The fact is there are some trains on the WRC carrying effectively nobody at all as the average is 15.5 per train. The subsidy per passenger is 36 euro
The average number of passengers carried on each DART service on a weekday is 480 at a subsidy of less than 1 euro. (70,000 over 143 services) As there is very good turn over en route the number is high. I'd say 15-20 services daily exceed 1000 onboard. I've been on several peak hour trains recently were we have left people behind which implies a load of over 1300 onboard
The WRC failed to meet the criteria laid down by the department of finance for funding but the government overruled it. All other rail projects comply with the rules and show a positive net return
The investment program in Dublin projects that the rail network in the greater Dublin region will make a net profit as numbers increase even on very pessimistic economic conditions
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