Question reference: S5W-01815
- Date lodged: 4 August 2016
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 August 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it is helping ScotRail to meet its service arrival targets, broken down by (a) region and (b) journey.
Answer
For 2016-17, the PPM (Public-performance-measure) targets by region are as follows:
|
Service category |
PPM target |
Comment |
|
Express Group |
86.5% |
Intercity services |
|
Edinburgh & Glasgow |
89.3% |
Trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow via Falkirk High |
|
Rural services |
85.3% |
Trains to the Far North from Inverness, and to Oban and the Kyle of Lochalsh |
|
Suburban East |
92.5% |
Edinburgh-area trains |
|
Suburban West - Peak |
84.9% |
Glasgow-area trains |
|
Suburban West - offpeak |
92.5% |
Glasgow-area trains |
|
Overall |
91.3% |
|
Officials from Transport Scotland meet regularly with ScotRail and Network Rail, to review system performance and to challenge both the operator and the network to improve their service standards.