Scottish Transport Statistics: No 26

Scottish Transport Statistics: No 26 - 2007 Edition

Table 12.31 Passenger journeys made under concessionary fare schemes

*(a) all* journeys made under concessionary fare schemes**
	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
	millions
Strathclyde Concessionary Travel scheme ¹
Buses	58.22	57.19	56.27	54.06	53.91	53.28	59.95	74.77	77.08	78.30	n-a *
Rail	2.97	3.07	3.06	3.01	2.79	2.59	2.31	2.39	2.61	2.87	2.77
Underground	0.70	0.72	0.75	0.78	0.77	0.74	0.65	0.67	0.70	0.68	0.73
Ferries	0.33	0.35	0.36	0.38	0.39	0.41	0.43	0.53	0.58	0.54	0.65
Taxis	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Others	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total	62.22	61.33	60.45	58.23	57.86	57.02	63.34	78.36	80.97	82.39	4.15
Other concessionary fare schemes ²
Buses	..	..	..	..	..	49.37	54.94	65.45	68.31	69.05\|	158.46
Rail	..	..	..	..	..	0.60	0.54	0.66	0.79	0.81	0.01
Underground	..	..	..	..	..	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ferries	..	..	..	..	..	0.00	0.20	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.02
Taxis	..	..	..	..	..	0.59	0.49	0.70	0.79	0.89	0.00
Others	..	..	..	..	..	0.00	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.00
Total	..	..	..	..	..	50.56	56.20	66.90	69.99	70.86\|	158.49
All concessionary fare schemes
Buses	..	..	..	..	..	102.64	114.89	140.22	145.39	147.35	158.46
Rail	..	..	..	..	..	3.20	2.85	3.04	3.40	3.68	2.78
Underground	..	..	..	..	..	0.74	0.65	0.67	0.70	0.68	0.73
Ferries	..	..	..	..	..	0.41	0.64	0.59	0.63	0.60	0.67
Taxis	..	..	..	..	..	0.59	0.49	0.70	0.79	0.89	0.00
Others	..	..	..	..	..	0.00	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.00
Total	..	..	..	..	..	..	119.54	145.26	150.96	153.25	162.64
*(b) of which: journeys which were made free of charge* to the traveller**
Strathclyde Concessionary Travel scheme ¹
Buses	..	..	..	..	..	..	28.09	74.77	77.08	78.30	n-a *
Rail	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ferries	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.20	0.53	0.58	0.54	0.65
Other	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total	..	..	..	..	..	..	28.30	75.30	77.66	78.84\|	0.65
Other concessionary fare schemes ²
Buses	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	53.86	54.32	156.10
Rail	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.03	0.03	0.00
Ferries	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.05	0.05	0.02
Other	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	54.40\|	156.12
All concessionary fare schemes
Buses	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	130.94	132.62	156.10
Rail	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.03	0.03	0.00
Ferries	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.62	0.59	0.67
Other	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	133.24	156.77

1. The most recent figures are estimates, which include allowances for claims which had not yet been processed at the time the figures were provided.
2. for 2001-02 and 2002-03, does not include Eilean Siar, which was unable to provide figures for those years
* No longer applicable, following the introduction, on 1st April 2006, of the National Concessionary Fares Scheme, which allows ederly and disabled people free travel on all scheduled bus services in Scotland (with no geographical or peak-time restriction), which is counted under "Other concessionary fare schemes".

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Table 12.31 Passenger journeys made under concessionary fare schemes