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Public Transport usage in August continued to exceed pre-pandemic numbers

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Public Transport Volumes

Source: National Transport Authority

Bus transport volumes continued to exceed pre-COVID-19 volumes in August 2023.

The number of bus journeys in Dublin for week 35 of 2023 (the week beginning 28 August 2023) was 9% higher compared with the number of journeys in the same week in 2019. Comparing the same week with 2022, there was a 16% increase in the number of bus journeys in Dublin.

The number of bus journeys outside of Dublin for week 35 of 2023 exceeded 2019 figures by 20% and by 19% compared with the same week in 2022.

Luas journeys for week 35 of 2023 increased by 13% when compared with the same week in 2022 but were down 6% in comparison to the same week in 2019 (See Figure 3.2).

Rail journeys are reported in table THA24 under “Data”. Please note that there are no comparable 2019 data available for rail journeys.

(Data for rail journeys includes passenger journeys on Intercity and DART services.)

Please note that more detailed statistics can be found under “Data'.

Figure 3.1: Number of journeys by Dublin Bus per week, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023
Figure 3.2: Number of journeys by Luas per week, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023

Additional Data

More detailed statistics can be found under “Data”.

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