HL Deb 02 May 2000 vol 612 c171WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the increase in passenger traffic over the last five years as a percentage of 1995 figures on the railway line from Belfast to Dublin; and whether the increase is due to the programme of investment. [HL2095]

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Figures available from Translink show that the percentage increase in passenger traffic on the railway line from Belfast to Dublin between the periods 1995–96 and 1998–99 is 4.5 per cent. Translink would attribute this increase to the programme of investment.