Daniel BowenBlog post: there's some new PT patronage data out for #Melbourne and regional Victoria. Up and down through 2025, and an interesting bump during the "Summer Start" free weekends... but for train only, not bus or tram. https://danielbowen.com/2026/03/25/patronage-during-2025/
Patronage during 2025
Updated public transport patronage data has just been released, including for January 2026. This is particularly interesting given the Summer Start free weekend travel that applied during December and January. Unfortunately the other data set that separates out patronage by days does not include weekend data for this period. It's not clear if this is [...]