A recent survey found 98 per cent of passengers reported being satisfied with the ease of using the light rail.
30 October 2023
Canberra’s light rail system has reached another passenger milestone with more than 15 million passenger journeys now taken since its April 2019 launch.
Future public transport journeys will be even easier to make when a new ticketing system rolls out in the second half of 2024.
The MyWay+ system will be available for both buses and light rail and will allow passengers to pay using a phone app, smartwatch, traditional travel card or credit or debit card.
Light rail offers Canberrans a convenient, sustainable and reliable form of public transport.
A light rail satisfaction survey undertaken last month found that 98 per cent of passengers reported being satisfied with the ease of using the light rail when they took public transport.
Fifty-one per cent of passengers also reported they plan to continue their journey through the city by taking advantage of light rail stage 2A in the future.
In the past three months, 22 per cent of all public transport journeys across the whole of Canberra were on the light rail.
The latest data also shows that public transport mode share in Gungahlin has increased by nearly 50 per cent since the introduction of light rail.
Private car usage has declined further with the highest drop recorded in Gungahlin and North Canberra, along the light rail alignment, reducing by 9 per cent in Gungahlin, and 13 per cent in North Canberra.
Construction on Stage 2A – which will see the line extended to Commonwealth Park – is expected to start once raising London Circuit is complete.
This work progresses, with the first temporary road and demolition of the southbound bridge over London Circuit complete.
Canberrans can expect to see substantial changes in the city centre as upgrades better connecting the city and the lake are carried out.
Planning and design continue on the further Stage 2B to Woden.
The ACT Government has also started construction on the ‘green track’ prototype at the National Arboretum. Canberrans will be able to see the design of grassed track areas through the city on the stage 2A line.
Find more information on the MyWay+ system.
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