A total of 4,005,199 passengers travelled on Public Transport during 2016, an increase of 7% from the 2015 figure with over a million passenger journeys made during each of the second and third quarters of the year. 

January to March                     847,263
April to June                        1,089,654
July to September                 1,144,022
October to December               924,260

Bus passenger numbers did particularly well with Bus Vannin seeing a 5% increase from the 2015 figure, carrying 3,485,164 passengers in 2016.

Jason Moorhouse, Member of the Department of Infrastructure with responsibility for Transport Services, commented: ‘This is a very encouraging performance and reflects the objective within the Programme for Government to provide public transport which best serves the social and economic needs of our communities. Bus Vannin customers have seen the streamlining of Smart cards, the introduction of WiFi across the fleet and the availability of real time information through our Bus-Man app which have all contributed to the increase in bus passenger numbers’.

Director of Transport Services Ian Longworth said: ‘Reaching over 4 million travellers in 2016 is a testament to the range, accessibility and affordability of our services and to the staff who provide those services.  There can be challenges which impact scheduled timetables however Transport Services always has our customers’ best interest at heart when making any decision.  We are delighted to see such a significant increase in travellers in 2016 and will continue to review and improve our services to ensure this trend continues for 2017.’