Question reference: S6W-25499
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 13 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will assess the feasibility of reopening the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway to the former Greenock Princes Pier railway station as a direct rail freight link to Greenock Ocean Terminal.
Answer
The Scottish Government is aware of the former railway route to Greenock Princes Pier. However, in the absence of any clearly expressed demand for this link from freight customers, the Scottish Government has no current plans to assess the feasibility of reopening the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway to the former Greenock Princes Pier railway station as a direct rail freight link to Greenock Ocean Terminal.