Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)

Brief description

Total and daily average patronage (station entries) for Melbourne metropolitan train stations, including average patronage by time band, to allow users to analyse Melbourne metropolitan train patronage by station, day type, time of day and total annual.




**Data Quality**

Patronage estimates are rounded to nearest 50 and values less than 50 are rounded up to 50\\.

Patronage estimates are derived from myki ticketing data and factored up to account for the transaction rate. The transaction rate is determined by survey and by barrier count data at gated stations. The survey is designed to provide a precise measure of patronage at the modal level and precision is decreased for patronage estimates at the station level.

The sum of station entries for all metropolitan stations differs from total metropolitan train patronage because station entries do not include service transfers within stations.

Station entries for Southern Cross station do not include counts of passengers entering the gates to platforms 1 to 8, where regional train services depart. This is included in regional train station entries data. Station entries for other metropolitan stations do include counts of passengers who enter the station to board regional train services.