Comments on: A Record Breaking Month http://transportblog.co.nz/2009/05/04/a-record-breaking-month/ Mon, 21 May 2012 15:26:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jarbury http://transportblog.co.nz/2009/05/04/a-record-breaking-month/#comment-31 jarbury Tue, 05 May 2009 20:47:37 +0000 http://transportblog.co.nz/?p=356#comment-31 I caught only a few trains right at the beginning of March, on the western line, and they were full if not totally over-crowded. The bus route that I take is also not one of the busiest - so no huge overcrowding there. But I have heard that people are finding both buses and trains busier than ever, which makes sense with these figures. I think perhaps off-peak travel has been increasing quite dramatically too. There has been huge uptake of SuperGold card rides by pensioners - which obviously helps the off-peak numbers significantly. I caught only a few trains right at the beginning of March, on the western line, and they were full if not totally over-crowded. The bus route that I take is also not one of the busiest – so no huge overcrowding there. But I have heard that people are finding both buses and trains busier than ever, which makes sense with these figures.

I think perhaps off-peak travel has been increasing quite dramatically too. There has been huge uptake of SuperGold card rides by pensioners – which obviously helps the off-peak numbers significantly.

]]> By: George Darroch http://transportblog.co.nz/2009/05/04/a-record-breaking-month/#comment-30 George Darroch Tue, 05 May 2009 12:29:10 +0000 http://transportblog.co.nz/?p=356#comment-30 Wow, that is huge. How crowded are those buses and trains right now? I remember the last time I was in Auckland, a few years ago, supply hadn't caught up with demand on the rails, and it felt a little cramped. Wow, that is huge. How crowded are those buses and trains right now? I remember the last time I was in Auckland, a few years ago, supply hadn’t caught up with demand on the rails, and it felt a little cramped.

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