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Figure 9.3 Traffic on Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services, 2009

Figure 9.3 Traffic on Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services, 2009

Table 9.14 Traffic on Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services

Route

Passengers

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Clyde

thousand

Gourock-Dunoon 6,8

634.5

621.9

627.1

593.7

565.6

619.8

624.7

615.2

607.2

550.8

533.5

Gourock-Kilcreggan 1

73.7

72.5

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

Wemyss Bay-Rothesay

666.7

681.1

708.3

709.7

770.7

764.2

750.1

759.7

770.3

741.0

755.9

Colintraive-Rhubodach

243.9

249.6

285.4

269.8

272.9

268.4

279.9

264.6

257.5

256.3

260.6

Tarbert-Portavadie

39.4

37.5

41.7

40.7

49.0

52.9

57.9

67.6

60.4

59.5

69.7

Ardrossan-Brodick

627.7

626.6

630.7

660.3

702.0

716.6

742.6

735.9

749.0

707.4

715.7

Lochranza-Tarbet/Claonaig 2

48.9

46.9

52.6

51.7

54.0

54.0

54.0

52.4

54.5

50.2

54.4

Largs-Cumbrae

629.1

623.3

647.6

659.5

710.0

682.9

698.6

722.6

750.4

710.8

720.4

Other 3 ,9

53.6

53.9

37.4

39.2

47.0

45.6

48.2

49.8

50.0

-

-

Total Clyde

3,017.4

3,013.2

3,031.0

3,024.6

3,171.2

3,204.3

3,256.0

3,267.8

3,299.3

3,076.1

3,110.3

West Coast

Kennacraig-Islay

119.1

121.3

118.6

126.0

140.0

148.0

150.9

152.5

157.4

159.3

171.4

Oban-Craignure

556.5

541.5

554.7

562.8

618.4

653.3

649.8

640.4

596.7

554.6

578.3

Fishnish-Lochaline

103.6

100.3

100.2

103.9

116.8

122.9

121.7

132.9

130.0

118.2

125.0

Fionnphort-Iona

257.0

246.1

245.4

245.7

250.0

257.4

245.9

255.5

246.8

222.3

232.2

Oban-Coll/Tiree

34.9

36.3

38.4

39.5

42.8

44.6

45.7

44.1

46.4

46.5

53.0

Oban-Castlebay- Lochboisdale

46.7

45.7

47.3

47.4

44.6

45.9

43.3

45.3

46.5

46.2

57.0

Mallaig-Armadale

170.2

160.4

149.6

165.9

168.1

188.3

189.5

188.9

190.5

187.5

208.8

Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy 5

128.8

127.9

130.0

142.7

146.0

152.0

159.4

161.7

160.3

161.7

185.8

Ullapool-Stornoway

168.8

172.5

180.2

183.0

179.9

188.9

183.2

181.2

185.5

182.8

219.9

Tayinloan-Gigha

42.3

46.0

46.9

46.3

53.3

54.5

59.0

64.0

62.4

57.8

64.7

Raasay-Sconser

41.1

44.7

45.5

47.8

51.7

51.6

56.5

55.5

62.7

64.5

61.6

Otternish-Leverburgh

39.3

40.1

40.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Berneray-Leverburgh 7

-

-

-

44.7

48.0

51.8

52.2

51.4

53.8

53.9

58.2

Other 4

77.5

80.8

82.4

93.4

139.5

147.3

145.5

157.0

150.4

152.6

169.4

Total West Coast

1,785.6

1,763.5

1,779.9

1,849.1

1,999.1

2,106.7

2,102.6

2,130.5

2,089.4

2,008.0

2,185.5

Grand Total

4,803.0

4,776.7

4,810.8

4,873.7

5,170.3

5,311.1

5,358.6

5,398.4

5,388.7

5,084.1

5,295.8

Total excluding Gourock - Kilgreggan

4,729.3

4,704.2

4,810.8

4,873.7

5,170.3

5,311.1

5,358.6

5,398.4

5,388.7

5,084.1

5,295.8

Route

Cars

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Clyde

thousand

Gourock-Dunoon 6, 8

102.5

107.1

110.0

101.3

70.5

90.2

84.9

77.8

80.1

71.8

70.7

Gourock-Kilcreggan

-

-

0.0

0.0

Wemyss Bay-Rothesay

116.7

126.1

135.7

141.3

147.7

152.1

152.5

158.2

164.2

159.9

162.7

Colintraive-Rhubodach

84.8

88.8

95.1

90.8

93.3

92.7

93.5

89.6

90.2

88.2

