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Ciaran Doherty Translink “A Translink Strategy for Future Delivery

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REPUTE Workshop: 21s October 2014

Ciaran Doherty General Manager Bus Services

Ciaran Doherty General Manager Bus Services Translink

Translink

Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company

NITHCo

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Translink Headlines

Translink is the major provider of passenger transport services in Northern Ireland and the latest transport statistics are:-

• 80M Passenger Journeys last year.
• Up 2.7M in last 2 years.
• Customer satisfaction at all-time highs for bus and rail.
• Translink compares with best of peer operators in GB & RoI;

fares are lower, operational performance (punctuality and reliability) is better, growth is higher.

Bus Service Statistics

Ulsterbus Metro Passenger Journeys 42million 26million Bus Miles 36million 8million Staff 2,340 760 Ave Bus Age 6.4 years 7.1 years

• No. of Buses

1,193 305

• No. of Routes

245 59

• No. of

Stations/Depots 28 4 Ulsterbus and Metro carry the equivalent of Northern Ireland’s population every 10 days

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Rail Service Statistics

66,000,000 68,000,000 70,000,000 72,000,000 74,000,000 76,000,000 78,000,000 80,000,000 82,000,000 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Passenger Journeys - Translink

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Translink recent major investments

Adelaide Adelaide opened in January 2013

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Portadown Station opened in July 2013 Antrim Station Opened September 2013

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FUTURE VISION FOR RAILWAYS 

20 Million Passenger Journeys by 2020

NIR SERVICE DELIVERY (timetable) STRATEGY

Consolidate current (March 13) timetable plan Incremental 6 car operation (Oct 13) Future service/timetable challenges/opportunities

• Hourly service to LY (2016)
• Capacity on Saturdays Lisburn-Belfast, Coleraine-

Belfast

• Journey times Portadown-Belfast, Sat and off-peak
• Journey times Bangor-Belfast, Sat and off-peak
• Passenger capacity on LY line – 9 car sets?
• Implication for network
• Implication for BT Hub

24/10/2014 8 NIR SERVICE DELIVERY (commercial) STRATEGY

Remove obstacles to rail travel

• Expand Park & Ride capacities
• Develop new Park Way Stations
• Consolidate RTPI (NIR Translink Tiger)
• New hand held ticketing equipment (June 2014)
• On board credit/debit/emv cards
• New smartcard multi journey ticket
• Retain mLink, iLink, 3 day select
• Expand passenger capacity (more/bigger trains)
• Expand network capacity/network coverage

FUTURE RAILWAY INVESTMENT CONSULTATION

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NIR FLEET AND NETWORK STRATEGY

• Future Rail Investment: Consultation Jan 2013
• Package One - maintain present network only
• Package Two - increase passenger capacity on existing

network

• Package Three - increase network capacity to accommodate

more trains

• Package Four – enhance (replace) Enterprise service
• Package Five – electrify network
• Package Six – Antrim Knockmore and BAI
• Package Seven – Extend into the West
• Package Eight – Extend NW and Donegal
• Track and Facilities Rehabilitation – Stations, Track, P&R
• New Trains Three Programme – scope & timing?

Railway Investment Consultation Paper

• Positively influence investment consultation
• utcome
• Create/sustain environment to support continuing

investment

• Key projects for North-North West
• New Belfast Transport Hub (GVS site) 6/7 platforms
• New Trains 3 Programme (60 additional carriages)
• Hourly frequency to/from Derry~Londonderry
• Dualling Dargan Bridge
• Reopen Antrim-Crumlin-Glenavy-Ballinderry-

Knockmore-Lisburn-Belfast line

• Expanded Park & Ride – various locations and

Ballymartin

• More trains between Belfast and Ballymena using

both Antrim-Bleachgreen and Antrim-Knockmore line

• Dualling of track Ballymena-Antrim-Templepatrick

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Railway Investment Consultation Paper

• Continuing discussion with DRD re Publication of

Investment Consultation Results

• Translink currently developing an overarching Network

Utilisation Strategy incorporating:

• Passenger Demand Forecast
• Option for increasing capacity on trains
• Option for increasing number of trains on network
• Option for expanding network
• Associated projects – stations, Park & Ride,

Ticketing Objective – secure Central Government Commitment for continuing investment in Railways/Public Transport by developing Economic Appraisal/Business Case justification for above projects.

FUTURE VISION FOR BUS 

80 Million Passenger Journeys by 2025

24/10/2014 11 Bu Bus s Ser Servi vices: s: A Fiv A Five Y Year St Strategy

CUSTOMER LED CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT LOCALLY DRIVEN CULTURAL CHANGE

Key Principles;

68M passenger journeys 80M passenger journeys

translink.co.uk let’s go together

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Rural Network

Metro Growth Potential

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Events

translink.co.uk let’s go together

Typical Vehicles (c. £500,000 each)

• Diesel-electric hybrid

powertrains.

• 18m articulated vehicles.
• 3 doors.
• Off-board ticketing.
• Free Wi-Fi.

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BRT Route Map and Service Details

• Service between 06:00 to

23:30

• 5 – 8 minute frequency.
• Stops @ 400m
• Wway: c. 7 miles
• Eway: c. 7 miles
• Citi: c. 1.2 miles

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Historical Background

Historical Background

• Station originally opened in

1839

• Rail service from Belfast to

Dublin introduced circa 1870

• Bus station added to the site
• pening in 1962
• 1976 saw the end of rail

services from GVS.

• Bus station re-built with the

rail station added in the early 90’s

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Need

• Passenger transport in

Northern Ireland is growing.

• Currently at capacity
• Connection to the city.

Site Location

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Programme Elements

• Integrated Transport Hub.
• Operational facilities.
• Commercial development and

regeneration.

• Business change opportunities.

ciaran.doherty@translink.co.uk www.translink.co.uk