Note to editor about Luas 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 Red Line is 20.8 km’s long, running from Tallaght or Saggart to Connolly or The Point. o The Luas Green Line 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. Trams operate on both lines from early morning to late at night, with an increase in frequency of tram 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. .