- 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 the projected monthly passenger use was for Larkhall 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 Larkhall 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 | 210,492 | 218,912 | 227,668 | 236,775 | 246,246 | 256,096 | 266,339 | 276,993 |
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 Larkhall (entries and exits) as 334,438 in 2008-09. Information relating to the catchment area population of Larkhall 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 the projected monthly passenger use was for Edinburgh Park 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 Edinburgh Park railway station was estimated as per the following table:
| | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Forecast Station Demand | 132,670 | 170,575 | 189,528 | 199,321 | 209,619 | 220,450 |
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 Edinburgh Park (entries and exits) as 434,244 in 2008-09. Information relating to the catchment area population of Edinburgh Park 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 the (a) estimated passenger use is for and (b) population is of the catchment area of each new, rebuilt or relocated railway station on the Airdrie-Bathgate railway line.
Answer
The estimated passenger use for stations on the Airdrie-Bathgate railway line is as shown in the following table:
| Forecast annual journeys (藴000s) |
| Uphall | 350-450 |
| Livingston North | 800-900 |
| Bathgate | 1,000-1,200 |
| Armadale | 50-100 |
| Blackridge | 25-50 |
| Caldercruix | 50-100 |
| Drumgelloch | 275-350 |
| Airdrie | 1,100-1,300 |
Information relating to the catchment area population of these stations 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 the cost was of constructing Laurencekirk railway station, also expressed at current prices.
Answer
The Laurencekirk Station project cost 拢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 what the cost was of constructing Kelvindale railway station, also expressed at current prices.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37068 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 cost was of constructing Chatelherault railway station, also expressed at current prices.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37068 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 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 cost was of constructing Edinburgh Park railway station, also expressed at current prices.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37068 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 estimated cost is for each new, rebuilt or relocated railway station on the Airdrie-Bathgate line.
Answer
The fixed price to be paid by the Scottish Government to Network Rail for the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link Project was determined by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) at 拢312 million at the price level in quarter one, 2006. This determination included the cost of upgrading the line between Edinburgh and Bathgate. It did not break down construction costs for each of the stations.
Transport Scotland''s (TS) assessment of station costs, which informed the TS submission to the ORR prior to its price determination is as follows:
| Station | Cost (拢 million) |
| Bathgate | 4.1 to 4.8 |
| Armadale | 2.9 to 3.4 |
| Caldercruix | 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Drumgelloch | 3.4 to 3.9 |
| Airdrie | 2.1 to 2.5 |
Blackridge was not included in the original ORR determination. The cost of this variation is estimated at 拢3.2 million which included a contribution from West Lothian Council.
