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BBC News
3 days ago
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First foot passenger fare approved for Corran Ferry
A foot passenger fare will be introduced for the first time on Europe's busiest single-vessel car Council said a £2 charge could generate £20,000 a year on its Corran Ferry service in crossing of Loch Linnhe's Corran Narrows carries about 10,000 foot passengers alongside 270,000 cars and 11,000 commercial vehicles each council's economy and infrastructure committee approved the new fare, saying it would "contribute to the sustainability of this vital transport link". The fare will only apply to passengers aged 23 to 60 years charge will come into effect in the summer and will include cyclists, although there will be no extra charge for the previously agreed to a 10% increase on vehicle fares in crossing links the wider Lochaber area with communities in the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the alternative journey by road around Loch Linnhe takes about two hours.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- BBC News
First foot passenger fare proposed for Lochaber's Corran Ferry
A foot passenger fare could be introduced for the first time on Europe's busiest single-vessel car Council said a £2 charge could generate £20,516 a year on its Corran Ferry service in five minute crossing of Loch Linnhe's Corran Narrows carries about 270,000 cars and 11,000 commercial vehicles a agreed to a 10% increase on vehicle fares in March, but left a decision on foot passengers to next week's economy and infrastructure committee. In a report, officials said the £2 fare was considered to be aged five to 22, over 60s and disabled people would not be crossing links the wider Lochaber area with communities in the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the alternative journey by road around Loch Linnhe takes about two MV Corran, or its back-up the Maid of Glencoul, operates on the their report, council officials said the numbers of foot passengers were far lower than the vehicles estimated 10,258 adult passengers a year would pay the new £2 fee.
