NZ Bus Patronage August 2008
22 September 2008
Aucklanders continue to make the move to public transport.
August saw an increase of 6 % across the board with over 3.4 million passengers making their journey by bus. The reasons for increased patronage are attributed to a number of factors and vary from route to route.
Highest growth in passenger numbers occurred in the central isthmus with an increase of 9.1 %.
South Auckland and Eastern Isthmus shared increases of 5.6% and travel within the inner city grew by 5.5%
Western Bays grew by 10.3% on last year, reflecting the cessation of Queen Street roadworks that took place in 2007.
West Auckland & North shore shared increases of 4.6%, the Northshore being largely the result of timetabling changes to accommodate the Northern Express.
In the Wellington region, taking into account the difference in school/working days between August 2007 and August 2008, patronage rose 5.9%.
| Auckland passengers | Year to 31 March | 5 months to 30 Aug 2008 |
| 2007 | 37,210,897 | 15,683,311 |
| 2008 | 36,648,393 | 16,595,679 |
| Change | (1.5%) | 5.8% |
| Wellington passengers | ||
| 2007 | 20,276,179 | 8,566, 289 |
| 2008 | 19,723,961 | 8,898,043 |
| Change | (2.7%) | 3.9% |
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