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August’s Auckland rail patronage was 22.7% higher than 12 months ago – Northern Express up 14.3%.
In the 2 months to August 31, other bus patronage in the 2 months is up 5.9% and ferry patronage rose 12%.
Overall Auckland public transport patronage totalled 66,632,872 passengers for the 12-months to Aug 2011 an increase of 5,401,196 boardings or +8.8% on 12 months previously.
This was pre-RWC but does include the Bledisloe Cup (a total of 20,000 rail journeys for it) and several pre-RWC Eden Park games.
In August more than 1 million passengers were recorded travelling by rail, the second highest monthly usage after March . For the month 1,033,207 passengers were reported travelling by rail which is 22.7% more than the same month last year.
For the year-to-date there have been 1,871,405 million passenger journeys across the rail system, an increase of 14.0% on the same two months last year and for the rolling twelve months there have been 10,094,021 million passengers on rail services, 16.3% more than the same period last year.
AT says surveys indicate that 60% of patronage on Onehunga trains is wholly on the Southern Line (between Britomart and Penrose). There were 66,170 passengers recorded using the Onehunga Line during August. Since Onehunga opened a year ago, there have been 634,052 passengers recorded on Onehunga Line services.
Southern and Eastern Line rail patronage including the Onehunga Line totalled 6,477,226 passengers for the 12-months to August 2011 an increase of 797,998 boardings or +14.1% on the same period last year. Patronage for August 2011 was 642,489 boardings, an increase of +17.9% (97,474 boardings) on August 2010 .
Western Line rail patronage totalled 3,616,819 passengers for the 12-months to August- an increase of 618,128 boardings or +20.6%. Patronage for August was 390,718 boardings, an increase of +31.4% (93,333 boardings) on August 2010 . For the year-to-date there have been 691,990 passengers recorded on Western Line services 103,327 (17.6%) more than for the same two months last year.
Northern Express patronage totalled 2,115,767 passengers for the 12-months to Aug 2011 an increase of 263,966 boardings or +14.3%. For the financial year-to-date, two months to Aug 2011, patronage has grown by +16.9% (58,877 boardings). Patronage for Aug was 223,576 boardings, an increase of +19.6% (36,669 boardings) on Aug 2010.
Other bus patronage totalled 49,605,304 passengers for the 12-months to Aug an increase of 3,435,643 boardings or +7.4%. For the financial year-to-date, two months to Aug patronage has grown by +5.9% (498,860 boardings). Patronage for Aug was 4,929,732 boardings, an increase of +9.6% (432,273 boardings) on Aug 2010.
Ferry patronage totalled 4,817,780 passengers for the 12-months to Aug an increase of 285,485 boardings or +6.3%. For the financial year-to-date, two months to Aug 2011, patronage has grown by +12.3% (82,063 boardings). Patronage for Aug 2011 was 389,614 boardings, an increase of +21.6% (69,174 boardings) on Aug 2010.
In terms of overcrowding, there were two train services reported to have average load factors above the 1.4 (i.e. four passengers standing for every ten seated passenger) target planning standard during the month, both of which were mid-afternoon (school) trips.
HOP is a success story. There are now 80,314 (+4.6% increase on July) HOP cards in market that have been used at least once. Of these, 45,996 (+10.6% on July) are registered. There is an increasing rate of registration which is now 57% (54% July).
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Overcrowding? Bottom dollar being on the 16:12 Pukekohe Service via G.I and more likely either the 15:21 or the service before it to Swanson.
Before even someone says stick a 6 car on it - it usually is (or an SA-5). But still the kiddies can fill those SA-6s up so best avoid those two services?
(.4*66170)/31=853, making the average daily patronage on the Onehunga line for August over 70% higher than AT’s projections. Looks to me like the line is absolutely justifying its existence, not just as a way to put extra services onto the Southern Line.
@Ben - I would have to say the 15.25 Papakura service via Newmarket can get pretty full. Students from Newmarket, Greenlane and Otahuhu. A six car train just manages to contain it all, a 4 car train on that service is just horrible from experience.
Of couse Steve Joyce and John Key will continue with their statements that more people drive between Welsford and Puhoi on SH 1 per day than use the Auckland rail system.
Then again, if I was in their position with a failed highway plan I would be “playing with the truth” too so as to sound credible.
Excellent job to everyone at AT for getting Auckland moving on PT.