Mayor David Skaith has said he is “putting a lot of work” into getting a half-hourly train service from York to Scarborough.
In an interview with the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) earlier this month, the mayor said he had been holding meetings with Network Rail and train operators in the region “to discuss how we can get there”.
TransPennine Express currently runs a service approximately every hour between York and Scarborough and there have been calls to increase the number of services for several years across political parties.
“There is scope to do it,” said Mr Skaith, who is also looking at developing stations including Scarborough, Seamers, Thirsk, Malton, and Haxby so that the coast “can be part of that bigger picture”.
Mr Skaith said that industry leaders “have said they want to stay in the region” and were eager to see improved transport links which would aid commuters and businesses.
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