BUS No 13

Summary

A requester asked for pre-pandemic average weekly passenger numbers for the Isle of Man's Bus No. 13, which the Department of Infrastructure clarified runs between Douglas and Laxey rather than Ramsey. The authority disclosed a table of passenger statistics covering a seven-month period from September 2019 to March 2020.

Key Facts

• The requester incorrectly believed Bus No. 13 operated between Douglas and Ramsey; it actually runs between Douglas and Laxey.
• The Department of Infrastructure provided passenger data for the period prior to the March 2020 pandemic outbreak.
• The data covers a seven-month period from September 2019 to March 2020.
• Average weekly passenger numbers ranged from a high of 94 in October 2019 to a low of 32.5 in March 2020.
• The provided figures represent total passengers and do not reflect specific boarding or alighting points.

Data Disclosed

• Sep 2019: 89.8 average passengers/week
• Oct 2019: 94 average passengers/week
• Nov 2019: 63 average passengers/week
• Dec 2019: 53.8 average passengers/week
• Jan 2020: 57.75 average passengers/week
• Feb 2020: 63.5 average passengers/week
• Mar 2020: 32.5 average passengers/week
• 2021-03-25
• 2021-04-07
• 1725525

Original Request

I would like to know how many people use the number 13 bus (between Douglas and Ramsey and vice versa) on an average week? I live in Laxey in a house adjoining the main road and whenever I see this bus it is nearly always empty or at best has 1 or 2 passengers. Regarding my request for information relating to the number of people using the Number 13 bus this is for figures pre pandemic.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team/IB/MF Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 1725525 7 April 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 25 March 2021 and which states:

"I would like to know how many people use the number 13 bus (between Douglas and Ramsey and vice versa) on an average week? I live in Laxey in a house adjoining the main road and whenever I see this bus it is nearly always empty or at best has 1 or 2 passengers. Regarding my request for information relating to the number of people using the Number 13 bus this is for figures pre pandemic."

Your question indicates that the Service 13 operates Douglas to Ramsey; in fact the route is Douglas to Laxey return. The table below shows the numbers for a 7 month period prior to the initial outbreak in March 2020 PRE PANDEMIC MONTH

WKS

AVERAGE PAX / WEEK Sep 2019 5 89.8 Oct 2019 4 94 Nov 2019 4 63 Dec 2019 5 53.8 Jan 2020 4 57.75 Feb 2020 4 63.5 Mar 2020 4 operated from 5 32.5 Please note that the table does not reflect the boarding or alighting points

Please quote the reference number 1725525 in any future communications.

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