FOI Request - Bus Service Withdrawal

Request 101003838318

1.  For each of the last 10 financial years (2014/15 to 2023/24), the number of scheduled bus routes in your local authority area that have been withdrawn (ceased operation).

2. For each withdrawn route, please state whether it was:
 a. A commercial service (operated without public subsidy)
 b. A supported/subsidised service

3. Where available, please provide:
 - The route number or service name
 - The start and end points (or main stops) of the route
 - Any recorded reasons for the withdrawal (e.g., low passenger numbers, funding changes, operator decision)

Response 09-09-2025

1. Please note, information prior to 2016 is not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

2. & 3.