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Topic: Group Seeks Support For St Andrews Rail Link (Read 1527 times)
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Lee
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A campaign group aiming to bring a rail link to St Andrews has sent out 20,000 questionnaires to gauge demand (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7136954.stmThe Starlink group , which has been fighting for a railway station since 1989 , said it hoped the responses would strengthen the case. The group has said it would take only five miles of track to link the city to the existing Dundee to Edinburgh line. St Andrews is considered Scotland's only university city not to have a railway station. It closed along with the Leven loop in 1969. |
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Graham Ellis
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It does seem sensible for St. Andrews to have a rail connection - or at least for the prospect to be evaluated.
According to wikiperdia, St. Andrews has a population of around 20,000. Which means it's a smaller town that Melksham which had most of its trains removed last year. Is this difference in approach something to do with the regional government in the area? Is the Scottish Assembly rather more pro-rail than our own GOSW?
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Lee
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A survey has revealed that more than three quarters of people in St Andrews would use a reinstated train link (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7270758.stmLocal campaign group Starlink sent questionnaires to residents and existing bus commuters to establish if there was any support for trains. Of those who responded, 78% of those who do not use buses said they would ditch the car in favour of rail. Respondents said the train would be quicker and more convenient the present journey involving changing at Leuchars. The survey also found that 80% of existing bus commuters would increase their use of public transport if the train link was re-established. |
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