Network statistics

Metropolitan trains
Operators 1
Lines 16
Track kilometres 830
Total stations 218
Premium Stations 82
Fleet size 206 six-car sets comprising:
93 Comeng
36 Siemens
77 X'Trapolis
Annual patronage 2014 222.5 million passenger trips
Annual patronage growth 2013-2014 -2.2%

*Please note the figure for metropolitan train stations includes Southern Cross Station which is also counted in the figure for regional train stations.

Metropolitan trams
Operators 1
Routes 24 including City Circle
Track kilometres 250km of double track
Total stops 1,761
Level access stops
383
Total fleet size 489
Total low floor fleet size 118
Annual patronage as at December 2014
173.4 million passenger trips
Annual patronage growth 12 months to December 2014 -5.4%

 

Metropolitan buses*
Operators 13
Total routes 346
SmartBus routes
9
NightRider routes
13
Route kilometres (millions)
114.3km (approx)
Total stops 18,125
Total fleet size 1,753
Total low floor fleet size 1,551
Annual patronage 2012-13 119.3 million passenger trips
Annual patronage growth 2011-12 to 2012-13 -5.7%

*Metropolitan bus figures include NightRider services.

Regional trains
Operators 1
Lines 5 short-haul lines
8 long-haul lines
Track kilometres 1,747km (approx)
Total stations 88
Fleet size 41 Diesel locomotives
133 Carriages (loco)
143 VLocity carriages
21 Sprinters
Annual patronage 2014 13.1 million passenger trips
Annual patronage growth 2013-2014 -5.1%

 

Regional coaches
Operators 30
Routes 89
Total kilometres
18,200km (approx)
Fleet size 103
DDA compliant fleet
70
Annual patronage 2012-13 1.5 million passenger trips
Annual patronage growth 2011-12 to 2012-13 -4.3%

 

Regional buses
Operators 69
Routes 323*
Route kilometres (millions)
22.9km (approx)
Stops 7,306
Total fleet size 559
Total low floor fleet size 301
Annual patronage 2012-13 (passenger trips million)
14.9
Annual patronage growth 2011-12 to 2012-13 1.36%

*Please note this figure includes non-V/Line intertown services as well as town bus services.