| Comment | Simply, the idea of building a new fixed link rail line serving the airport but also Renfrew (largest town in Scotland without a train station), Braehead, the QEUH, Pacific Quay, Govan, and connecting to the city centre, is vastly more bang for your buck than squeezing in a rail station on an existing line.
Adding a station to the line comes with costs to existing services on that line. Sure, you get to serve the airport, but it comes with worse journey times and a cap on trains per hour for services using that line. Adding a transit pod / shuttle / bus service between this new station and the airport is just an added headache for passengers, coming with no additional improvements for the rest of the network.
The same can't be said for creating a brand new rail / tram line, which does appear to be the plan now. |
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