Public Transport Volumes
Source: National Transport Authority
Detailed data relating to bus and rail journeys is presented in table 3.1 and figure 3.1. The number of passenger journeys on public transport has dropped dramatically since the start of the COVID-19 crisis. Since the start of this year public transport journeys have been increasing gradually. Public transport services returned to full capacity from the beginning of September. This is reflected in increasing rail and bus journeys which are at their highest level since the beginning of 2021.
The total number of rail and bus journeys is now 69.6% of those taken in early March 2020 (pre COVID-19). The number of bus journeys outside of Dublin in the same week is 77.8% of pre COVID-19 levels. The corresponding level for bus journeys within Dublin is 70.2% of pre-COVID levels.
The data indicates that rail was the mode of transport that was most severely hit since the onset of the crisis. In the week commencing 05 April 2020 the number of journeys undertaken by rail was 97.2% lower than it was in the first week of March of 2020. For the latest week under consideration (week commencing 26 September) the number of journeys by rail was 40.0% lower than pre COVID-19 levels. Please note that rail data includes passenger journeys on Intercity and DART services.
Data on Luas journeys taken is presented in table 3.2 and illustrated in figure 3.2. Latest data for week 39 shows that journeys taken on the red line are now at its highest level since the beginning of the year but remain below 2019 levels. Journeys increased by 70.6% on the red line when compared with week 39 in 2020 but are still 47.5% lower than the same week in 2019.
For the green line in the same week, data shows that journeys have increased by 116,715 journeys compared with the corresponding period in 2020 but are still 45.7% lower than the same period in 2019.
X-axis label | Dublin Metro Bus | Bus excluding Dublin | Rail |
---|---|---|---|
01-Mar 2020 | 3118388 | 759099 | 856295 |
08-Mar | 2558064 | 608088 | 912353 |
15-Mar | 889683 | 202304 | 658934 |
22-Mar | 626201 | 149976 | 97413 |
29-Mar | 362551 | 85405 | 26427 |
05-Apr | 378705 | 92237 | 24019 |
12-Apr | 354552 | 84256 | 26808 |
19-Apr | 408715 | 100255 | 32728 |
26-Apr | 426395 | 105799 | 35270 |
03-May | 451547 | 109066 | 37642 |
10-May | 496898 | 122049 | 43357 |
17-May | 613764 | 146462 | 65923 |
24-May | 728080 | 169158 | 95072 |
31-May | 726144 | 170657 | 103530 |
07-Jun | 861573 | 216191 | 130802 |
14-Jun | 1001001 | 248019 | 170729 |
21-Jun | 1052931 | 258414 | 200664 |
28-Jun | 1191210 | 300688 | 244513 |
05-Jul | 1289296 | 336563 | 261970 |
12-Jul | 1313755 | 343314 | 275425 |
19-Jul | 1345114 | 359881 | 289544 |
26-Jul | 1386355 | 367623 | 303230 |
02-Aug | 1343514 | 355596 | 322643 |
09-Aug | 1411115 | 385771 | 303273 |
16-Aug | 1362931 | 353142 | 257459 |
23-Aug | 1436786 | 387797 | 279886 |
30-Aug | 1580513 | 419330 | 333834 |
06-Sep | 1630992 | 428665 | 333173 |
13-Sep | 1618446 | 432162 | 345327 |
20-Sep | 1502915 | 437676 | 286524 |
27-Sep | 1533592 | 442461 | 297248 |
04-Oct | 1515680 | 406840 | 267040 |
11-Oct | 1537559 | 383087 | 265885 |
18-Oct | 1346619 | 330082 | 214392 |
25-Oct | 876747 | 206039 | 113250 |
01-Nov | 1148715 | 286110 | 184547 |
08-Nov | 1171793 | 290151 | 175989 |
15-Nov | 1200377 | 300783 | 191122 |
22-Nov | 1239144 | 307185 | 198651 |
29-Nov | 1531864 | 394499 | 277354 |
06-Dec | 1686019 | 438379 | 316210 |
13-Dec | 1725502 | 438423 | 330387 |
20-Dec | 1145902 | 289867 | 188230 |
27-Dec | 740923 | 176527 | 108781 |
03-Jan 2021 | 748249 | 184722 | 108960 |
10-Jan | 733387 | 183439 | 90673 |
17-Jan | 732763 | 184267 | 93610 |
24-Jan | 741770 | 189800 | 93032 |
31-Jan | 788069 | 200704 | 104897 |
07-Feb | 771818 | 198143 | 96252 |
14-Feb | 834579 | 207578 | 110225 |
21-Feb | 879459 | 207738 | 123968 |
28-Feb | 945924 | 240561 | 144058 |
07-Mar | 958077 | 240176 | 136507 |
14-Mar | 951775 | 244198 | 146201 |
21-Mar | 1023741 | 263125 | 148522 |
28-Mar | 1002671 | 257114 | 172052 |
04 Apr | 909983 | 236391 | 142224 |
11-Mar | 1173626 | 310561 | 225420 |
18-Apr | 1204436 | 320715 | 243777 |
25-Apr | 1213709 | 321346 | 237706 |
02-May | 1115344 | 292577 | 218273 |
09-May | 1334448 | 353887 | 258430 |
16-May | 1472199 | 388970 | 281501 |
23-May | 1514131 | 402517 | 318382 |
