National Statistics released today by Transport Scotland show
that of public transport journeys 76 per cent were made by bus;
17 per cent by rail; 5 per cent by air and 2 per cent by ferry.
In addition to public transport journeys the publication also
shows that in Scotland there were:
- 9 million motor vehicles licensed in Scotland by the end of
2015 and 268,000 new vehicle registrations in 2015. Eighty three
per cent of all vehicles licensed were cars.
- There were 45.4 billion vehicle kilometres travelled on
Scotland’s roads in 2015, a slight increase on the previous year.
- Car traffic is estimated to have increased slightly over the
year to 34.7 billion vehicle kilometres and pedal cycle traffic
is estimated to have decreased by 7 per cent to 342 million
vehicle kilometres in 2015.
- There were 93.2 million passenger journeys on ScotRail
services in 2015/16, an increase of 0.5 per cent since 2014/15.
- There were 25.5 million air passengers at Scottish airports
in 2015, an increase of 6 per cent in the last year.
- There were 9.5 million passengers on ferry services; 7.8
million passengers were on ferry routes within Scotland in 2015.
Ferry passenger numbers have seen slight decreases over the year.
- Over the past five years air and rail passengers, car traffic
and cycle traffic have increased but, bus and ferry passengers
have seen decreases.
These figures were published in the publication Scottish
Transport Statistics. This compendium publication provides a
comprehensive statistical picture of transport activity in
Scotland, bringing together a wide range of transport related
statistics that have been published throughout the last year by a
number of organisations including Transport Scotland and the
Department for Transport.
Topics covered include road transport and the road network, bus,
rail, air, finance, international comparisons and environment and
emissions.
The publication can be accessed online at:
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/statistics/scottish-transport-statistics-key-transport-statistics-card-all-editions
The figures released today were produced by independent
statistical staff free from any political interference, in
accordance with professional standards set out in the Code of
Practice for Official Statistics.
Background
The full statistical publication is available on the Transport
Scotland website:
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/statistics/scottish-transport-statistics-key-transport-statistics-card-all-editions
Further information on Transport and Travel statistics within
Scotland can be accessed at: http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/analysis/statistics
National Statistics and Official Statistics are produced by
professionally independent statistical staff – more information
on the standards of official statistics in Scotland can be
accessed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/About
