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24/10/2014 Ciaran Doherty Translink “A Translink Strategy for Future Delivery of Public Transport” 1

24/10/2014 REPUTE Workshop: 21 s October 2014 Ciaran Doherty General Manager Bus Services Ciaran Doherty General Manager Bus Services Translink Translink Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company NITHCo 2

24/10/2014 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 42million 26million Journeys 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 28 4 Stations/Depots Ulsterbus and Metro carry the equivalent of Northern Ireland’s population every 10 days 3

24/10/2014 Rail Service Statistics Passenger Journeys - Translink 82,000,000 80,000,000 78,000,000 76,000,000 74,000,000 72,000,000 70,000,000 68,000,000 66,000,000 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 4

24/10/2014 Translink recent major investments Adelaide Adelaide opened in January 2013 5

24/10/2014 Portadown Station opened in July 2013 Antrim Station Opened September 2013 6

24/10/2014 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 7

24/10/2014 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 8

24/10/2014 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 outcome  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 9

24/10/2014 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 10

24/10/2014 Bu Bus s Ser Servi vices: s: A Fiv A Five Y Year St Strategy Key Principles; 68M passenger journeys CONTINUOUS CUSTOMER LED IMPROVEMENT LOCALLY DRIVEN CULTURAL CHANGE 80M passenger journeys let’s go together translink.co.uk 11

24/10/2014 Rural Network Metro Growth Potential 12

24/10/2014 Events let’s go together translink.co.uk Typical Vehicles (c. £500,000 each)  Diesel-electric hybrid powertrains.  18m articulated vehicles.  3 doors.  Off-board ticketing.  Free Wi-Fi. 13

24/10/2014 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 14

24/10/2014 Historical Background Historical Background  Station originally opened in 1839  Rail service from Belfast to Dublin introduced circa 1870  Bus station added to the site opening 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 15

24/10/2014 Need  Passenger transport in Northern Ireland is growing.  Currently at capacity  Connection to the city. Site Location 16

24/10/2014 Programme Elements  Integrated Transport Hub.  Operational facilities.  Commercial development and regeneration.  Business change opportunities. ciaran.doherty@translink.co.uk www.translink.co.uk 17