 | 105.5 | 91.6 | 65.9 | 92.2 |
Chatelherault (2005) | 23.5 | 41.0 | 49.8 | 57.1 | 59.5 | 62.5 | 66.9 | 74.9 | 85.9 | 105.5 | 111.1 |
Merryton (2005) | 97.6 | 99.5 | 104.0 | 102.6 | 106.3 | 113.1 | 111.4 | 116.2 | 113.5 | 123.1 | 107.2 |
Larkhall (2005) | 307.9 | 334.4 | 323.1 | 316.8 | 327.1 | 342.7 | 406.1 | 420.1 | 420.4 | 434.5 | 385.9 |
Alloa (May 2008) | 336.0 | 390.0 | 390.7 | 401.1 | 380.9 | 383.8 | 402.4 | 386.5 | 360.6 | 388.2 | |
Laurencekirk (May 2009) | 56.5 | 73.1 | 86.1 | 92.5 | 102.8 | 112.9 | 104.5 | 96.0 | 95.8 | ||
Blackridge (2010) | 12.4 | 43.3 | 42.6 | 47.3 | 51.5 | 53.2 | 56.9 | 58 | |||
Armadale (2011) | 11.2 | 126.1 | 141.1 | 164.7 | 186.3 | 215.4 | 238.7 | 249.8 | |||
Caldercruix (2011) | 11.1 | 91.0 | 93.0 | 101.9 | 109 | 111.5 | 88.7 | 100.4 | |||
Conon Bridge (2013) | 3.8 | 18.1 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.1 | |||||
Eskbank (Sept 2015) | 128.3 | 274.8 | 338.9 | ||||||||
Galashiels (Sept 2015) | 213.8 | 346.3 | 356.3 | ||||||||
Gorebridge (Sept 2015) | 59.3 | 98.2 | 115.1 | ||||||||
Newtongrange (Sept 2015) | 86.4 | 141.6 | 157 | ||||||||
Shawfair (Sept 2015) | 13.2 | 22.2 | 31.6 | ||||||||
Stow (Sept 2015) | 39.7 | 67.5 | 69.8 | ||||||||
Tweedbank (Sept 2015) | 300.6 | 436.2 | 437 | ||||||||
Edinburgh Gateway (Dec 2016) | 58.4 | 284.4 |
Source: ORR - Not National Statistics
1. Figures have not been adjusted to reflect ScotRail's revised methdology and are therefore not comparable with ScotRail passenger figures.
2. Prestwick airport includes rail link tickets from 2007-08.
* This is the current name - the station had a different name when it was opened (or re-opened)
2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | |
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percentage of trains arriving on time | |||||||||||
GNER 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Coast 1, 3, 5, 7 | 82.6 | 86.9 | 87.4 | 83.3 | 86.6 | 83.9 | 84.2 | - | - | - | - |
Virgin Trains East coast 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88.6 | 85.2 | 83.1 | 81.5 |
ScotRail (First) 2, 9 | 90.6 | 90.7 | 90.6 | 90.1 | 90.7 | 93.0 | 91.4 | 90.5 | - | - | - |
ScotRail (Abellio) 2, 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90.6 | 90.3 | 89.5 |
Virgin CrossCountry 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
CrossCountry 1, 4 | 87.0 | 90.1 | 90.1 | 87.9 | 89.6 | 86.8 | 86.7 | 88.8 | 89.5 | 89.7 | 87.7 |
Virgin Train West Coast 1, 8 | 86.2 | 80.0 | 84.6 | 86.6 | 85.9 | 83.6 | 85.8 | 84.8 | 86.0 | 89.1 | 84.2 |
Caledonian Sleeper 1, 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | 89.2 | 85.7 |
GB long-distance operators 1 | 86.2 | 87.2 | 88.7 | 87.7 | 89.1 | 87.0 | 86.9 | 87.4 | 87.6 | 87.6 | 85.3 |
GB regional operators 2 | 89.2 | 90.6 | 92.5 | 91.5 | 92.5 | 91.1 | 91.0 | 91.6 | 91.4 | 91.6 | 89.7 |
Source: ORR - Not National Statistics
1 For long-distance operators, the figures are the percentages of trains which arrive at the final destination within ten minutes of the timetabled
time (i.e. are no more than 9 minutes and 59 seconds late)
2 For regional operators, the figures are the percentages of trains which arrive at the final destination within five minutes of the timetabled time (i.e. are no more than 4 minutes and 59 seconds late)
