Question reference: S6W-08730
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 26 May 2022
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 June 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many trains (a) departing and (b) arriving at Rutherglen Station were cancelled in the week beginning 16 May 2022.
Answer
Reasons for train cancellations week beginning 16 May 2022 included driver shortages, trespass onto the tracks, fleet issues, signalling issues, points failures and other track faults. The following table provides the data for cancellations, week beginning 16 May 2022, for Rutherglen station:-
Total cancellations (planned + unplanned) | Number of trains planned (booked + planned cancellations) | % of train cancellations | ||||||||
Departing | Arriving | Pass Through * | Departing | Arriving | Pass Through * | Departing | Arriving | Pass Through * | ||
Rutherglen | 91 | 1,341 | 6.8% | |||||||
* trains call at Rutherglen but do not commence or terminate at the station