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Written Question · S4W-29000 · Session 4

What the average (a) weekday, (b) Saturday and (c) Sunday journey time is on the (i) Inverness to Edinburgh, (ii) Edinburgh to Inverness, (…

Answered Asked by David Stewart Lab Lodged 16 Dec 2015

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what the average (a) weekday, (b) Saturday and (c) Sunday journey time is on the (i) Inverness to Edinburgh, (ii) Edinburgh to Inverness, (iii) Inverness to Glasgow and (iv) Glasgow to Inverness rail service, and how this compares with each year since 2011.

The answer

Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 Jan 2016 · 20 days after it was lodged, on time

(a) average weekday journey time
Year/Route
(i) Inverness to Edinburgh
(ii) Edinburgh to Inverness
(iii) Inverness to Glasgow
(iv) Glasgow to Inverness
2011
211
211
203
200
2012
210
204
202
195
2013
211
205
202
194
2014
212
205
203
196
2015
211
205
203
196
(b) average Saturday journey time
Year/Route
(i) Inverness to Edinburgh
(ii) Edinburgh to Inverness
(iii)Inverness to Glasgow
(iv) Glasgow to Inverness
2011
211
209
203
199
2012
210
204
202
195
2013
211
205
202
194
2014
211
205
203
196
2015
211
204
204
196
(c) average Sunday journey time
Year/Route
(i) Inverness to Edinburgh
(ii) Edinburgh to Inverness
(iii) Inverness to Glasgow
(iv) Glasgow to Inverness
2011
203
219
203
196
2012
199
203
195
192
2013
199
203
195
192
2014
199
203
195
192
2015
199
204
195
192

In the Official Report

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