3 National Express East Coast has taken over the franchise previously operated by GNER.
4 CrossCountry is now operating most of the Virgin CrossCountry franchise routes and some routes from the Central Trains franchise.
5 National Express East Coast services were transferrred to East Coast on 13 November 2009
6 Figures subject to revision on annual basis.
7 From 1 March 2015 Virgin trains took over the East Coast operation.
8 Virgins Trains has been renamed Virgin West Coast.
9 Having been part of the ScotRail franchise until 2014-15, Caledonian Sleeper began operating as a separate franchise in 2015-16. Abellio took over the ScotRail franchise from First at the start of 2015-16.
2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | |
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percentages | |||||||||||
Total within 5 minutes | 90.6 | 90.6 | 90.7 | 90.1 | 90.7 | 93.0 | 91.4 | 90.5 | 90.6 | 90.3 | 89.5 |
Total within 10 minutes | 95.9 | 96.1 | 95.8 | 95.3 | 95.7 | 97.3 | 96.4 | 95.9 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 95.2 |
Total within 20 minutes | 97.5 | 97.7 | 97.3 | 97.0 | 97.1 | 98.4 | 97.7 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 97.3 | 96.6 |
20 minutes and over 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
Cancelled 3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
thousands | |||||||||||
Number of trains due to be run 4 | 706 | 697 | 715 | 715 | 719 | 726 | 744 | 750 | 752 | 745 | 759 |
Source: ORR - Not National Statistics
1 For example, Total within 5 minutes gives the percentage which were no more than 4 minutes and 59 seconds late
2 Includes part-cancelled trains (those which failed to reach their final destination but ran at least half their planned mileage)
3 Includes trains which ran less than half their planned mileage
4 As in the planned timetable for the day. This may differ from the published timetable due to (e.g.) engineering works, floods, etc.
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ScotRail passengers | percentage who were satisfied or said good 1 | ||||||||||
Overall opinion of journey | 84 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 87 |
How deals with delays | 33 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 34 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 50 | 39 | 52 |
Value for money | 57 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 58 | 60 | 59 | 60 |
How station staff handle requests | 82 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 89 | 90 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 85 | 88 |
Overall station environment | 71 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 80 | 81 | 75 | 78 |
Ticket buying facilities | 78 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 85 | 81 | 78 |
Info. re. times, platforms | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 87 |
Punctuality / reliability | 83 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 87 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 83 |
Length of journey time | 88 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 91 |
Ease of getting on/off 3 | 83 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 87 | |
Amount of seats / standing space 4 | 71 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 75 |
Frequency | 80 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 |
Train Cleanliness 5 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 78 | 75 | 76 |
Comfort of seats 6 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 71 |
Sample size | 2,029 | 2,091 | 2,067 | 2,113 | 2,568 | 2,539 | 2,187 | 2,095 | 2,220 | 2,607 | 2,662 |
Others whose journeys started in Scotland 2 | percentage who were satisfied or said good 1 | ||||||||||
Overall opinion of journey | 87 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 92 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 |
How deals with delays | 58 | 54 | 56 | 62 | 54 | 55 | 70 | 48 | 68 | 60 | 59 |
Value for money | 70 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 72 |
How station staff handle requests | 82 | 90 | 87 | 90 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
Overall station environment | 79 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 63 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 89 |
Ticket buying facilities | 82 | 78 | 90 | 86 | 89 | 81 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 91 |
Info. re. times, platforms | 87 | 86 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 89 | 94 | 95 | 91 |
Punctuality / reliability | 86 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 94 | 88 |
Length of journey time | 84 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 91 | 89 | 90 |
Ease of getting on/off 3 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 85 | 87 | |
Amount of seats / standing space 4 | 77 | 72 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 |
Frequency | 78 | 72 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 82 |
Train Cleanliness 5 | 89 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 89 |
Comfort of seats 6 | 77 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 80 |
Sample size | 323 | 391 | 481 | 562 | 672 | 706 | 825 | 786 | 753 | 672 | 618 |
All GB regional operators | percentage who were satisfied or said good 1 | ||||||||||
Overall opinion of journey | 82 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 85 |
Punctuality / reliability | 82 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 83 |
All GB long-distance operators | |||||||||||
Overall opinion of journey | 86 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
Punctuality / reliability | 84 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Source: Passenger Focus - Not National Statistics
1 The difference from 100 includes both those who were dis-satisfied or said poor and (e.g.) those who were neither satisfied nor dis-satisfied.
