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

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

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

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
  1. "Park and Ride". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. "£15.2million Dyce Park and Ride opens to buses". Stagecoach. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. "Stagecoach announce timetable revisions in North-east". Buchan Observer. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. "Park and Ride building opens to public". AGCC. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. Molyneux, Jodie. "First Bus timetable changes reveal four cancelled Aberdeen route services". Evening Express. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. Dougall, Emily (28 August 2019). "Disappointing figures for Aberdeen Park & Ride". CBW. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  8. "37 timetable" (PDF). Stagecoach. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  9. "Park and ride in Aberdeen 'used by seven cars a day'". BBC News. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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