More than 5m people caught a tram over the last year

Published 21st Dec 2015

Edinburgh Council says better than expected passenger numbers on the trams prove the line is continuing to be popular.

More than 5 million people used the service this year, according to figures revealed in an annual report.

They show the number of passengers is 12% higher than this time last year.

The busiest week so far was during the Capital's festival season when nearly 140,000 tickets were sold.

Satisfaction levels seem high too with 95% of users saying they are happy with the service.

It's all being used as evidence for extending the line to Newhaven but we're not expecting a final decision on the extension until 2017.