2 Excluding passengers whose journey started on a ScotRail service, who are counted as ScotRail passengers
3 From Spring 2017 this factor is no longer in the survey. Note: There is a new factor 'Step of gap between the train and the platform' - 69% satisfied in 2017.
But results not at all comparable with any other factors.
4 Factor now called 'Level of crowding' (from spring 2017)
5 Factor now called 'Cleanliness of the Inside of the Train' (from 2017)
6 Factor now called 'Comfort of the seats' (from 2017)
2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freight lifted (weight) | |||||||||||
by destination | million tonnes | ||||||||||
within Scotland | 4.27 | 3.75 | 4.36 | 4.80 | 5.30 | 6.30 | 6.13 | 6.08 | 4.86 | 5.03 | 5.11 |
elsewhere in the UK | 4.36 | 4.13 | 6.38 | 8.97 | 7.13 | 4.55 | 3.84 | 3.25 | 3.11 | 4.47 | 2.89 |
outwith the UK 1 | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.43 |
by commodity | million tonnes | ||||||||||
minerals/ coal, coke | 7.18 | 6.24 | 8.73 | 10.80 | 9.87 | 7.29 | 6.09 | 5.77 | 5.26 | 4.17 | 4.04 |
other | 1.94 | 2.08 | 2.52 | 3.52 | 3.09 | 4.06 | 4.27 | 3.91 | 3.07 | 5.69 | 4.39 |
Total | 9.12 | 8.32 | 11.25 | 14.32 | 12.96 | 11.35 | 10.36 | 9.68 | 8.33 | 9.86 | 8.43 |
Freight moved (weight x distance) | |||||||||||
by destination | million tonne-kilometres | ||||||||||
within Scotland | 632 | 576 | 632 | 623 | 692 | 1,143 | 1,230 | 1,329 | 1,380 | 1,002 | 1,181 |
elsewhere in the UK 2 | 1,871 | 1,741 | 2,839 | 3,337 | 3,128 | 2,106 | 1,785 | 1,334 | 1,441 | 1,370 | 1,121 |
outwith the UK 1 | 353 | 308 | 368 | 385 | 375 | 352 | 266 | 249 | 258 | 265 | 306 |
Total | 2,856 | 2,625 | 3,839 | 4,345 | 4,195 | 3,601 | 3,281 | 2,912 | 3,079 | 2,637 | 2,608 |
by commodity | million tonne-kilometres | ||||||||||
minerals/ coal, coke | 2,017 | 1,734 | 2,797 | 3,479 | 2,846 | 1,749 | 1,443 | 1,324 | 1,180 | 1,039 | 1,008 |
other 2 | 839 | 889 | 1,042 | 866 | 1,349 | 1,853 | 1,838 | 1,589 | 1,899 | 1,597 | 1,599 |
Total | 2,856 | 2,623 | 3,839 | 4,345 | 4,195 | 3,602 | 3,281 | 2,913 | 3,079 | 2,636 | 2,607 |
Source: Rail freight companies - Not National Statistics
1. From 1996-97, outwith the UK includes freight taken to ports for export (such freight was previously counted under either within Scotland or elsewhere in the UK, depending upon the location of the port).