30-May | 1558838 | 416174 | 394520 |
06-Jun | 1509114 | 408566 | 367119 |
13-Jun | 1639264 | 451624 | 393290 |
20-Jun | 1597027 | 444629 | 358167 |
27-Jun | 1599414 | 446706 | 404377 |
04-Jul | 1558959 | 437507 | 370176 |
11-Jul | 1597553 | 458391 | 419195 |
18-Jul | 1625124 | 467910 | 471616 |
25-Jul | 1590364 | 439882 | 395063 |
01-Aug | 1517233 | 415176 | 390785 |
08-Aug | 1638932 | 456851 | 401060 |
15-Aug | 1645965 | 456528 | 399245 |
22-Aug | 1768162 | 505439 | 474555 |
29-Aug | 1839214 | 508117 | 440813 |
05-Sep | 1925192 | 528026 | 457128 |
12-Sep | 1982469 | 539648 | 433992 |
19-Sep | 2139465 | 583656 | 482351 |
26-Sep | 2190332 | 590386 | 513794 |
X-axis label | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|
Week 1 | 549533 | 602998 | 154882 |
Week 2 | 839022 | 828455 | 147908 |
Week 3 | 819359 | 889804 | 150280 |
Week 4 | 860745 | 904841 | 148633 |
Week 5 | 912795 | 942828 | 156469 |
Week 6 | 912612 | 920121 | 154595 |
Week 7 | 940476 | 911461 | 158958 |
Week 8 | 952291 | 923869 | 173458 |
Week 9 | 929391 | 898856 | 182546 |
Week 10 | 941919 | 914613 | 182343 |
Week 11 | 924998 | 684508 | 184592 |
Week 12 | 868205 | 172062 | 194458 |
Week 13 | 1003871 | 109378 | 193222 |
Week 14 | 933575 | 51655 | 175429 |
Week 15 | 945662 | 51695 | 232495 |
Week 16 | 842186 | 49393 | 240221 |
Week 17 | 801296 | 55246 | 237120 |
Week 18 | 919255 | 53321 | 216926 |
Week 19 | 817933 | 62327 | 304059 |
Week 20 | 904983 | 70288 | 356075 |
Week 21 | 902415 | 97318 | 388279 |
Week 22 | 973025 | 121645 | 381468 |
Week 23 | 826269 | 116454 | 376282 |
Week 24 | 925516 | 162187 | 414980 |
Week 25 | 883208 | 198036 | 413187 |
Week 26 | 905636 | 212109 | 408603 |
Week 27 | 982288 | 260302 | 403259 |
Week 28 | 919158 | 272181 | 417819 |
Week 29 | 903958 | 281255 | 416359 |
Week 30 | 926491 | 299837 | 391588 |
Week 31 | 832452 | 329979 | 386208 |
Week 32 | 807393 | 324687 | 430283 |
Week 33 | 868677 | 327981 | 441304 |
Week 34 | 862939 | 332762 | 462372 |
Week 35 | 897355 | 352046 | 456687 |
Week 36 | 933362 | 364177 | 490348 |
Week 37 | 969818 | 385884 | 505786 |
Week 38 | 990123 | 359756 | 552233 |
Week 39 | 1031937 | 322384 | 551254 |
Week 40 | 986159 | 334649 | |
Week 41 | 1054749 | 350028 | |
Week 42 | 1014017 | 338183 | |
Week 43 | 1028522 | 283638 | |
Week 44 | 924586 | 186287 | |
Week 45 | 1019705 | 227605 | |
Week 46 | 1038825 | 237979 | |
Week 47 | 1062275 | 244276 | |
Week 48 | 1113668 | 259772 | |
Week 49 | 1080791 | 394613 | |
Week 50 | 1151098 | 443719 | |
Week 51 | 1173473 | 460029 | |
Week 52 | 538511 | 276844 | |
Week 53 | - | 141651 |
Bicycle Counter Data
Source: Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council operates cycle counters at five locations across the city to aid traffic planning and gauge demand for cycling. The cycle counter automatically counts cyclists passing in both directions and relays information to Dublin City Council’s traffic control centre. Data from these counters is presented in table 3.3. Please note that data in table 3.3 counts public holidays as off-peak.
The data for peak hours shows a different pattern to that of the off-peak data. The volume of cyclists on weekdays between 7am and 10am and from 4pm to 7pm decreased significantly when restrictions were most stringent last year.
The monthly volume of bicycles during peak hours in September 2021 was 15.5% higher than September 2020 but still 35.4% lower than August 2019. The monthly volume of bicycles during off-peak hours in September 2021 was 0.5% lower than August 2020 but 6.4% higher than August 2019.
2019 Peak | 2020 Peak | 2021 Peak | 2019 Off peak | 2020 Off peak | 2021 Off peak | |
January | 120861 | 127097 | 30241 | 82059 | 86118 | 62520 |
February | 115392 | 110037 | 33931 | 82802 | 76481 | 67019 |
March | 114304 | 76635 | 53046 | 90355 | 70315 | 99032 |
April | 118120 | 28396 | 59939 | 91287 | 54611 | 115262 |
May | 137132 | 43260 | 61134 | 105374 | 111189 | 113488 |
June | 112541 | 55009 | 77311 | 99378 | 110170 | 128018 |
July | 146190 | 64701 | 74258 | 113917 | 109296 | 127191 |
August | 129797 | 58210 | 68178 | 108179 | 119001 | 108353 |
September | 140262 | 78388 | 90551 | 108352 | 115860 | 115264 |
October | 140226 | 63867 | 0 | 103886 | 104946 | |
November | 121607 | 57702 | 0 | 91845 | 93118 | |
December | 84178 | 46652 | 0 | 77375 | 79108 |
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