Kinross Park & Ride

There are many options for travelling around Kinross and Fife by bus and rail. The hub is located in the Park & Ride, from where you can take journeys to all parts of Scotland. From the Park & Ride you can take local buses as well as long distance ones to Stirling, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen etc. There are multiple bus stops on Junction Road and Station Road, with regular services heading into other parts of Kinross and Fife. The closest train stations are in Lochgelly and Dunfermline.

Use the Traveline Scotland journey planner to plan the most convenient route. There are different options for public transport fares, including:

• Travelling for free on buses in Scotland with a National Entitlement Card (e.g. under 22s or over 60s). The main bus service operators in the area are Stagecoach, Scottish Citylink and Flixbus - for up-to-date information on ticket fares check the operator websites.

• ScotRail train tickets can be purchased at the station or on the ScotRail app. You may be able to buy a railcard or eligible for other discounted train tickets. Visit the ScotRail website for more information.

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You can walk or wheel to most places in and around Kinross. The city centre is a 10-minute walk away and walking to Loch Leven takes about 20 minutes.

It is easy to get to anywhere within Kinross with a bike in a few minutes. You can also plan longer trips such as the 20-km route around Loch Leven.

You can plan your cycling route using the CycleStreets website or app.

The project aims to work out how more people in Scotland can be supported to walk, wheel and cycle for short local journeys. The hub therefore needs to be near where people live, work or visit, or a combination of these things.  

The site at Kinross Park & Ride was chosen after an assessment process and site visit that looked at things like:

• Existing sustainable transport options (e.g. bus, cycling, walking)

• Proximity to amenities (e.g. shops, parks and schools)

• Demographic factors including population density

• Potential for more people to take journeys by public transport or walking or cycling

• Site gradient etc.

The location here scored highly in this assessment as it is a busy transport hub. The Park & Ride is used widely by several different modes of transport and as such, it has a high potential for modal shift to more sustainable types of transport. The pop-up is also helping to test the location for a future permanent mobility hub planned by Perth and Kinross Council.

No, the council is not funding the pop-up mobility hubs project. The funding for the project comes from Tayside and Central Scotland Transport Partnership’s People & Place Programme, which is a grant fund of Transport Scotland. The aim of the funding is to make it easier for more people in Scotland to walk, wheel or cycle for short, local journeys.  Perth and Kinross Council has partnered with CoMoUK on the project as it aligns with their mobility hub plans.  The council has given some staff time to support the project but has not provided any funding.

The hub will be in the area between Tuesday 11 November and mid-December. It will then be moved to another area in the Tayside and Central Scotland area, and the parking space will revert to its usual function.

We are testing the pop-up hub across the Central Scotland to see what works well and what does not to help people to walk, wheel and cycle more. Keeping pop-ups between 6 to 8 weeks means that we can try different types of location and also gives more people the benefit of having the pop-up in their area.

We delivered an information flyer to nearby businesses before the hub was installed and will be delivering update information flyers during the pop-up. We have obtained the relevant permissions from the council to occupy the space. We will be running a survey on the hub throughout the duration of the pop-up, which you can access at: Tactran People & Place Programme Mobility Hub survey (Perth & Kinross)

The hub features: 

• Accessible seating to allow those with mobility needs (or anyone else) to rest while walking

• Bike repair stand and pump

• Bike parking

• Colourful planting and greenery

• Free walking and cycling events for the community while the hub is in the area

This is our 16th pop-up across Scotland, and none so far have resulted in any major issues relating to antisocial behaviour or littering for residents. However, we will respond to any issues raised (see below for how to contact us) and our Edinburgh-based team will check on the hub regularly.

Any events held at the hub will be during the daytime and very occasional. Footfall should not be more than would be expected for a location that is a busy pedestrian and cyclist thoroughfare for people heading to nearby shops and businesses. Longer events will be held at a nearby venue. See the events section of the pop-up web page to view more details about where events are being held.

If you have an urgent concern to report about the hub, you can email scotland@como.org.uk or call 07553355519 between Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm. If you would like to share your opinion on the hub, positive, negative or neutral, you can fill in our survey, which can be accessed at Tactran People & Place Programme Mobility Hub survey (Perth & Kinross)