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Belfast Glider’s success to kickstart NI passenger growth

Bus Rapid Transit

Stuart Render
29 June 2021
The Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) Glider service resulted in pre-pandemic passenger growth of around 70% on the BRT corridors
The Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) Glider service resulted in pre-pandemic passenger growth of around 70% on the BRT corridors

 

Northern Ireland’s state-owned public transport operator Translink believes the success of its Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) Glider service will help it achieve its aim  of doubling pre-pandemic passenger numbers by 2026.

The BRT service, launched in September 2018 and fully funded with an investment of more than £90m from the Northern Ireland Government’s Department for Infrastructure (DfI), features 18m-long, articulated buses that use diesel-electric hybrid engine...

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