Craibstone Park and Ride
Craibstone Park and Ride is a park and ride facility near Dyce, Scotland. It is one of three such facilities near the city of Aberdeen, the other two being situated at Kingswells and Bridge of Don.[1]
History
[edit]The Park and Ride was expected to open in autumn 2016, but was delayed.[2] On 30 January 2017, the route of the existing Jet 727 bus service was adjusted to serve the new Park and Ride.[3] However, in May 2017 the change was reverted.[4] On 13 June 2017, the waiting room building was opened.[5]
The number 16 bus operated by First Aberdeen served the Park and Ride until its withdrawal in 2018 due to low passenger numbers.[6]
Usage
[edit]In 2019, only one bus service called at the facility, the half-hourly number 37.[7] It has since ceased calling at the facility.[8] In 2019, a freedom of information request revealed that an average of 14 cars per day used the Park and Ride in 2017, and eight cars per day in 2018. A councillor from Aberdeen City Council cited declining bus passenger numbers across Scotland.[9]
Facilities
[edit]The Park and Ride is located at the junction between the A90 and the A96. It was built at a cost of £15.2 million and has a capacity of 996 vehicles.[9] A building contains a waiting room, toilets, bicycle lockers, and showers.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Park and Ride". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Andy McLaren (29 December 2016). "New Aberdeen park and ride set to open next month". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "£15.2million Dyce Park and Ride opens to buses". Stagecoach. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Stagecoach announce timetable revisions in North-east". Buchan Observer. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Park and Ride building opens to public". AGCC. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Molyneux, Jodie. "First Bus timetable changes reveal four cancelled Aberdeen route services". Evening Express. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Dougall, Emily (28 August 2019). "Disappointing figures for Aberdeen Park & Ride". CBW. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "37 timetable" (PDF). Stagecoach. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Park and ride in Aberdeen 'used by seven cars a day'". BBC News. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.