Transport

Transport in statistics

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Key figures on the performance of Northern Ireland’s air, land and sea transport systems.

Air transport

Passenger journeys: 6.9m

Passenger flights: 72,400

Cargo flights: 4,073

Public transport journeys

Ulsterbus: 40.5m

Metro: 26.4m

Northern Ireland Railways: 13.2m

Fuel imports

Diesel: 516,000 tonnes

Petrol: 290,000 tonnes

On land

1,066,504 vehicles

25,507km roads

211km railways

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Tests

Type Full tests Retests Pass rate
Driving 42,552 23,957 56
Motor vehicle 734,299 143,736 80
Goods vehicle 106,971 27,969 74
Passenger vehicle 15,271 4,182 73
Total vehicle tests 856,541 175,887 21

Road safety record

Year Fatalities Serious injuries Minior injuries
2009 115 1,035 8,617
2010 55 892 8,010
2011 59 825 7,876
2012 48 795 8,167
2013 57 720 8,410

Ferry journeys

Northern Ireland to:
Scotland 1.83 million
England 256,000
Isle of Man 21,000
Within Northern Ireland:
Strangford-Portaferry 550,060
Rathlin-Ballycastle 79,694

Concessionary travel

Smart pass type No.
Older people 282,317
Disabled people 15,345
Total 297,662
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