asked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the percentage increase year on year for the past five years in the number of railway journeys over each section of Northern Ireland railways. [HL699]
The following table presents the percentage increase year on year for the past five years in the number of railway journeys over each section of Northern Ireland railways.
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Bangor -1.4 per cent 19.3 per cent -1.7 per cent -1.7 per cent 22.6 per cent Portadown 7.5 per cent 4.2 per cent 4.8 per cent 4.6 per cent 11.9 per cent Larne 8.1 per cent 1.4 per cent 0.9 per cent 0.9 per cent -19.1 per cent Londonderry 8.3 per cent -28.0 per cent 43.5 per cent 30.3 per cent 2.9 per cent Portrush 22.9 per cent -20.0 per cent 34.3 per cent 25.5 per cent 9.2 per cent Dublin -2.4 per cent 22.2 per cent -14.1 per cent -16.4 per cent -2.1 per cent
Large fluctuations in the percentage figures in the table were the result of interruptions to services due to infrastructure improvements, a revised timetable and the impact of the introduction of new trains. Overall, the actual number of train journeys increased by some 15 per cent over the past five years (from 6.7 million to 7.7 million).
asked Her Majesty’s Government:
Whether they are still considering extensions to the railway network in Northern Ireland; and, if so, where. [HL957]
There are no plans to extend the railway network in Northern Ireland.