New Network and Integrated Fares Update
At the Infrastructure Committee two weeks ago not only was there an update on AT’s light rail plans but also on the status of the New Network and Integrated Fares including some maps of what is proposed.
New Network
On the New Network there is the rough timeline of when we’ll see the next steps in the process.…
2014 – A Year in Review Part 1 – PT
With the year fast coming to a close this is the first in a series of posts wrapping up what happened this year. In this post I’m just going to look at the changes we’ve seen with Public Transport.
While 2013 was very much a lull year while many projects ticked on in the background, 2014 has arguably been one of the biggest years for PT in Auckland for some time.…
Guest Post: Dear AT HOP
This is a guest post by reader Frith Stalker
Dear AT Hop
I have used Auckland buses for 30 years
I am very smart, very pedantic, very polite and very Rule Abiding
I am your perfect customer.
I always thank the driver.…
What’s happening with the HOP daily passes
For a number of months earlier this year the Auckland Transport Board Reports included the following lines.
March Meeting
Testing of a new AT HOP Day Pass is underway for targeted introduction by April 2014 across bus, rail and ferry. The pass will offer greater flexibility through three separate geographic zones compared with the existing and to be withdrawn paper Discovery Day Pass
April Meeting
Testing of a new AT HOP Day Pass is underway for targeted introduction by May 2014 across bus, rail and ferry.…
Public Transport revenues for April
The Auckland Transport board met last week and while most of the board report didn’t seem overly interesting one part on HOP usage caught my attention. It broke down the patronage by HOP vs paper tickets not just for trips but for revenue (page 31).…
Rail Station HOP usage
Last week I looked at station boarding data which had been provided to me by Auckland Transport. The way it was provided showed the number of people that tagged on with HOP as well as the number that brought paper tickets.…
Winston Peters show’s he doesn’t get HOP
Winston Peters shows that he clearly doesn’t understand HOP – although I guess that shouldn’t be surprising
New Zealand First is urging SuperGold Cardholders who travel for free on Auckland public transport not to waste their money buying a prepaid card.…
Getting HOP in the Hands of more people
Brian Rudman’s column on Friday about the completion of the roll-out of HOP had some good points, although also a few mistakes. More than a year late, and about $13 million over the original $87 million budget, Auckland Transport’s pre-pay, Hop travel card has finally achieved 100 per cent coverage of the city’s train, ferry and bus network.…
Better or cheaper public transport?
With the great news that the Hop Card has finally been fully implemented, attention now turns to complementing integrated ticketing with integrated fares. Integrated fares is all about ensuring that you pay the same amount for a trip from A to B regardless of how you got there: a single bus, bus & train combination or whatever.…
Celebration time, HOP Rollout Complete
A very important milestone was achieved last week, the Airbus Express buses went live on AT HOP. That means that every public bus, train or ferry service in Auckland can now be boarded and paid for using the same smart card.…
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