Scotland









 

 About Scotland |Culture |Demography | Economy | Government & Politics | Geography| History | Transport |

Welcome to visit Scotland, United Kingdom. We offer free travel and tour information for visitors.

international airports (Glasgow International, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow Prestwick and Inverness) which together serve 150 international destinations with a wide variety of scheduled and chartered flights. BAA operates three airports, (Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen), and Highland and Islands Airports operates 11 regional airports, (including Inverness), which serve the more remote locations of Scotland. Infratil operates Glasgow Prestwick.

The Scottish motorways and major trunk roads are managed by Transport Scotland. The rest of the road network is managed by the Scottish local authorities in each of their areas.

Regular ferry services operate between the Scottish mainland and island communities. These services are mostly run by Caledonian MacBrayne, but some are operated by local councils. Other ferry routes, served by multiple companies, connect to Northern Ireland, Belgium, Norway, the Faroe Islands and also Iceland.

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited owns and operates the fixed infrastructure assets of the railway system in Scotland, while the Scottish Government maintains overall responsibility for rail strategy and funding in Scotland. Scotland’s rail network has around 340 railway stations and 3,000 kilometres of track with over 62 million passenger journeys made each year.

Scotland's rail network is managed by Transport Scotland. The East Coast and West Coast Main Railway lines and the Cross Country Line connect the major cities and towns of Scotland with each other and with the rail network in England. Domestic rail services within Scotland are operated by First ScotRail. Furthermore in Glasgow there is a small integrated subway system which has been in existence since 1896. There are currently 15 stations and there is a daily ridership of just under 40,000. There are plans to extend the subway system in time for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The East Coast Main Line includes that section of the network which crosses the Firth of Forth via the Forth Bridge. Completed in 1890, this cantilever bridge has been described as "the one internationally recognised Scottish landmark"
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 Main city/parts/county of Scotland

Aberdeen | Angus | Argyll | Bute | Borders | Clackmannanshire | Dumfries | Dundee | East Ayrshire | East Dunbartonshire | East Lothian | Edinburgh | Falkirk District | Fife | Galloway | Glasgow | Highland | Inverclyde | KinrossMidlothian | Moray | North Ayrshire | Orkney | Perth | Renfrewshire | Shetland | South Ayrshire | South Lanarkshire | Stirling District | West Dunbartonshire | West Lothian | Western Isles

Transport of Scotland


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