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  • A total of 192.5 million passengers were carried on scheduled bus services, 30.5 million passengers travelled on the Luas and 36.7 million passengers travelled by rail in 2013.

  • Iarnród Éireann carried 589,000 tonnes of freight in 2013. The principal commodity carried was mineral ores.

Table 8.1 Summary of scheduled bus passenger services, 2006 - 2013
  Thousands
Scheduled services200520062007200820092010201120122013
 
Passengers
Dublin city services145,691146,292147,532143,483128,289118,977116,958115,198114,268
Provincial city and town services21,57421,94022,08521,21718,32316,62016,38916,72817,848
Other scheduled services27,46727,78328,13626,94823,92920,64020,11220,04619,303
School transport scheme43,59642,36745,50745,70942,38842,32741,81440,39841,116
          
Total passengers238,382238,382243,260237,357212,929198,564195,273192,370192,535
          
          
Vehicle kilometres         
Dublin city services59,75059,77963,23467,59264,85661,76760,08657,37250,137
Provincial city and town services8,2368,3178,5298,8418,7848,2678,0617,8057,432
Other scheduled services83,07483,40184,40087,00785,34182,77982,40982,63378,464
          
Total vehicle kilometres151,060151,497156,163163,440158,981152,813150,556147,810136,033
          
          
Litres of fuel used         
Dublin Bus - diesel***35,31433,71231,34630,06028,00027,439
Bus Éireann - diesel***30,69129,69428,19628,50028,70028,200
          
Total fuel used   66,00563,40659,54258,56056,70055,639
          
* No data available prior to 2008
Source: Bus Éireann – Dublin Bus
Table 8.2 Average daily flow of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann passengers by city services and time of day, 2013
     
Hour% of daily flow
CorkGalwayLimerickWaterfordDublin
     
00:00 - 06:591.01.00.40.12.4
07:00 - 07:590.40.50.10.08.0
08:00 - 08:595.14.33.31.610.4
09:00 - 09:597.48.37.59.86.2
10:00 - 12:5918.618.921.825.715.8
13:00 - 15:5923.724.726.729.319.6
16:00 - 16:599.29.010.211.28.7
17:00 - 17:599.29.39.710.09.7
18:00 - 18:598.98.08.07.37.0
19:00 - 21:5912.612.59.54.39.4
22:00 - 24:003.93.52.80.72.8
    
Total100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
      
Source: Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus 

                                         

Table 8.3 Average weekly flow of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann passengers by city services and day of week, 2013
 Number
Day of weekCorkGalwayLimerickWaterfordDublin
 
Monday24,3688,9896,5112,12116,958,199
Tuesday27,94710,2907,3252,46918,640,149
Wednesday28,10710,0847,4082,35919,148,243
Thursday28,21310,3887,8042,43719,619,123
Friday29,26810,5728,0882,59819,565,599
Saturday19,0436,9985,5721,49512,536,985
Sunday9,1853,3371,89107,799,755
    
Total166,13160,65844,59913,479114,268,053
      
Source: Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus

                                         

Table 8.4 Dublin Bus passenger numbers by month, 2012 - 2013
    
Month201120122013
    
January9,338,4088,813,6069,242,355
February9,693,2489,399,9049,164,152
March10,417,91310,078,3569,414,331
April9,901,8139,233,6729,691,480
May9,446,6869,500,5429,945,249
June9,173,6328,983,2139,677,183
July9,435,8719,282,6109,491,128
August9,471,1659,479,2518,184,995
September10,063,08710,150,7429,947,848
October10,637,52310,522,17010,806,861
November10,470,83810,404,76110,538,516
December8,907,7069,349,8449,163,955
  
Total116,957,890115,198,671115,268,053
    
Source: Dublin Bus

                                         

Table 8.5 Dublin Bus fleet by garage, 2012 - 2013
   Number
Depot2012 2013
Low floor busesOther busesTotal Low floor busesOther busesTotal
        
