There have been over 100 attacks on staff working on Gliders in Belfast since the service's introduction, Belfast Live can reveal.
In exclusive figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request, Translink says that since the Glider service was started, there have been 104 attacks on staff but says "such incidents are relatively infrequent".
Of that number, 98 male staff members have been attacked, and six female staff members.
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In the same time period, from September 2018 to now, 26 Glider staff members have taken leaves of absences. Belfast Live found that in the last six months, 20 attacks on Glider staff have been reported to Translink.
A Translink spokesperson said: "There have been 104 attacks on staff. The safety of our staff and passengers is our top priority and take all anti-social behaviour extremely seriously and thankfully such incidents are relatively infrequent.
"It is important to put some context to this figure. Since Glider was introduced (Sept 2018) around 26m passenger journeys have been made.
"The vast majority of passengers enjoy safe and comfortable journeys and this clearly demonstrates the infrequency of such issues. That said, Translink treat every incident seriously and condemn all assaults on its passengers or staff.
"Anti-social behaviour is a wider societal issue for many frontline public sector workers (e.g. health, education, emergency services).
"We have a range of measures in place to enhance safety and deter anti-social behaviour such as: staff training, use of CCTV and bodycams, working closely with the PSNI, (including a dedicated Safe Transport Team), community and elected representatives as well as other statutory agencies to reduce and prevent acts of anti-social behaviour.
"We also encourage individuals to report incidents of Anti-social behaviour either to Translink, Crimestoppers or PSNI so we can take preventative measures and the strongest penalties are brought against offenders.
"A reward scheme pays out up to £1,000 to anyone who witnesses and gives evidence of any incident of trespass, vandalism or assault that results in a successful conviction."
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