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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

MINISTER FOR URBAN SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY -QUESTION-

QUESTION NO 1088

ACTION BUS Routes

Mr De Domenico - asked the Munster for Urban Services:

(1) What is the most popular, or the most utilised ACTION bus route.

(2) As a percentage, what does this route recover is its running costs from patronage.

(3) What is the worst; most unpopular, under utilised ACTION bus route.

(4) As a percentage, what does this route recover in its running costs from patronage.

Mr Connolly - the answer to the Member's question is as follows:

(1) . The most utilised ACTION bus route in 1992/93. was the 720 express service.

(2) Based on the proportion of bus kilometres and bus hours incurred in operating the

route (and allocating a share of all fixed overheads, including capital costs, in the

same proportion) the cost recovery rate is 112.7%.

(3) The least utilised ACTION bus route in 1992/93 was the 206 service from Woden

(4) On the same costing basis described for (2) above the cost recovery is 2.5%.

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