Latest Golflink figures confirm bus is a turn-off
26, 01 16 21:23
Last July the number of trains stopping at Leuchars during the Open was increased by about 20%, with the Edinburgh-Perth trains being redirected to Dundee via Leuchars, plus the two trains which normally cannot stop at Leuchars due to Tay Bridge restrictions. Despite this, fewer than 1 in 8 (12%) attending the championship used the service, the same as in 2010. This compares with 23% the last time the Open was held at Carnoustie and 20% when it visited Troon.
The following table shows the percentage of those attending the Open at Carnoustie, Troon and St Andrews who used the Golflink service:
The following table shows the percentage of those attending the Open at Carnoustie, Troon and St Andrews who used the Golflink service:
Year | Venue | Distance from railway station (to nearest mile) | % take-up |
| 1999 | Carnoustie | 0 | 26 |
| 2000 | St Andrews | 5 | 15 |
| 2004 | Troon | 1 | 20 |
| 2005 | St Andrews | 5 | 14 |
| 2007 | Carnoustie | 0 | 23 |
| 2010 | St Andrews | 5 | 12 |
| 2015 | St Andrews | 5 | 12 |