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More and more people are using Auckland’s public transport - and that’s the message that needs to keep being friven home.
Auckland Transport has finally released more graphical detail of April’s Auckland public transport patronage.
Auckland public transport patronage totalled 64,781,426 passengers for the 12-months to April 2011 an increase of 4,825,265 boardings or +8.0%.
For the financial year-to-date, ten months to April 2011, patronage has grown by +8.4% (4,159,133 boardings). Patronage for April 2011 was 5,312,520 boardings, an increase of +3.9% (199,795 boardings) on April 2010.
Rail patronage totalled 9,515,697 passengers for the 12-months to April 2011 an increase of 1,185,271 boardings or +14.2%.
For the financial year-to-date, ten months to April 2011, patronage has grown by +14.9% (1,036,657 boardings).
Patronage for April 2011 was 821,363 boardings, an increase of +12.7% (92,593 boardings) on April 2010.
Southern and Eastern Line rail patronage including the Onehunga Line totalled 6,163,408 passengers for the 12-months to April 2011 an increase of 735,919 boardings or +13.6%.
For the financial year-to-date, nine months to April 2011, patronage has grown by +13.6% (617,859 boardings).
Patronage for April 2011 was 525,281 boardings, an increase of +10.6% (50,331 boardings) on April 2010.
In April 2011 there were 471,158 passengers recorded travelling on the Southern and Eastern Lines excluding the Onehunga Line, decrease of -0.8% on April 2010. This year there were several weekends when buses replaced trains including a full Easter block of lines compared to last year when only a partial block of line occurred.There were 54,123 passengers recorded using the Onehunga Line during April 2011.
For the year-to-date since the inception of these services in September 2010 there have been 386,354 passengers recorded on Onehunga Line services.
Western Line rail patronage totalled 3,352,289 passengers for the 12-months to April 2011 an increase of 449,357 boardings or +15.5%. For the financial year-to-date, ten months to April 2011, patronage has grown by +17.3% (418,798 boardings).
Patronage for April 2011 was 296,082 boardings, an increase of +17.7% (42,262 boardings) on April 2010.
Northern Express continued its golden status. Patronage totalled 2,005,764 passengers for the 12-months to
April 2011 an increase of 278,157 boardings or +16.1%.
For the financial year to-date, ten months to April 2011, patronage has grown by +14.8% (214,334 boardings) and patronage for April 2011 was 172,187 boardings, an increase of +9.6% (15,136).
Other Bus services saw patronage total 48,547,396 passengers for the 12-months to April 2011 an increase of 3,168,071 boardings or +7.0%.
For the financial year-to-date, ten months to April 2011, patronage has grown by +7.3% (2,723,775 boardings). Patronage for April 2011 was 3,907,975 boardings, an increase of +2.3% (86,233 boardings) on April 2010.
Ferry patronage totalled 4,712,569 passengers for the 12-months to April 2011 an increase of 193,766 boardings or +4.3%.
For the financial year-to-date, ten months to April 2011, patronage has grown by +4.8% (184,367 boardings).
Patronage for April 2011 was 410,995 boardings, an increase of +1.4% (5,833 boardings) on April 2010.
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And of course the government keeps using 2006 data so it can stick its head in the sand to try and justify its position.
Also it is probably only going to be 1-2 years before Auckland overtakes Wellington in the total number of train journeys taken.