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Chapter 5
Passenger transport
The passenger transport task is a function of the number and movement of passenger
vehicles (including aircraft and freight vehicles when used as passenger vehicles)
and the occupancy rate of the vehicles. See also passenger statistics in Chapter 8
Aviation.
Drivers of freight vehicles travelling for business purposes and passenger vehicles with
fare paying passengers are excluded from the passenger transport task. Conceptually,
this measure could include passenger travel by foot, bicycle and recreational water
craft; however, other than travel to work estimates, robust datasets for these forms of
passenger travel do not yet exist.
Recent events
• October 2007: Glenelg tramline from Victoria Square to the vicinity of the Adelaide
Railway Station began operating.
• December 2007: Southern Suburbs Railway linking Perth with Mandurah opens.
• February 2008: Go Card—Brisbane public transport smart card introduced.
• May 2008: Brisbane’s Inner Northern Busway opened.
Future plans
• Early 2009: expected opening of the Epping to Chatswood rail line in Sydney.
• Late 2009: extension of the Brisbane to Gold Coast railway to Varsity Lakes.
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