Sept 24, There are more people travelling by bus and rail according to the official Government statistics on Public Transport Northern Ireland 2023-24. Key highlights include:
- In 2023-24, there were 78.2 million journeys on public transport; this was an increase of 4.8 million or 6.5% since 2022-23
- During 2023-24, there were, 64.4 million bus passenger journeys, an increase of 6.3% when compared with 2022-23 (60.6 million)
- There were 13.8 million rail passenger journeys in 2023-24, an increase of 7.1% when compared with 2022-23 (12.9 million)
In March 2024, the number of bus passenger journeys reached its highest monthly level since the beginning of the pandemic with 7.8 million journeys. In the same month, rail passenger journeys reached a post-pandemic peak of 1.55 million.
Read the full report: Public Transport Statistics for Northern Ireland 2023-24