87.3

Tarbert-Portavadie

14.8

15.0

15.6

15.5

17.5

18.6

18.8

19.1

20.9

21.0

21.6

Ardrossan-Brodick

98.4

100.8

107.7

117.9

121.9

125.8

131.0

132.0

137.4

131.1

136.0

Lochranza-Tarbet/Claonaig 2

15.4

14.6

16.2

15.9

16.8

16.8

17.7

17.3

17.9

16.7

17.6

Largs-Cumbrae

112.5

112.7

120.3

125.9

132.3

132.4

135.9

139.4

151.3

143.1

139.8

Other 3,9

2.1

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

-

-

Total Clyde

547.2

567.8

603.0

611.2

602.8

631.3

636.7

636.0

664.6

631.7

635.9

West Coast

Kennacraig-Islay

38.4

39.7

39.5

41.6

45.8

47.4

48.9

49.3

51.3

52.2

56.3

Oban-Craignure

93.2

91.4

94.5

100.2

109.0

115.9

117.8

117.4

114.7

110.1

114.3

Fishnish-Lochaline

38.6

36.4

37.0

38.6

43.8

45.5

46.0

47.9

48.0

45.2

47.9

Fionnphort-Iona

4.4

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.7

5.0

5.2

5.3

4.6

4.8

4.6

Oban-Coll/Tiree

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

11.3

12.4

12.7

12.4

13.0

13.0

15.8

Oban-Castlebay- Lochboisdale

11.6

11.9

12.8

13.2

12.2

13.1

12.6

13.2

13.7

13.6

18.3

Mallaig-Armadale

36.9

34.2

34.5

38.2

40.4

44.5

44.0

44.2

46.9

46.6

54.3

Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy 5

37.3

37.9

39.8

44.7

47.1

49.5

53.0

54.0

55.3

57.0

69.8

Ullapool-Stornoway

34.0

35.7

39.2

42.2

44.3

48.5

46.9

46.9

49.0

48.8

66.7

Tayinloan-Gigha

9.5

10.5

11.2

10.2

11.2

12.5

12.5

13.2

14.2

13.7

14.5

Raasay-Sconser

10.6

12.1

12.9

13.9

14.7

16.1

17.2

16.7

20.2

22.9

22.9

Otternish-Leverburgh

12.4

12.6

13.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Berneray-Leverburgh 7

-

-

-

14.6

16.6

18.9

19.2

20.8

21.5

21.5

24.7

Other 4

11.8

12.1

12.6

14.6

20.5

30.7

30.9

31.8

32.6

32.2

36.1

Total West Coast

347.6

349.0

361.9

387.8

421.6

460.0

467.1

473.2

485.0

481.7

546.3

Total

894.8

916.8

964.9

999.0

1,024.4

1,091.3

1,103.8

1,109.2

1,149.6

1,113.4

1,182.1

Source: CALMAC - Not National Statistics
1. Since 2001 the Gourock-Kilcreggan route has been tendered by Strathclyde Passenger Transport ( SPT), and operated under contract by Clyde Marine, so figures for that and subsequent years appear in table 10.15. The SPT changed it's name to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport in April 2006.
2. Seasonal carryings.
3. Includes Gourock-Tarbert(Loch Fyne), Gourock-Tighnabruaich, Ballycastle-Rathlin (internal Northern Ireland route), Clyde and Loch Lomond cruising, RNAD and tanker charters, Millport Cruise, Dunoon Cruise, Largs-Largs via Millport, Special sailings, Clyde charters.
4. Includes Ken-Islay-Colonsay-Oban, Oban-Inner & Outer Isles, Mallaig-Small Isles, Tobermory-Kilchoan, Barra-Eriskay, Oban-Colonsay, Oban-Lismore, K.Craig-Islay-Colonsay and Oban-Colonsay-Islay.
5. These figures are an aggregate of the Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy, Uig-Lochmaddy, Uig-Tarbert & Tarbert-Lochmaddy routes.
6. This route was out of service between March 2003 and June 2003.
7. Berneray-Leverburgh replaced the Otternish-Leverburgh service and started in 2002. Day charters and livestock specials are included in the figures for some routes.
8. Gourock-Dunoon has been operated by Cowal Ferries Ltd since October 2006
9. Ballycastle-Rathlin has been operated by Rathlin Ferries since April 2007

