What assessment it has made of the average overall change in rail fares paid per passenger for services to or from stations in Glasgow sinc…

Work is currently underway to evaluate the long-term effects of removing peak fares for good and the Scottish Government expects to be able to share initial findings later this year, allowing time to take account of seasonal variations in travel patterns and atypical events such as adverse weather events, impact of the fire incident at Glasgow Union Street or major planned events like the Commonwealth Games.The removal of ScotRail peak fares for good is currently saving money for hundreds of thousands of people in Scotland, who travel by rail. For example, passengers in the Member’s constituency travelling from Baillieston to Glasgow save £2.60 (36%) and from Shettleston to Glasgow save £2.30 (43%) each time they purchase a return ticket to travel during the busiest commuting times, when compared with previous Anytime Day Return prices.