Publication - FOI/EIR release

Subsidies paid to bus operators and rail sector: FOI release

Published: 21 November 2024
Topic: Public sector, Transport
FOI reference: FOI/202400436747
Date received: 17 October 2024
Date responded: 12 November 2024

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

How much does the Scottish Government pay each year to subsidise bus and rail travel?

Response

In the financial year 2023/24 the total in subsidies paid to bus operators was £45,334,290. This does not include concessionary travel reimbursement which is not a subsidy.

In this financial year 2024/25, total funding for the rail sector in Scotland will be £1.6 billion.

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Contact

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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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