Donnybrook 11010101 1050105
        
Donnybrook 21060106 1050105
        
Ringsend1030103 1050105
        
Conyngham Road93093 94094
        
Summerhill96096 98098
        
Clontarf78078 79079
        
Phibsboro1660166 1690169
        
Harristown1710171 1730173
 
Total9140914 9280928
        
Source: Dublin Bus

                                         

Table 8.6 Bus Éireann passenger numbers, 2011 - 2013
   Million
 201120122013
    
City/town services
Cork city9.39.510.3
Galway city3.33.53.9
Limerick city 2.92.92.8
Waterford city0.90.80.9
    
Stage carriage/commuter12.111.911.8
    
Expressway/eurolines77.46.8
    
Schools41.840.441.1
    
Other services10.80.7
    
Total78.377.278.3
    
Source: Bus Éireann  

                                         

Table 8.7 Bus Éireann fleet, 2011 - 2013
  Number of buses
 201120122013
    
Expressway/eurolines191186181
    
Stage carriage/commuter292296297
    
City/town services   
Cork city788278
Limerick city212121
Galway city252525
Waterford city111111
Sligo town666
Navan town333
Athlone town333
    
Dundalk, Drogheda, Balbriggan777
    
Other services2055
    
Total657645637
    
Source: Bus Éireann

                                         

Table 8.8 Number of licensed bus operators by county, 2007 - 2013
      Number
County2007200820092010201120122013
 
Carlow22232326262524
Cavan47504955585660
Clare63686970716769
Cork147145140145145143141
Donegal110110130133134130129
Dublin247258262248240245240
Galway128134134136141135143
Kerry107109111113112105103
Kildare99899089959093
Kilkenny35373640363535
Laois44384040394043
Leitrim26262627242321
Limerick73707172716969
Longford18192121211821
Louth55545649484648
Mayo951021001001029893
Meath108107104999610097
Monaghan42444644434443
Offaly40424240403639
Roscommon33363836373836
Sligo37343736353233
Tipperary72747777807978
Waterford36373534353430
Westmeath37374140393633
Wexford78777674696461
Wicklow89858573747273
        
Total1,8881,9051,9391,9171,9111,8601,855
        
Source: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

                                         

Table 8.9 Luas passenger numbers by month and line, 2013
   Number
Month2013
Red lineGreen lineTotal
    
January1,283,7871,087,1982,370,985
February1,309,3621,029,2612,338,622
March1,400,0251,065,2892,465,314
April1,348,2821,046,1652,394,447
May1,427,7931,121,0672,548,860
June1,354,6251,023,2262,377,851
July1,479,9921,053,8392,533,831
August1,493,1501,062,9612,556,111
September1,515,6741,142,0382,657,712
October1,551,5851,196,1442,747,729
November1,555,9731,190,1032,746,076
December1,489,8461,284,6962,774,542
   
Total17,210,09413,301,98730,512,081
    
Source: Railway Procurement Agency

                                         

Table 8.10 Luas infrastructure, 2013
    
  Red lineGreen line
    
Length of lineDocklands1.5km-
Zone 13.1km1.2km
Zone 22.2km4.4km
Zone 35km3.3km
Zone 44.8km4.7km
Zone 5-2.8km
Citywest4.2km-
Total20.8km16.4km
  
Journey time51 minutes40 minutes
Number of trams4026
Length of tram40.8 metres43.6 metres
Capacity of tram310310
Passengers carried17,210,09413,301,987
Vehicle kilometres2,300,6841,579,411
Passenger kilometres74,003,40475,821,326
Average length of journey4.3 km5.7 km
Average number of stops per passenger68
Timeliness (% services to timetable)99.41%99.84%
    
Source: Railway Procurement Agency

                                         

Table 8.11 Average weekly flow of Luas passengers by day of week and line, 20131
 Number
Day of weekAverage red lineAverage green lineAverage Total
Monday47,26138,58885,849
Tuesday49,98640,83290,818
Wednesday51,21341,81693,029
Thursday55,76343,92999,692
Friday58,29745,892104,188
Saturday38,43726,04364,480
Sunday28,76717,86146,628
   
Total329,724254,960584,684
    
1 Data based on the period 1/1/2013 to 31/12/2013
Source: Railway Procurement Agency

                                         

