S6W-27947

Asked by: Choudhury, Foysol (Scottish Labour - Lothian)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress it has made regarding the delivery of a railway station in Winchburgh, including in relation to (a) developing the business case and (b) meeting the cost.

Answered by Fairlie, Jim

The Scottish Government remains supportive of a new station in Winchburgh and I am pleased to confirm that my officials and I met with representatives from West Lothian Council, Winchburgh Development Limited and Network Rail on 17 April to discuss the proposed station.

A number of actions to progress the station were agreed and I fully expect the development of the business case and routes towards locating potential funding streams to be discussed again, having formed part of the previous meeting agenda in April. I am also pleased to confirm my officials and I will attend a follow-up meeting with the organisations I mentioned previously on 25 June to further progress the matter.

Correspondence Jun. 10 2024

Found: I met with representatives from West Lothian Council, Winchburgh Development Limited and Network Rail

S6W-27642

Asked by: Kerr, Liam (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - North East Scotland)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what data it has on the (a) uptake and (b) outcomes of support from the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme in each year of its operation.

Answered by Hyslop, Fiona - Minister for Transport

The following table shows the level of Mode Shift Revenue Support grants awarded by the Scottish Government since the introduction of the scheme plus details of the committed traffic.

Mentions:
1: Ruskell, Mark (Green - Mid Scotland and Fife) As a Green MSP, I have always been a strong advocate of investment in rail, new rail stations, decarbonisation - Speech Link
2: Ruskell, Mark (Green - Mid Scotland and Fife) It shows us that a third of existing rail users made at least one additional rail journey that they would - Speech Link
3: Harper, Emma (SNP - South Scotland) takes substantially more time to get to Ayr than the rail service did.The reason why the rail service - Speech Link
4: Rowley, Alex (Lab - Mid Scotland and Fife) As well as speaking to rail unions, from speaking to rail workers when using the trains, and from speaking - Speech Link
5: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) Results suggest that around one third of existing rail users have made at least one rail journey that - Speech Link

S6W-27900

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane (Scottish Green Party - Highlands and Islands)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with (a) Transport Scotland and (b) ScotRail regarding the delivery of hourly train services between Inverness and Aberdeen, as committed to in the first Strategic Transport Projects Review in 2009 and which has not been included in the new train timetables.

Answered by Hyslop, Fiona - Minister for Transport

My officials at Transport Scotland meet with ScotRail and Scottish Rail Holdings regularly to discuss various matters. ScotRail keeps its services under constant review to ensure they best meet the passenger demand.

Since the publication of the 2009 Strategic Transport Projects Review, the Scottish Government has invested £330 million in delivering journey time improvements and greater connectivity for both passenger and freight services operating on the line between Aberdeen and Inverness. These works were undertaken as part of the Aberdeen – Inverness Rail Improvement Project.