Monthly public transport patronage by mode

Monthly total patronage for metropolitan and regional train, metropolitan and regional bus, tram and regional coach services in Victoria, to allow users to analyse trends in patronage by mode. Patronage is a count of patron boardings onto services, with the exclusion of train transfers that do not involve a change in direction. Patrons includes all persons 5 and over, excluding drivers and station staff. **Data Currency**This information will be updated on a monthly basis but with a 2 month lag in order to provide a comprehensive view of patronage during that time period. **Data Quality**1\\) Patronage data for metropolitan modes and for regional bus is derived from myki ticketing data. As ticketing data provides an incomplete picture of the number of people using public transport, DoT also conducts a patronage survey to supplement myki data. The purpose of the patronage survey is to determine the transaction rate, which is the percentage of passengers who ‘touch\\-on’ when they travel. Ticketing transactions are boosted according to the transaction rate to provide an estimate of total patronage.2\\) As of January 2021, metropolitan train patronage uses barrier count data, where available, in place of survey observations to determine the transaction rate.3\\) Metropolitan train patronage is derived from a count of station entries, plus a 5% ‘transfer uplift’ to account for trips following a transfer within a station.4\\) Patronage data for regional train and coach is provided by V/Line and is based on conductor or driver counts for each regional train and coach service.5\\) Patronage data for regional bus also includes patronage estimates for services that are not myki enabled. This data is derived from the ‘monthly statistical returns’ completed by each bus operator.

本数据集涵盖维多利亚州大都会与区域铁路、大都会及区域公交、有轨电车以及区域长途客运服务的月度总客流数据，以供使用者分析不同出行方式的客流变化趋势。客流统计口径为乘客上车人次，不含换向换乘的列车换乘行为。统计对象为5岁及以上全体乘客，排除驾驶员与车站工作人员。

**数据时效性**：该数据集将按月更新，但存在2个月的滞后周期，以确保完整呈现对应时段的客流全貌。

**数据质量**：
1. 大都会出行方式及区域公交的客流数据源自myki票务系统数据。鉴于票务数据无法完整反映公共交通实际出行人数，维多利亚州交通厅（Department of Transport，简称DoT）同步开展客流调查以补充myki数据。客流调查的核心目标为确定交易率，即出行时完成“触卡”操作的乘客占比。系统将依据交易率对票务交易数据进行调整，以估算总客流规模。
2. 自2021年1月起，大都会铁路客流在条件允许的情况下，采用闸机计数数据替代调查观测数据以确定交易率。
3. 大都会铁路客流统计基于车站进站人次，另加5%的“换乘上浮系数”，用于覆盖站内换乘后的出行行程。
4. 区域铁路与长途客运的客流数据由V/Line提供，基于各区域铁路及长途客运服务的乘务员或驾驶员的实际计数结果。
5. 区域公交客流数据还包含未开通myki票务服务线路的客流估算值，该类数据源自各公交运营商提交的“月度统计报表”。