Caretaker Conventions

This dataset contains daily Public Transport Patronage in types of services. Paper tickets sold by Ticket Vending Machines are excluded except for the ones on light rail platforms. This dataset can be aggregated to provide daily Light Rail and bus patronage number.

Note: Due to delays in data processing, final number may take up to three days to accurately report on all passenger boardings.

Provides the average number of passenger boardings by day broken down by stop and hour for May 2017. Patronage is measured through unique boardings recorded in the MyWay ticketing system on scheduled services. This includes boardings by passengers with MyWay cards and passengers who choose to purchase a ticket or transfer on board a vehicle. This dataset excludes passenger boardings on dedicated school routes.

Data was sourced from the MyWay ticketing system which records passenger validations and cash sales using the netBI business intelligence software.

Passenger boardings by Route on the ACTION network for weekends only.

Provides the number of passenger boardings by month broken down by stop and hour for July 2019 - June 2020. Patronage is measured through unique boardings recorded in the MyWay ticketing system on scheduled services. This includes boardings by passengers with MyWay cards and passengers who choose to purchase a ticket or transfer on board a vehicle. This dataset excludes passenger boardings on dedicated school routes.

Data was sourced from the MyWay ticketing system which records passenger validations and cash sales using the netBI business intelligence software.

The passenger boardings for each route on the ACTION network - not including school services

Provides the average number of passenger boardings by day broken down by stop and quarter hour for May 2017. Patronage is a measured through unique boardings recorded in the MyWay ticketing system on scheduled services. This includes boardings by passengers with MyWay cards and passengers who choose to purchase a ticket or transfer on board a vehicle. This dataset excludes passenger boardings on dedicated school routes.

Data was sourced from the MyWay ticketing system which records passenger validations and cash sales using netBI business intelligence software.

The Average Passenger Boardings By Route 2015-16 for weekdays on the ACTION network

Provides the number of passenger boardings by month broken down by stop and hour for July 2018 - June 2019. Patronage is measured through unique boardings recorded in the MyWay ticketing system on scheduled services. This includes boardings by passengers with MyWay cards and passengers who choose to purchase a ticket or transfer on board a vehicle. This dataset excludes passenger boardings on dedicated school routes.

Data was sourced from the MyWay ticketing system which records passenger validations and cash sales using the netBI business intelligence software.

Provides the average number of passenger boardings per trip by service type by month on the Transport Canberra network for 2016-17.

The service types in the current public transport network include:

Rapid services - Public transport corridors for all day, high speed travel across the city along dense corridors. Currently includes the Blue and Red Rapid services.

Frequent Local services – Local services in areas of current or future denser development, including some group centres. This type of service will connect to rapid services at bus stations and town centre nodes for longer trips. Currently includes the Green, Gold and Weston Line routes.

Peak Express services – Direct service from residential or Park and Ride facility to major employment destinations. This type of service is supplementary and does not compete with Rapid services. Currently includes the Xpresso routes.

Coverage services – Local and feeder services in lower density areas away from the 'Frequent Network'. These services are provided for reasons of inclusion rather than patronage.

The 'Frequent Network' comprises of Rapid and Frequent Local services.