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Wellington-Regional-Rail-Annual Greater Wellington Regional Council Wellington Metropolitan Rail 2018/2019 Annual Report June 2019 WELLINGTON REGION MAP Waikanae Masterton Upper Hutt Johnsonville Wellington 1 CONTENTS Chairperson’s Report 4 1 Introduction 15 2 Purpose 17 3 Background 19 Governance 19 Wellington Metropolitan Rail Network 20 4 Service Outcomes 23 4.1 Overview 23 4.2 Achievements 23 4.3 Performance Measurement 24 Punctuality 24 Reliability 25 Safety 25 Customer Satisfaction 27 Patronage 28 4.4 Outlook for 2019/20 30 5 Asset Management: rolling stock 31 5.1 Overview 31 5.2 Achievements 31 5.3 Performance Measurement 33 Fleet Reliability 33 Fleet Availability 34 Fleet Maintainability 35 5.4 Outlook for 2019/20 36 6 Asset Management: 37 6.1 Overview 37 6.2 Achievements 38 6.3 Average Condition Grading by Line 39 6.4 Outlook for 2019/20 39 2 7 Strategic Management 41 7.1 Framework for the strategic management of metro rail 41 7.2 Performance Measurement 41 Metro Rail Operating Model 41 Wellington Regional Land Transport Strategy 42 Wellington Regional Public Transport Plan 43 Regional Rail Plan 44 Greater Wellington Regional Council Long Term Plan 46 7.3 Outlook for 2019/20 48 Glossary 49 New Bike and Ride shelter at Paraparaumu 3 CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT This has been our busiest year yet on Greater Growing public transport patronage Wellington’s regional rail network with an all-time This new annual patronage high represents a 5.7 per cent patronage high of 14.3 million passenger journeys, increase year on year. Peak patronage was even higher, up which is 800,000 more than the previous year. More 7.3 per cent year-to-date, and peak patronage on our two and more people are hopping out of their cars and busiest lines, Hutt Valley and Kapiti, which carry around onto our rail services as means of travel to work, 85% of our customers, are up 8.5 per cent year-to-date. school and our region’s great attractions. We have This patronage growth is significantly above forecast models continued to invest in better infrastructure across the and even above Greater Wellington’s internal stretch targets. network and have been working to ensure frequent We also had the biggest ever Westpac Stadium event with services across our busiest lines. Eminem’s concert, which saw an extra 22,000 people travelling on the trains on March 2. Patronage exceeded 14m for the first time in 2018/19. New timetable for Hutt and Kapiti Lines In July there was a timetable change for the Hutt and Kapiti Lines, introducing a 20 minute frequency on interpeak services. The impact of the timetable meant more frequent services on the Kapiti and Hutt Valley lines between the two peaks and additional services in the evening as well as more accurate timing for services on the Johnsonville line. Addressing driver shortages There is still a shortage of drivers on our network – ten Locomotive Engineers (LEs) left Transdev over the year, nine of which went to other rail companies and one of which was promoted. Five LEs graduated this year and a total of 17 were in training throughout the year. