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Which station in Melbourne has the fastest-growing patronage?
This post continues a series analysing station patronage data for Melbourne and Victoria from 2013 to 2018. This time, we are going to look at patronage growth across the metropolitan area. Result…
7 March, 2019The fastest way to get from the city to La Trobe University
With uni starting up again this month, it is worthwhile for students, staff and visitors to have a good look at the various public transport options for their respective universities. I might…
28 February, 2019Which are the least and most used stations in Victoria?
As mentioned in a previous post, I recently acquired station patronage data for Melbourne and Victoria for 2013 to 2018. This means that we can now play with the data! One of…
21 February, 2019Station patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018
I have recently acquired patronage data for all railway stations in Victoria between 2013-2018. After requests to Public Transport Victoria and V/Line were answered last week, I compiled this data into two…
14 February, 2019Which Melbourne suburb has the most railway stations?
Melbourne’s 218 railway stations are not always where you expect them to be: Huntingdale Station is in Oakleigh, North Melbourne Station is in West Melbourne and Burwood Station is in Glen Iris.…
31 January, 2019Transport tip of the month – travelling to the CBD from North Balwyn and East Kew
tl;dr version – if you live in parts of North Balwyn and East Kew, you can get to the city quicker by changing from the 200 to the 905 rather than staying…
17 January, 2019Mont Albert and Surrey Hills level crossing removals – preliminary thoughts
The removal of the level crossings at Surrey Hills and Mont Albert in Melbourne’s east was announced last month as part of the 2018 state election campaign. These two projects will eliminate…
22 December, 2018Transport tip of the month – changing from buses to trains at Victoria Park Station
tl;dr version – if you are on a citybound bus on the Eastern Freeway and want to change to a Mernda/Hurstbridge train, get off at the Truro Street bus stop and walk…
13 December, 2018Transport tip of the month – change at West Richmond instead of Jolimont
tl;dr version – if you are on a citybound 48 or 75 tram and want to change to an outbound Mernda/Hurstbridge train, get off at Punt Road and walk to West Richmond…
15 November, 2018How far can you travel in Melbourne for just $4.30?
If you travel long distances, Melbourne’s flat rate fare system works very much in your favour. Regardless of whether you travel 800 metres or 40 kilometres, myki will charge you the same…
11 August, 2018
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