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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 4 Hansard (3 April) . . Page.. 1415 ..
Proportionate improvements were made to weekend timetables with an extra 34 services operating on a Saturday and 21 extra services on Sundays.
Table 1 below shows that when comparing the period 1 July 2001 to 28 February 2002 and 1 July 2002 to 28 February 2003 there has been a 22.8% increase in the total number of passengers in the Gungahlin area travelling on ACTION services.
Table 1: Comparison of Total Passengers to and from Gungahlin for the Period 1 July 01 to 28 February 02 and 1 July 02 to 28 February 03
Period of Time | Total Number of Passengers to and from Gungahlin |
1 July 2001 to 28 February 2002 | 508,919 |
1 July 2002 to 28 February 2003 | 624,814 |
Percentage Increase | 22.8% |
Introduction of a New Route 755 for Campbell Park and Russell Employees in Gungahlin
A new route 755, from Gungahlin to Campbell Park and Russell, was introduced in November 2002 as a result of this demand. Based on current trends, ACTION expects growth to continue and is continually reviewing its services to meet the demand.
The route 755 operates one service in the morning at 7.09am from Gungahlin and one service in the evening at 4.22pm from Russell Office.
Extension of the Route 33 to the Hospice
In 13 May 2002 the Route 33 was extended on some trips to service the Hospice.
Out of 51 trips daily between Monday and Friday, 28 trips daily service the Hospice.
Out of 33 trips on a Saturday, 27 trips service the Hospice.
On a Sunday out of a total of 23 trips, 9 trips service the Hospice.
The total patronage for the Route 33 since May 2002 is:
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