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Target 63: Use of public transport

Increase the use of public transport to 10% of metropolitan weekday passenger vehicle kilometres travelled by 2018

(the department is lead agency on this target).

The estimated metropolitan public transport patronage in 2015‑16 was 8.0 per cent of total public transport and car use (source: Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS). This is an increase of 1.2 percent on 2014‑15 due to a number of factors including the decrease in the ABS’s estimate of private vehicle travel in the Adelaide metropolitan area, and the inclusion of ‘free travel’ data within the department public transport patronage figures.

In progress toward this target the department:

  • announced major reforms to the point to point industry, operational from 1 July 2016, following receipt of the South Australian Taxi and Chauffeur Vehicle Industry Review
  • continued the provision of special event services for events held at the Adelaide Oval and other large events transporting approximately 718 000 passengers via public transport services in 2015‑16
  • implemented new services and changed timetable for buses in January 2016 to improve the efficiency of the public transport network
  • undertook Passenger Facilities Upgrades, including the complete redevelopment of the City South tram platform
  • improved transparency and reporting around performance and accountability to enhance our public transport system for all customers
  • improved safety across the rail network including increase station lighting
  • completed the re-sleepering of the Port River Rail Bridge.

More Information

South Australian Taxi and Chauffeur Vehicle Industry Review