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Belfast-Dublin Railway Line

Volume 450: debated on Thursday 12 October 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much funding was allocated to track and rolling stock on the Belfast-Dublin railway line in each of the last 15 years. (89756)

Translink has provided the following details of investment in track and rolling stock on the Belfast-Dublin railway line from 1993. Unfortunately figures for 1991 and 1992 are not available.

(£)

Track Relay

New Rolling Stock

1993

1,383

1994

2,300

3,400

1995

1,268

5,800

1996

5,661

3,100

1997

5,106

1,500

1998

1,440

1,500

1999

9,258

2000

4,738

2001

102

2002

37

2003

156

2004

250

2005

250

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the cost to Translink of the closure of the Dublin-Belfast railway line in August. (91395)

Translink has advised that the cost of closures on the Belfast-Dublin railway line caused by security alerts in August 2006 is estimated to be approximately £100,000.