ARTA Annual Report 2009 - Auckland Transport

SUCCESS STORIES
ARTA is Auckland’s central transport agency and is responsible for the integrated
planning, funding and implementation of transport, including arterial roads,
throughout the Auckland region.
Record numbers of Aucklanders get on board
public transport.
In 2009, public transport patronage has been higher than in any year since 1985.
Customers took 58.6 million trips on the region’s buses, trains and ferries, a
7.7% increase in just one year.
In 2004, ARTA was formed as the country’s first stand alone regional transport
authority, with a mandate to solve Auckland’s transport challenges. After decades
of underinvestment, our five years of planning and actions towards an effective,
integrated network are bearing fruit.
This year, 2009, we can say with confidence that not only are we working for
Auckland’s transport needs, but substantial progress has been made in getting
Auckland’s transport to work for us, for all Aucklanders.
Here’s more proof:
Train trips
7.7 million trips were taken on Auckland’s trains last year – the highest number since records
began in 1955. Rail usage has risen by 97% over the past five years.
Reasons:
• More trains, more often. With the double tracking of the Western Line almost complete, trains
run every 15 minutes at peak times, and five to six trains run an hour at peak times on the
Southern and Eastern lines. Services increased from 635 per week in 2005 to 1,475 in 2009,
with 49 carriages added to the network.
• More punctual. In March 2005 only 76.6% of trains arrived on time. This figure steadied at over
85% for most of 2009.
• Better stations, better trains. 21 of the 41 stations on the network have been upgraded over
five years. Six train carriages have been fitted this year with new seating, carpet and upgraded
air conditioning.
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