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Written Question · S4W-25553 · Session 4

What the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average scheduled journey time on ScotRail services between (i) Edinburgh and Perth, (ii) Perth …

Answered Asked by Murdo Fraser Con Lodged 13 May 2015

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average scheduled journey time on ScotRail services between (i) Edinburgh and Perth, (ii) Perth and Edinburgh, (iii) Perth and Inverness, (iv) Inverness and Perth, (v) Edinburgh and Inverness, (vi) Inverness and Edinburgh, (vii) Glasgow and Inverness and (viii) Inverness and Glasgow (A) was in 2007 and (B) is in 2015.

The answer

Answered by Derek Mackay on 26 May 2015 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

Detailed as follows, information from May 2007 and May 2015 timetables, the assessment portrays all the ScotRail services that operate on weekdays and Sundays. Other operator services are not included in the assessment.
(i) and (ii) Edinburgh and Perth
Origin
Destination
Year
(a) Longest (minutes)
(b) Shortest (minutes)
(c) Average (minutes)
Edinburgh
Perth
(A) 2007
85
77
80
Edinburgh
Perth
(B) 2015
78
71
74
Perth
Edinburgh
(A) 2007
88
77
80
Perth
Edinburgh
(B) 2015
83
73
77
(iii) and (iv) Perth and Inverness
Origin
Destination
Year
(a) Longest (minutes)
(b) Shortest (minutes)
(c) Average (minutes)
Perth
Inverness
(A) 2007
146
122
134
Perth
Inverness
(B) 2015
137
119
128
Inverness
Perth
(A) 2007
142
118
131
Inverness
Perth
(B) 2015
139
118
128
(v) and (vi) Edinburgh and Inverness
Origin
Destination
Year
(a) Longest (minutes)
(b) Shortest (minutes)
(c) Average (minutes)
Edinburgh
Inverness
(A) 2007
224
202
214
Edinburgh
Inverness
(B) 2015
215
195
204
Inverness
Edinburgh
(A) 2007
222
196
208
Inverness
Edinburgh
(B) 2015
223
194
206
(vii) and (viii) Glasgow and Inverness
Origin
Destination
Year
(a) Longest (minutes)
(b) Shortest (minutes)
(c) Average (minutes)
Glasgow
Inverness
(A) 2007
205
190
199
Glasgow
Inverness
(B) 2015
198
187
194
Inverness
Glasgow
(A) 2007
207
200
204
Inverness
Glasgow
(B) 2015
208
193
200

In the Official Report

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