City council transport convener Lesley Hinds welcomed the figures as a sign of a changing travel culture.
She said: “Rather than bringing their car right into the city centre, people are going by train. And presumably it will have a knock-on effect with people using taxis and buses while they are here. It suggests more tourists are coming to Edinburgh by rail and hopefully with both Waverley and Haymarket being upgraded that will encourage even more people,”
Edinburgh was the only Scottish city among the 14, Coventry saw the biggest rise at 30 per cent, Birmingham recorded a 22 per cent rise, Sheffield and Bristol 21 per cent and Manchester 20 per cent. According to the figures, compiled by the Association of Train Operating Companies, there were more than 1.44 billion journeys made by train in the UK last year.
Good to see this. No mention of bicycles and trains, of course...
http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/edinburgh-rail-passengers-up-17-per-cent-1-2844543
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