2. Revisions have been made to the figures for 2011-12 and earlier years.
3. Due to difficulies obtaining updates to the data covering all the rail freight companies the latest available data is for 2012/13
2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freight lifted (weight) | |||||||||||
by origin | million tonnes | ||||||||||
lifted within Scotland | 4.27 | 3.75 | 4.36 | 4.80 | 5.30 | 6.30 | 6.13 | 6.08 | 4.86 | 5.03 | 5.11 |
elsewhere in the UK | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.91 | 2.08 | 2.06 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 1.27 | 1.62 | 3.33 | 1.65 |
outwith the UK 1 | 0.64 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.40 |
Total | 5.99 | 5.31 | 5.81 | 7.35 | 7.82 | 8.72 | 8.64 | 7.77 | 6.90 | 8.77 | 7.16 |
by commodity | million tonnes | ||||||||||
minerals/ coal, coke | 4.28 | 3.76 | 4.21 | 4.45 | 5.07 | 4.91 | 4.53 | 3.97 | 3.77 | 3.03 | 2.96 |
other | 1.71 | 1.55 | 1.61 | 2.91 | 2.74 | 3.80 | 4.10 | 3.80 | 3.11 | 5.73 | 4.19 |
Total | 5.99 | 5.31 | 5.82 | 7.36 | 7.81 | 8.71 | 8.63 | 7.77 | 6.88 | 8.76 | 7.15 |
Freight moved (weight x distance) | |||||||||||
by origin | million tonne-kilometres | ||||||||||
lifted within Scotland | 632 | 576 | 632 | 623 | 692 | 1,143 | 1,230 | 1,329 | 1,380 | 1,002 | 1,181 |
elsewhere in the UK | 569 | 556 | 487 | 479 | 1,012 | 1,089 | 1,062 | 625 | 890 | 980 | 678 |
outwith the UK 1 | 438 | 376 | 390 | 343 | 327 | 287 | 339 | 302 | 302 | 305 | 296 |
Total | 1,638 | 1,507 | 1,509 | 1,445 | 2,031 | 2,519 | 2,631 | 2,256 | 2,572 | 2,287 | 2,155 |
by commodity | million tonne-kilometres | ||||||||||
minerals/ coal, coke | 639 | 584 | 607 | 626 | 632 | 591 | 626 | 530 | 502 | 520 | 505 |
other | 999 | 923 | 902 | 819 | 1,399 | 1,928 | 2,005 | 1,726 | 2,070 | 1,766 | 1,649 |
Total | 1,638 | 1,507 | 1,509 | 1,445 | 2,031 | 2,519 | 2,631 | 2,256 | 2,572 | 2,286 | 2,154 |
Source: Rail freight companies - Not National Statistics
1. From 1996-97, outwith the UK includes freight imported via ports in England and Wales, which then comes by rail into Scotland
(previously, such freight was counted as lifted elsewhere in the UK).
It should be noted that, in all years, imported freight lifted at Scottish ports is counted under lifted in Scotland.
2. Due to difficulies obtaining updates to the data covering all the rail freight companies the latest available data is for 2012/13
2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
kilometres | |||||||||||
Routes | |||||||||||
Electrified | 639 | 639 | 639 | 672 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 709 | 709 | 709 | 709 |
Non electrified | 2,097 | 2,097 | 2,106 | 2,087 | 2,087 | 2,087 | 2,087 | 2,054 | 2,110 | 2,110 | 2,110 |
Total | 2,736 | 2,736 | 2,745 | 2,759 | 2,763 | 2,763 | 2,763 | 2,763 | 2,819 | 2,819 | 2,819 |
Source: Network Rail - Not National Statistics
2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger and parcel | 344 | 345 | 346 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 358 | 359 | 359 |
Freight only | 115 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 |
Total | 459 | 463 | 464 | 469 | 469 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 477 | 478 | 478 |
Source: Network Rail - Not National Statistics
1. The figures for freight stations include main yards, sidings/depots, private terminals and sidings: ballast.
2. The figure for passenger stations for e.g. 2005-06 represents the number which were part of the national rail network at the end of the 2005-06 financial year. All are owned by Network Rail with the exception of Prestwick Airport.
