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Assurances given over future of Ferrytoll Park and Ride

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Commuters have been assured the new £10 million Halbeath Park and Ride will not replace Ferrytoll.

The fears were raised during a public consultation on the new Halbeath terminus which is on schedule to open in November.

However, Stagecoach East Scotland said customers should be assured that the Halbeath site will not replace Ferrytoll, near Inverkeithing.

Stagecoach East Scotland managing director Andrew Jarvis said: “Picking up on some of the comments received, we would like to reassure customers that there are no plans for Ferrytoll Park and Ride to close following the opening of the new facility at Halbeath and the new site is intended to complement the existing well-used park and ride options in the area.

“We have no intention of removing any of our current routes calling at Ferrytoll. However, it may be that some of our routes call at both park and rides. The Jet 747 is one such example.”

A number of longer distance coach services will also continue to use Ferrytoll as well as the new Halbeath site.

A spokesman for Scottish Citylink said that Scottish Citylink, Megabus.com and Parks of Hamilton services will be transferring to Halbeath from the opening of the new park and ride development.

“However, following customer feedback, certain peak-time journeys to and from Kinross and Perth will continue to serve Ferrytoll in addition to Halbeath.

“Connections to Ferrytoll and Edinburgh Airport will remain available from Halbeath by using the Stagecoach Jet 747 service.”

The public is helping to shape bus services which will use the Halbeath site.

Stagecoach East Scotland, in partnership with Fife Council, held information events to advise customers of potential routes and timetables which may serve the site and asking for feedback on the suggestions.

The events allowed customers in the west Fife area and users of the Ferrytoll Park and Ride to speak to Stagecoach and council representatives about the development.

Stagecoach is now compiling all feedback and working towards finalising routes and timetables.

For those who could not make the events, full draft timetables were available on the Stagecoach website, with passengers invited to email any suggestions.

Mr Jarvis said: “The upcoming opening of Halbeath Park and Ride is a huge project and we are very pleased that such a high level of passenger feedback and interest has been received.

“We are now looking at all the options, and taking customer comments and suggestions into account where possible, to ensure we can meet the expectations and requirements of current customers as well as intending customers.”

Thanking everyone who took part, he said the company hoped to issue finalised information on any timetable changes by the end of next month.

Transport Minister Keith Brown said: “The Halbeath Park and Ride will be a positive addition to public transport infrastructure in Fife as is evidenced by the amount of interest from the public in these information events.

“It will integrate with the new M90 bus lanes and will improve links across the Forth to Edinburgh and west to Glasgow.

“When it opens later this year it will enhance the existing Ferrytoll operation and provide opportunities for car sharing and free parking for over 1,000 vehicles.”

Fife transport spokesman Pat Callaghan said: “Thanks to everyone who took part in these information events. Your feedback is really important to us and it will help us, in partnership with Stagecoach, deliver services that people want and need.

“We are all looking forward, with much anticipation, to the opening of this new facility and the additional travel benefits it will bring to many more Fifers.”