It seems to work well, but how much are they actually testing?
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Wangaratta’s bus tap and go trial
Tag: public transport
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Tay Tay at the ‘G
Lessons for the every day
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Fares increasing by 6% for 2024
It’s a CPI rise, but it means Melbourne still has the most expensive short trips in the country
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PT patronage across Australia
Spotify’s recent “Wrapped” release of listening data prompted the American Public Transit Association to release a “TransitWrapped” graphic highlighting the busiest US transit systems. They also did a version for Canada. I was asked how this would look for Australia, so I’ve found the data for 2022-23, for the biggest capital cities with rail services. ... [More]
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Nearly $200m on Myki cards
Funds held on Myki cards have been steadily increasing, much on expired cards.
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Fare revenue and patronage recovery
Public transport patronage and revenue are recovering fast, but are still not back at 2019 levels
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Myki: the next generation
Challenges ahead for Conduent
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V/Line’s permanent doorbuster sale
A big V/Line fare cut is coming up next week, and it may see a rapid surge in passengers. Labor promised the change during the 2022 election, and it starts on 31st of March. The cap will be: This is slightly different from metropolitan Myki fares in that it’s a daily cap, not a $4.60 ... [More]
A post about music… and evening public transport.
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Patronage: is it coming back?
Newly published data shows how public transport patronage was recovering during 2022.
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The cover-up: ads on windows
Covering the windows reduces visibility, and shows a lack of respect for passengers.
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Dandenong line debacle
After almost a month of major works, including bus replacements for trains between the City and Dandenong and Moorabbin, trains returned to the Frankston and Dandenong (Cranbourne/Pakenham) lines on Saturday 28th January. The works included rationalisation of the junction at Caulfield, points installed near the Metro tunnel eastern portal in South Yarra, and a lot ... [More]
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Exploring Canberra’s PT
On our trip to Canberra, I got to spend a few hours exploring a little bit of the public transport system. It’s mostly buses, but one light rail (tram) line opened in 2019, and I was keen to see it. There’s also a railway station in Kingston in Canberra’s south, with regional trains to Sydney ... [More]
Iâm not sure why itâs taken so long to get back to this, but here’s the third post comparing old (1924 and 1974) vs current train timetables. Parts one and two covered the western and northwestern lines. Going clockwise the next lines are the red ones on the rail map: the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines. ... [More]
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Comparing fares
Here’s a quick comparison of adult PT fares and discounts in Australian capital cities. City Peak fare Off-peak fare Fare cap weekdays Fare cap weekends Bulk discount Adelaide $3.95 $2.20 $11.00 daily fare (not an automatic cap) $11.00 14 days $63.2028 days $105.00 Brisbane $3.37 – $10.17 20% discount No cap No cap 8 journeys ... [More]
The State Budget was last week, and included some good investments in public transport. I haven’t had time to write up everything (so busy!), but I thought I’d quickly show a couple of key indicators. Total public transport service kilometres (in blue; left axis) Public transport service kilometres per person (in red; right axis) Service ... [More]