Courtenay Place Closure - 4 February 2012 Read full update

Courtenay Place will be closed one night this weekend for the Rugby Sevens ...

Buses replace trains: Kapiti line Read full update

There’s still more work to be done upgrading the Wellington rail network....

Bus Stop Closure: Lambton Quay Farmers - 7 February 2012 Read full update

Lambton Quay - Farmers bus stop (#5012) is closed some nights this week due...

7.04am Hutt Valley train line service cancelled - 15 November 2011 Read full update

The weekday 7.04am service from Upper Hutt to Wellington is cancelled from ...

Extra Wairarapa train capacity - Saturday 4 February 2012 Read full update

Are you going to the Martinborough Fair this Saturday 4 February? Tranz Met...

Reduced capacity on two peak services from Tuesday 7 February Read full update

Due to extensive mechanical issues with the English Electric trains and cus...

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2008/09 Highlights

Greater Wellington Public Transport Statistics (updated 21 September 2009)

During the year, Greater Wellington funded almost 1.2 million bus, rail and ferry services.
A total of 35.4 million passenger trips were made on the region's public bus, train and ferry services in the 2008/09 year, an increase of 2.14% over the previous year.
Train patronage increased 2.8%.
Bus patronage increased 1.8%.
Harbour ferry patronage increased 1.6%.
Greater Wellington residents have access to 5 rail lines and 103 bus routes as well as a harbour ferry and cable car line.
90% of residents live within 400 metres (approximately 5 minutes walk) of a bus stop or train station.
There are 2,800 bus stops, 47 train stations, 5 harbour ferry wharves and 5 cable car stops.
Approximately 850 bus stops have a shelter provided.

2006 Census Data

At the 2006 Census 17% of greater Wellington residents indicated they used public transport to travel to work. This compares with just 7% in Auckland and 4% in Canterbury. Over recent years greater Wellington residents have been increasing their use of public transport for commuting with 15% in 1996 and 16% in 2001 using public transport for travel to work.