Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 May 2004
54 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the predicted annual passenger numbers of each of the Sandyford and Tallaght Luas lines; and the predicted annual passenger numbers for the initial Luas proposal which was designed in order that the Luas trams ran from Tallaght to Sandyford on one continuous route. [12545/04]
View answerThe Railway Procurement Agency's, RPA, current estimates of patronage on the Sandyford and Tallaght lines suggest a total annual patronage of approximately 20 million passengers when the system is fully operational and established patterns of travel have emerged.
The original Luas proposal, which W. S. Atkins assessed in 1998, consisted of one line from Tallaght to Dundrum-Balally via the city centre with an estimated patronage of 29 million. The latter figure is based on a higher level of frequency for the services than that employed in respect of the current project. However, the current system has been designed to cater for higher frequencies and hence increased usage should the demand so require.