Table 8.12 Average daily flow of Luas passengers by time of day and line, 2013
   Rate
HourDaily flow green line %Daily flow red line %Weighted average %
    
05:00 - 05:590.10.20.16
06:00 - 06:591.21.51.40
07:00 - 07:597.75.26.31
08:00 - 08:5915.79.912.48
09:00 - 09:595.67.06.40
   
10:00 - 10:593.06.04.65
11:00 - 11:592.95.34.24
12:00 - 12:593.86.25.17
13:00 - 13:593.96.45.29
14:00 - 14:594.16.15.19
   
15:00 - 15:595.37.26.34
16:00 - 16:597.69.48.65
17:00 - 17:5913.110.611.69
18:00 - 18:599.87.08.24
19:00 - 19:595.13.74.31
   
20:00 - 20:593.72.93.29
21:00 - 21:592.82.32.54
22:00 - 22:591.91.61.76
23:00 - 23:591.81.01.38
00:00 - 00:590.70.40.52
    
Source: Railway Procurement Agency

                                         

Table 8.13 Summary of passenger and freight traffic by rail, 2007- 2013
  Thousands
 2007200820092010201120122013 
 
Passengers
Mainline and other services10,53710,3248,8779,69710,65610,3508,1441
Dublin suburban services13,88013,64511,76810,8619,9119,93411,7302
DART20,24419,86517,52016,79315,92415,74715,985
International journeys850813647719731806880 
    
Total45,51144,64738,81238,07037,22236,83736,739
 
Passenger kilometres2,007,0651,975,7331,683,0811,677,9391,638,4641,577,6071,563,268
 
Freight traffic tonnes825717631568611567589
 
Freight traffic tonnes kilometres128,908103,23579,31092,456105,03390,83998,845
        
1 Decrease in passengers in mainline and other services in 2013 is due to the reclassification of Kildare, Navan and Wicklow
   previously included in mainline services now included in Dublin suburban.
2 Increase in passengers in Dublin surburban services in 2013 is due to the reclassification of Kildare, Navan and Wicklow
   previously included in mainline services now included in Dublin suburban.
Source: Iarnród Éireann

                                         

Table 8.14 Principal commodities conveyed by rail, 2007 - 2013
   Thousands of tonnes
Commodity2007200820092010201120122013
        
Ale, beer, stout0000000
Beet and beet pulp0000000
Cement139108330000
Fertiliser0000000
Mineral ores516452460376373364364
Petrol and oil0000000
Wood and cork118905355693949
General freight526785137169164176
       
Total825717631568611567589
        
Source : Iarnród Éireann

                                         

Table 8.15 Rail infrastructure, 2007 - 2013
       
 2007200820092010201120122013
Length of lines, total [line km]1,834.01,889.01,889.01,894.01,894.01,894.01,894.0
Length of lines, passenger [line km]1,680.01,718.01,728.81,679.01,679.01,679.01,679.0
Length of lines in single track [line km]1,196.01,196.01,206.01,208.51,208.01,208.01,208.0
Length of maintrack [main track km]2,289.02,347.02,371.22,384.02,384.02,384.02,384.0
Length of electrified maintrack [main track km]107.5107.5107.5107.5107.5107.5107.5
Number of passenger stations [passenger stations]135138143142142142142
        
Source: Iarnród Éireann

                                         

Table 8.16 Dublinbikes data, 2012 - 2013
        Number
Month20122013 20122013 20122013
Long term subscriptions Short term subscriptions Number of journeys
         
January569769 334487 123,069119,829
February690695 560499 133,140122,145
March846596 857630 146,079112,686
April761783 685786 116,947131,995
May9291,154 9141,296 144,274154,530
June8181,071 9051,140 122,221145,560
July9111,162 1,2261,532 137,410168,011
August1,1171,093 1,3581,552 145,276161,349
September1,1541,150 1,183975 137,845159,018
October853838 970901 145,109155,751
November731869 586560 140,942150,086
December431610 556312 108,338122,626
Total9,81010,790 10,13410,670 1,600,6501,703,586
         
Source: JCDecaux      

                                         

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