Local Authority | number | Local Authority | number | Local Authority | number |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen, City of | 2 | Edinburgh, City of | 12 | Orkney Islands | 0 |
Aberdeenshire | 6 | Eilean Siar | 0 | Perth & Kinross | 7 |
Angus | 7 | Falkirk | 5 | Renfrewshire | 10 |
Argyll and Bute | 14 | Fife | 19 | Scottish Borders | 3 |
Clackmannanshire | 1 | Glasgow, City of | 61 | Shetland Islands | 0 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 7 | Highland | 59 | South Ayrshire | 9 |
Dundee City | 2 | Inverclyde | 14 | South Lanarkshire | 19 |
East Ayrshire | 6 | Midlothian | 4 | Stirling | 6 |
East Dunbartonshire | 6 | Moray | 3 | West Dunbartonshire | 13 |
East Lothian | 7 | North Ayrshire | 12 | West Lothian | 12 |
East Renfrewshire | 9 | North Lanarkshire | 24 | Scotland | 359 |
Source: Network Rail - Not National Statistics
1. The number of stations open at the end of the financial year 2005-06. All owned by Network Rail except Prestick Airport (South Ayrshire).
2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 8 | 2017-18 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
numbers | |||||||||||
Vehicles2 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 |
thousands | |||||||||||
Loaded train kilometres 6, 7 | 3,134 | 3,173 | 3,098 | 2,922 | 3,469 | 3,466 | 3,505 | 3,564 | 3,537 | .. | 3,439 |
Passenger journeys | 14,449 | 14,103 | 13,055 | 13,009 | 12,888 | 12,604 | 12,702 | 12,951 | 12,713 | 11,376 | 12,685 |
£ thousands | |||||||||||
Revenue 3 | 13,965 | 14,690 | 13,296 | 14,835 | 15,147 | 13,503 | 17,003 | 19,194 | 18,937 | 16,828 | 19,735 |
Revenue at constant prices 4 | 18,418 | 18,634 | 16,953 | 18,078 | 17,548 | 15,160 | 18,524 | 20,427 | 19,958 | 17,428 | 19,735 |
Passenger receipts 5 | 13,119 | 14,015 | 12,661 | 13,775 | 14,166 | 12,602 | 15,955 | 17,752 | 17,632 | 15,997 | 18,449 |
Pass. rec. at constant prices 4 | 17,302 | 17,778 | 16,143 | 16,786 | 16,411 | 14,148 | 17,382 | 18,892 | 18,582 | 16,567 | 18,449 |
numbers | |||||||||||
Operational staff 9 | 354 | 361 | 351 | 331 | 284 | 170 | 164 | 161 | 165 | 164 | 165 |
Source: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport - Not National Statistics
1. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport took over the roles and functions of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority and Executive from 1 April 2006.
2. Passenger carriages including power cars
3. These figures are headline revenue figures and include such as items as rental and advertising income.
4. Adjusted approximately for general inflation using the Retail Prices Index for the relevant year (e.g. 2001 RPI used for 2001-02).
5. These figures are passenger ticket receipts as described at paragraphs 7.9 and 7.10 in the notes and definitions for rail services.
6. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport has discovered an error in the way loaded train kilometres were calculated. The figures have been revised for previous years. Earlier editions of this publication have not been revised.
7. Figures for 2016-17 not available at time of publication due to a recalculation requirement.
8. Subway services were suspended between 2-Jul-16 and 9-Aug-16 (inclusive) for planned essential engineering works. No Subway services operated during this period.
