Question reference: S3W-31686
- Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 10 February 2010
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Current status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 March 2010
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what rail passenger numbers have been on the Larkhall-Glasgow line in each four-week period since the service was established in 2005.
Answer
Over the last five years from December 2005 until February 2010 the number of rail passengers on the Larkhall“Glasgow line in each four week period since the service was established are:
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| Year |
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| Period | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| 1 |
| 345,096 | 354,768 | 364,955 | 438,166 |
| 2 |
| 328,598 | 350,935 | 381,020 | 365,429 |
| 3 |
| 316,572 | 335,350 | 375,270 | 362,531 |
| 4 |
| 311,978 | 328,143 | 360,140 | 354,711 |
| 5 |
| 335,946 | 352,522 | 380,511 | 390,097 |
| 6 |
| 355,889 | 356,087 | 400,939 | 396,497 |
| 7 |
| 379,723 | 394,775 | 401,971 | 419,840 |
| 8 |
| 373,903 | 398,062 | 417,381 | 421,288 |
| 9 |
| 373,855 | 394,776 | 410,926 | 434,930 |
| 10 | 326,096 | 325,423 | 341,332 | 341,807 | 340,946 |
| 11 | 347,852 | 367,470 | 379,224 | 401,876 | 396,171 |
| 12 | 348,336 | 376,494 | 395,458 | 400,318 |
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| 13 | 319,060 | 333,464 | 405,436 | 440,610 |
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The annual figures are:
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| 1,341,344 | 4,524,411 | 4,786,868 | 5,077,724 | 4,320,606 |