The cost to taxpayers of transporting a passenger one kilometre (0.62 miles) in Scotland is 15.5p, compared to a UK average of 7.5p, pushing the total bill for running the rail network up to £725 million a year.
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Rail costs higher north of Border
RAIL travel in Scotland requires twice the level of government subsidy than the UK as a whole due to the low number of passengers on most trains, Britain's rail regulator has found.
