- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the contribution to the economy has been of Laurencekirk railway station since its opening and how this compares with the forecast contribution.
Answer
The appraisal for Laurencekirk railway station was prepared by Scott Wilson consultants for Aberdeenshire Council and the Scottish Executive. The economic welfare benefits of the station have been estimated at £5 million in 2003 prices, discounted over the 30 year appraisal period. (N.B. since this appraisal was undertaken the standard appraisal period has been extended to 60 years, under which the estimated benefits would be higher). This station has only been open since May of last year and no assessment of its economic contribution has been undertaken by Transport Scotland.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of constructing Larkhall railway station, also expressed at current prices.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37068 on 3 November. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the projected monthly passenger use was for Kelvindale railway station; what its actual use has been in each month since its opening, and what the population is of its catchment area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37069 on 3 November. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of constructing Laurencekirk railway station, also expressed at current prices.
Answer
The Laurencekirk Station project cost £3.5 million and was delivered through a successful partnership involving the Scottish Government, Transport Scotland, Network Rail, NESTRANS, Aberdeenshire Council and ScotRail. The Scottish Government does not hold a current price estimate for this project.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a catchment area was established for each of the 24 new or relocated railway stations proposed in the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan 2000 and, if so, what the population is of each catchment area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37066 on 3 November 2010 All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the contribution to the economy has been of Edinburgh Park railway station since its opening and how this compares with the forecast contribution.
Answer
Transport Scotland does not hold information on the forecast economic contribution of Edinburgh Park, Gartcosh, Larkhall, Chatelherault, Kelvindale and Maryhill line railway stations. Please refer to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, the project sponsor for each of these stations apart from Edinburgh Park, for which Network Rail and/or the developer, New Edinburgh Limited should be consulted. No assessment of the economic contribution of these stations has been undertaken by Transport Scotland.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the contribution to the economy has been of Kelvindale railway station since its opening and how this compares with the forecast contribution.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37071 on 3 November 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the contribution to the economy has been of Chatelherault railway station since its opening and how this compares with the forecast contribution.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37071 on 3 November 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the projected monthly passenger use was for Chatelherault railway station; what its actual use has been in each month since its opening, and what the population is of its catchment area.
Answer
Annual station usage at Chatelherault railway station was estimated as per the following table:
| | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Forecast Station Demand | 36,779 | 38,251 | 39,781 | 41,372 | 43,027 | 44,748 | 46,538 | 48,399 |
Transport Scotland hold this information as part of an evaluation undertaken with and led by the Department for Transport into demand forecasting for new railway stations and lines which will be published in late 2010 early 2011. Actual monthly passenger use information is not held by Transport Scotland but by ScotRail. Annual data, typically used in preference to monthly data as it avoids issues relating to seasonality, is publicly available up to 2008-09 via the Office of Rail Regulation website (http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529). The latest available figure shows total use of Chatelherault (entries and exits) as 40,958 in 2008-09. Information relating to the catchment area population of Chatelherault is not held by Transport Scotland.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what capital investment in (a) roads and (b) rail there has been in each year since 1999.
Answer
Capital investment in the trunk road and rail networks since 1999 is shown in the following table:
| | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| | £ million | £ million | £ million | £ million | £ million | £ million | £ million |
| (a) Improving the Road Network | 174.0 | 165.3 | 164.9 | 155.8 | 112.1 | 138.9 | 147.1 |
| (b) Rail Infrastructure and Other Transport Programmes* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008- 09 | 2009-10 |
| | £ million | £ million | £ million | £ million | £ million |
| (a) Improving the Road Network | 105.4 | 177.3 | 171.7 | 176.6 | 284.5 |
| (b) Rail Infrastructure and Other Transport Programmes* | - | 515.9 | 631.2 | 540.4 | 536.2 |
Note: *Responsibility for Rail was devolved to the Scottish Government in 2006.