9. Figures from 2012-13 onwards refer only to frontline operational staff.
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Railway accidents | |||||||||||
PHRTA 3 | |||||||||||
Train collision 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Derailments 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Non- PHRTA 6 | |||||||||||
Striking level crossing gates or barrier | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Train striking object | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
Train striking animal 10 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 21 |
Train fire | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Train struck by missile | - | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Open door collision | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Collisions | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
All accidents | 38 | 46 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 50 | 31 | 36 | 45 | 33 | 32 |
Casualties | |||||||||||
Train accidents - deaths 7 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- injuries 8 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Accidents in stations | |||||||||||
Train accidents - deaths 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
- injuries 8 | 553 | 542 | 528 | 486 | 579 | 561 | 537 | 608 | 564 | 722 | 550 |
Accidents on trains | |||||||||||
Train accidents - deaths 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- injuries 8 | 179 | 159 | 150 | 115 | 120 | 129 | 150 | 163 | 167 | 140 | 148 |
Accidents outside of trains and stations (not including suicides and or tresspass) 9 | |||||||||||
Train accidents - deaths 7 | 2 | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
- injuries 8 | 220 | 211 | 253 | 287 | 251 | 219 | 219 | 261 | 218 | 252 | 226 |
Trespassers and suicides | |||||||||||
- deaths | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 18 |
- injuries 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 5 |
Total deaths | 23 | 21 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 31 | 18 |
Total injuries | 974 | 936 | 950 | 905 | 960 | 929 | 927 | 1,039 | 962 | 1,139 | 933 |
Source: RSSB - Not National Statistics
Annual Safety Performance Report (ASPR) - http://bit.ly/2EYfDlF
1. Figures for this table were previously obtained from ORR. We have now changed the source to the RSSB to improve consistency with other official statistics. The figures in this table will therefore not be comparable with the tables published in editions of STS prior to number 34.
2. Minor revisions have been made to figures in previous years.
3. Potentially high risk train accidents- reportable under RIDDOR (ASPR, Chapter 7, Page 102)
4. Train collisions with other trains only
5. Train derailments (ASPR, Chapter 7, Page 108)
6. Riddor reportable Train accidents not classified as PHRTA (ASPR, Chapter 7, Page 114)
7. This includes all accidental fatalities
8. This includes all major and minor injuries (excludes Shock/trauma)
9. Injuries incurred on railway infrastructure outside of trains/ stations e.g. running line, YDS sites
10.Work on the new system has highlighted some issues with old SMIS. One example is animals struck by trains, in which previous reporting included events such as deer strikes that were not specifically required by RIDDOR when there was no damage to the train. This historical data has been corrected to include only those events that were RIDDOR reportable.
Trespasser | Suicide | Level Crossing User | Railway Staff | Passenger | Other Member of Public | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dumfries & Galloway | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
East Dunbartonshire | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
East Lothian | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Edinburgh | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Falkirk | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Glasgow | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Highland | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Midlothian | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
North Lanarkshire | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Renfrewshire | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
South Lanarkshire | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
West Dunbartonshire | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
West Lothian | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Scotland | 5 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
Source: RSSB - Not National Statistics
1. Figures for this table prior to edition 34 of STS were obtained from ORR. We have now changed the source to the RSSB to improve consistency with other official statistics.
The figures in this table will therefore not be comparable with the tables published in previous editions of STS.
Agree | No view | Disagree | Sample size (=100%) row percentages | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
strongly | tend to | All | neither … nor | no opinion | All | strongly | tend to | All | ||
Trains run to timetable | 36 | 49 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2560 |
Train service is stable and not regularly changing | 35 | 49 | 84 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2560 |
Trains are clean | 33 | 53 | 86 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2560 |
Feel safe/secure on trains during the day | 51 | 44 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2560 |
It is simple decide what type of ticket I need | 42 | 44 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2560 |
Finding out about routes and times is easy | 43 | 47 | 90 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2560 |
Easy to change from trains to other forms of transport | 32 | 44 | 76 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2560 |
Train fares are good value | 19 | 37 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 2560 |
Feel safe/secure on trains during the evening | 34 | 44 | 77 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2560 |
Source: Scottish Household Survey
1. Those who had not used a train service in the past month are not asked these questions about train services.
2. Question asked every other year in the survey. 2016 is the most recent data available, next update to be published in Summer 2019