Question reference: S4W-00625
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 8 June 2011
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Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 23 June 2011
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it gives to North Lanarkshire Council to support park and ride facilities at train stations in Cumbernauld and Kilsyth.
Answer
The Scottish Government support the use of station car parks to maximise rail patronage and to make the rail network accessible for people living outside a station’s walk-in catchment area.
Local authorities are funded through the Local Government Settlement with individual councils deciding upon spending priorities in their area, which may include support for a park and side facility at Cumbernauld. There is no rail station in Kilsyth.