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Safety Facts & Figures

 Since Luas opened in 2004 there have been over 282.4 million Luas passenger journeys.  In 2013 there were 30.4 million Luas passenger journeys.

 There are over 37km of Luas lines: o The Luas is 20.8 km’s long, running from or to Connolly or The Point. o The Luas is 16km’s long and running from Brides Glen to St. Stephen’s Green. o 5.5 km of the Luas Red Line runs through busy city streets.

operate on both lines from early morning to late at night, with an increase in frequency of movements at peak times: o In 2013 there were over 3.9 million km travelled by Luas. o Between 2005 and 2013 there were over 30.75 million km travelled by Luas.

 Over almost 10 years from 2005 to date there have been 278 road vehicle / tram collisions o 90% of road vehicle / tram collisions happened on the Luas Red Line. o 10% of road vehicle / tram collisions happened on the Luas Green Line. o 60% of road vehicle / tram collisions happened on the city centre section of the Luas Red Line between Heuston and Connolly stops.  On a weekday a tram on the Luas Red Line passes through over 800 Junctions controlled by Traffic Lights in a single day of operations.

 In 2013; o There were 38 road vehicle / tram collisions. o 23 were at Junctions with Traffic Lights o 15 were other road vehicle / tram collisions

 To date in 2014: o There have been 13 vehicle / tram collisions o 10 were at Junctions with Traffic Lights o 3 were other road vehicle / tram collisions

The main junctions where road vehicle / tram collisions happened on the Luas Red Line are; · Benburb St/Queen St · Benburb St/ Blackhall Place · Abbey St/Jervis St · Bow St Crossing

The main junctions where road vehicle / tram collisions happened on the Luas Green Line are;  St. Stephens Green/Harcourt St/ Cuffe St  Dunville Avenue/Beechwood Rd

 The Luas lines are made up of Tram Lanes, Junctions and Shared Tramways: o Tram Lanes make up 91% of the two Luas Lines and are where the Tramway is separated from road traffic physically or with road markings. o Junctions are where roads and road traffic crosses Tramways o Shared Tramways are where road traffic share the same road space as a tram. o Junctions and Shared Tramways make up 9% of the Luas lines.

 There are more Junctions and shared Tramway on the Luas Red Line that the Luas Green Line. o 75% of the Luas Red Line is designated as Tram Lanes. o 25% of the Luas Red Line is designated as Junctions and Shared Tramways. o 95% of the Luas Green Line is designated as Tram Lanes. o 5% of the Luas Green Line tramway is designated as Junctions and Shared Tramways.

 There are 62 Junctions controlled by Traffic Lights on the Luas lines: o On the Luas Red Line there are 46 Junctions controlled by Traffic Lights. o On the Luas Red Line there are 17 Junctions controlled by Traffic Lights between Heuston and Connolly stops. o On the Luas Green Line there are 14 Junctions controlled by Traffic Lights. o On the Luas Green Line there are 3 Junctions controlled by Traffic Lights between Charlemont and St. Stephen’s Green stops.