Rail use up almost 100 per cent in six years
The amount of people using the Translink service grew every single year since 2003/4 when just 156,637 passengers were carried.
This grew from 215,259 in 2004/5, 223,914 in 2005/06, 249,187 in 2006/7, 264,934 in 2007/8 and 279,904 in 2008/9.
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Hide AdRail Minister Conor Murphy outlined the details in response to a query from DUP MLA Gregory Campbell.
He explained that Translink do not have statistics prior to 2003/04, when the Merit reporting system was introduced.
He also stated that the statistics relate to ticket types reported on Merit but exclude Commuter Travelcards and School Passes.