Craibstone Park and Ride

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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]

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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]

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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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Park and ride in Aberdeen 'used by seven cars a day'". BBC News. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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