Table 9.14 (Continued) Traffic on Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services

Route

Commercial Vehicles and Buses

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Clyde

thousand

Gourock-Dunoon 5, 7

8.8

9.6

9.0

8.2

4.9

6.1

6.0

6.0

5.6

3.9

3.8

Gourock-Kilcreggan

-

0.0

0.0

Wemyss Bay-Rothesay

10.6

12.5

13.6

14.0

13.1

13.2

11.0

14.2

13.6

14.1

12.1

Colintraive-Rhubodach

10.8

11.6

13.0

13.1

13.1

12.7

15.3

16.5

17.4

17.5

15.7

Tarbert-Portavadie

0.4

0.5

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.6

0.9

0.6

0.5

0.7

Ardrossan-Brodick

11.1

11.4

10.3

10.2

10.4

10.9

12.2

11.4

13.5

12.5

11.6

Lochranza-Tarbert/Claonaig 1

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.6

0.5

0.5

Largs-Cumbrae

4.3

3.8

4.5

4.8

6.0

5.2

5.3

6.5

7.4

6.6

5.3

Other 2,8

0.2

0.7

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

-

-

Total Clyde

46.7

50.4

51.5

51.2

48.5

49.1

51.2

56.2

59.1

55.6

49.7

West Coast

Kennacraig-Islay

6.7

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.5

7.6

8.3

8.8

9.5

10.0

9.7

Oban-Craignure

8.7

8.9

9.7

9.1

9.1

9.0

9.2

9.5

9.4

10.9

10.6

Fishnish-Lochaline

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.0

3.0

2.7

3.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

Fionnphort-Iona

0.7

0.6

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.0

0.7

0.9

0.9

Oban-Coll/Tiree

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.9

Oban-Castlebay- Lochboisdale

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

Mallaig-Armadale

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.9

1.6

Uig-Tarbert/Lochmaddy 4

7.9

7.1

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.3

7.6

7.4

6.9

7.2

6.9

Ullapool-Stornoway

12.0

13.0

10.2

12.5

12.2

12.4

12.5

12.3

12.5

12.7

13.6

Tayinloan-Gigha

1.5

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.4

1.6

Raasay-Sconser

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.6

0.7

0.5

0.8

0.8

1.0

1.5

1.2

Otternish-Leverburgh

2.1

2.0

1.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Berneray-Leverburgh 6

-

-

-

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.3

2.1

2.2

Other 3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

2.3

2.6

2.9

3.4

3.1

2.0

3.3

Total West Coast

49.3

50.0

47.0

48.5

48.5

50.0

53.3

54.9

55.9

57.3

58.1

Grand Total

96.0

100.4

98.5

99.7

97.0

99.1

104.5

111.2

115.0

112.9

107.8

Source: CALMAC - Not National Statistics
1. Seasonal carryings
2. Includes Gourock-Tarbert(Loch Fyne), Gourock-Tighnabruaich, Ballycastle-Rathlin (internal Northern Ireland route), Clyde and Loch Lomond cruising, RNAD and tanker charters, Millport Cruise, Dunoon Cruise, Largs-Largs via Millport, Special sailings, Clyde charters, and Tarbert-Portavadie for the years for which separate figures for this route are not available.
3. Includes Ken-Islay-Colonsay-Oban, Oban-Inner & Outer Isles, Mallaig-Small Isles, Tobermory-Kilchoan, Barra-Eriskay, Oban-Colonsay, Oban-Lismore, K.Craig-Islay-Colonsay and Oban-Colonsay-Islay.
4. These figures are an aggregate of the Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy, Uig-Lochmaddy, Uig-Tarbert & Tarbert-Lochmaddy routes.
5. This route was out of service between March 2003 and June 2003.
6. Berneray-Leverburgh replaced the Otternish-Leverburgh service and started in 2002. Day charters and livestock specials are included in the figures for some routes.
7. Gourock-Dunoon has been operated by Cowal Ferries Ltd since October 2006
8. Ballycastle-Rathlin has been operated by Rathlin Ferries since April 2007

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