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The continuous built-up area centred on Belfast, which is contained within these six districts, is defined as the Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area. [3] The Belfast metropolitan urban area had a population of 579,276 in 2001 [4] and a population of 626,339 in 2021, [5] or 89% of the total population of the metropolitan area.
Metro is the trading name for bus company Citybus in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a subsidiary of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company , within the common management structure of Translink , along with Ulsterbus and Northern Ireland Railways .
The concept of Suburban was a Northern Ireland Railways marketing campaign in the late 1980s and early 90s when the network was divided into Suburban (near Belfast) and Intercity (beyond), leaving the odd concept of Intercity trains running between Coleraine and the seaside town of Portrush . This division is no longer recognised.
Metro operates 12 bus corridors (QBCs) in Belfast, plus a number of additional routes. The service began as the Belfast Corporation Transport Department. In 1973, these services were transferred to the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company as Citybus Limited, becoming part of the "Translink" integrated network in 1995.
Belfast is a now a relatively car-dependent city, by European standards, with an extensive road network including the ten lane M2 motorway. A recent survey of how people travel in Northern Ireland showed that people in Belfast made 77% of all journeys by car, 11% by public transport and 6% on foot. [1]
Metro Population (2001) Greater London: 8,173,941 1 London 13,709,000 ... Belfast 799,000 See also. List of metropolitan economies in the United Kingdom;
Name Population Country County(s) Dublin: 2,082,575 Republic of Ireland: Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Wicklow Belfast: 671,559 Northern Ireland: Antrim, Down
Belfast Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Ards and North Down: County Antrim County Down: 704,406: Belfast Urban Area [b] Antrim and Newtownabbey Belfast Lisburn and Castlereagh: County Antrim County Down: 450,386: 1: Belfast City [c] Belfast: County Antrim County Down: 291,386 126,925 78.57 3,708.53 'Band A - Belfast' Derry Urban ...