Section 5   Public Transport

Average Daily Public Transport Passenger Journeys by Mode 1995-2005 (thousands)

Year

Franchised Buses

MTR

KCRC

Hongkong Tramways

Public Light Buses (1)

East Rail

West Rail

Light Rail

1995

3506(2.6%)

2226(1.0%)

641(5.3%)

-

336(5.0%)

309(-9.4%)

1745(-1.8%)

1996

3650(4.1%)

2231(0.2%)

679(5.9%)

-

342(1.8%)

295(-4.5%)

1769(1.4%)

1997

3792(3.9%)

2224(-0.3%)

718(5.7%)

-

346(1.2%)

279(-5.4%)

1591

(-10.1%)

1998

3808(0.4%)

2185(-1.8%)

738(2.8%)

-

314(-9.2%)

255(-8.6%)

1588(-0.2%)

1999

3961(4.0%)

2164(-1.0%)

757(2.6%)

-

314(0.0%)

241(-5.5%)

1586(-0.1%)

2000

4131(4.3%)

2125(-1.8%)

791(4.5%)

-

323(2.9%)

235(-2.5%)

1607 (1.3%)

2001

4241(2.7%)

2103(-1.0%)

802(1.4%)

-

319(-1.2%)

240(2.1%)

1634(1.7%)

2002

4327(2.0%)

2153(2.4%)

812(1.2%)

-

314(-1.6%)

239(-0.4%)

1655(1.3%)

2003

4047(-6.5%)

2130(-1.1%)

763(-6.0%)

106+

291(-7.3%)

224(-6.3%)

1631(-1.5%)

2004

4081(0.8%)

2299(7.9%)

803(5.2%)

131(23.6%)

360(23.7%)

232(3.6%)

1709 (4.8%)

2005

3918(-4.0%)

2374(3.3%)

896(11.6%)

177(35.1%)

373(3.6%)

231(-0.4%)

1759(2.9%)




Average Daily Public Transport Passenger Journeys by Mode 1995-2005 (cont'd) (thousands)



Year

Ferries

Taxis (2)

Residents' Services

KCRC Light Rail Transit Feeder Bus

Peak Tramways

Total

1995

222 (-5.5%)

1079 (1.0%)

94 (4.4%)

99 (4.2%)

11 (0.0%)

10268 (1.0%)

1996

214 (-3.6%)

1056 (-2.1%)

106 (12.8%)

104 (5.1%)

12 (9.1%)

10457 (1.8%)

1997

196 (-8.4%)

1036 (-1.9%)

112 (5.7%)

108 (3.8%)

12 (0.0%)

10413 (-0.4%)

1998

172(-12.2%)

982 (-5.2%)

110 (-1.8%)

104 (-3.7%)

9 (-25.0%)

10264 (-1.4%)

1999

157 (-8.7%)

967 (-1.5%)

115 (4.5%)

60 (-42.3%)

9 (0.0%)

10330 (0.6%)

2000

153 (-2.5%)

977 (1.0%)

132 (14.8%)

42 (-30.0%)

9 (0.0%)

10525 (1.9%)

2001

152 (-0.7%)

974 (-0.3%)

153 (15.9%)

55 (31.0%)

10 (11.1%)

10683 (1.5%)

2002

151 (-0.7%)

979 (0.5%)

170 (11.1%)

70 (27.3%)

10 (0.0%)

10879 (1.8%)

2003

146 (-3.3%)

975 (-0.4%)

174 (2.4%)

71 (1.4%)

8(-20.0%)

10465 (-3.8%)

2004

155 (6.2%)

1032 (5.8%)

177 (1.7%)

55 (-22.5%)

11(37.5%)

11046 (5.6%)

2005

154 (-0.6%)

1026 (-0.6%)

178#(0.6%)

74 (34.5%)

11 (0.0%)

11171 (1.1%)


Notes :

(1)

The whole series of RMB patronage figures for the period from January 2003 to November 2004 was revised in February 2005. Figures before 2003 are estimated based on the results of the Survey on Patronage of Public Light Buses conducted in 1997, while those for 2003 and after are based on the results of a similar survey conducted in end 2002. Due to limitation of data, the figures cannot fully reflect the fluctuations in RMB patronage over the months.

 

(2)

The whole series of taxi patronage figures for the period from January 1989 to November 2004 was revised in February 2005. Figures for the months since February 2003 are estimated using the taxi operating data of the corresponding month. Since similar data were not available for earlier months, figures for these months were revised only based on some crude assumptions; they therefore cannot fully reflect the fluctuations in taxi patronage in these months.

 

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The figures are derived by dividing the total number of passenger journeys carried by the number of days in operation and hence may not add up to total.

 

Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
Figures in brackets are annual growth rates.