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Table 10.12(a) Vehicle and Passenger Traffic between Scotland and Northern Ireland
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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thousands |
Ardrossan - Larne |
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Numbers of cars | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | - | - | - | - | - |
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Numbers of passengers | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Cairnryan - Larne |
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Numbers of cars | 115 | 169 | 183 | 182 | 151 | 140 | 153 | 139 | 137 | 140 | 134 |
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Numbers of passengers | 501 | 751 | 769 | 740 | 644 | 604 | 651 | 599 | 595 | 602 | 595 |
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Campbeltown 1 - Ballycastle |
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Numbers of cars | .. | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Numbers of passengers | .. | 27 | 28 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Stranraer - Belfast |
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Numbers of cars | 391 | 396 | 372 | 338 | 270 | 248 | 257 | 239 | 275 | 239 | 250 |
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Numbers of passengers | 1,704 | 1,909 | 1,803 | 1,651 | 1,458 | 1,358 | 1,296 | 1,363 | 1,319 | 1,235 | 1,212 |
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Stranraer - Larne |
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Numbers of cars | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Numbers of passengers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Troon - Belfast 2 |
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Numbers of cars | .. | .. | .. | 44 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 87 | 74 | - | - |
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Numbers of passengers | .. | .. | .. | 199 | 364 | 362 | 332 | 368 | 303 | - | - |
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Troon - Larne |
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Numbers of cars | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 25 | 27 | 56 | 56 |
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Numbers of passengers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 100 | 120 | 214 | 208 |
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Total |
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Numbers of cars | 506 | 571 | 561 | 570 | 501 | 464 | 487 | 490 | 513 | 435 | 440 |
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Numbers of passengers | 2,205 | 2,690 | 2,602 | 2,618 | 2,470 | 2,326 | 2,284 | 2,430 | 2,337 | 2,051 | 2,015 |
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1. The Campbeltown - Ballycastle ferry service was withdrawn in 2000 before the start of the summer season.
2. The Troon - Belfast ferry service was withdrawn in December 2004.
Table 10.12 (b) Vehicle and Passenger Traffic between Scotland and Europe
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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thousands |
Rosyth - Zeebrugge 1 |
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Numbers of passengers | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105 | 195 | 192 | 183 | 112 |
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Numbers of cars | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 28 |
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Roads goods vehicles | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 6 |
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Unaccompanied trailers | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 22 |
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Import/export vehicles | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
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Lerwick - Bergen 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
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Lerwick - Maaloy 2 | .. | .. | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Lerwick - Hanstholm 2 | .. | .. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
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Lerwick - Torshaven 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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1. The service started in May 2002. The drop in passenger numbers in 2006 follows a reduction in the frequency of the service with effect from November 2005.
2. These are passenger numbers only as car and commercial vehicles are not recorded.
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