Question NW604 to the Minister of Transport
10 October 2019 - NW604
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Transport
What was the total number of (a) train, (b) taxi and (c) bus commuters in the 2018-19 financial year?
Reply:
- The total number of train commuters in the 2018-19 financial year were as follow:
Metrorail: 208,5 million paying commuters transported
Main Line Passenger Service: 387,501 paying passengers transported
(b) The Department does not have figures relating to taxi passengers. Taxis are not contracted to the Department therefore are not compelled to provide their passenger numbers as is the case with subsidized bus services.
(c) Bus Commuters in Integrated Public Transport Networks in municipalities operational in 2018/19:
Municipality |
Total average passenger trips per week day |
Cape Town |
73 000 |
Ekurhuleni’s Harambee |
4 000 |
George |
12 500 |
Jo’burg |
58 000 |
Nelson Mandela Bay |
11 500 |
Tshwane |
31 000 (includes 17 000 - PTOG Passengers from Mamelodi carried by Are Yeng) |
190 000 |
Bus commuters transported through contracted bus services subsidized through the Public Transport Operations Grant in 2018/19:
Type of service - PTOG |
Number of Passengers |
Number of passenger trips/year |
302 989 350 |