Timetable changes to trains connecting with Kilcreggan and Dunoon ferries are being proposed by ScotRail.
The state-owned rail operator started a consultation today which runs until Monday November 20.
Trains on the Gourock line have been reduced even below lockdown levels, with almost all express services being cut.
Now, on Mondays to Saturdays from June 2024,, the train operator is proposing to introduce a new timetable which will provide two fast trains each hour between Gourock and Glasgow.
But a proposed express would leave Gourock at 8.03am – exactly the same time as the CalMac ferry from Kilcreggan currently arrives there, meaning commuters would have to wait for an 8.26 service, which arrives in Glasgow at 9.07.
Scott Prentice, ScotRail head of business development, said: “We believe these changes will provide customers across the region with a better rail service and will encourage more people to use public transport and travel sustainably.
“We’re keen to hear what the communities we serve think about our plans. Every response we get will help us better understand what our customers need from their railway.
“These proposals are not the end point, we see them as an important step forward on our journey to deliver the best service we can.
“The timetable will continue to change in response to how current and future customers use the railway.”
The proposed timetable is here: June 24 Draft Inverclyde Timetable
To have your say, go to the website.
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