24 October 2019
Go to release: Transport Omnibus 2018
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (24 October 2019) published the Transport Omnibus 2018. The Omnibus presents a comprehensive picture of transport activity in Ireland, based on data published by the Central Statistics Office throughout the year as well as official statistics from other Governing bodies.
Commenting on the publication, Brendan Curtin, Statistician, said "the Transport Omnibus is an official source of transport related data in Ireland. The type of information includes: the number of wheelchair accessible taxis and hackneys licensed in the state in 2018 increased by 42.8% to 2,220 compared with 2017.
A total of 226.7 million passengers were carried on scheduled bus services, 48.0 million passengers travelled by rail and 41.8 million passengers travelled on the Luas in 2018.
Irish registered goods vehicles made 13.4 million laden journeys in 2018 and transported a total of 150.0 million tonnes of freight."
Brendan Curtin (+353) 21 453 5120 or Noreen Dorgan (+353) 21 453 5260
or email transport@cso.ie
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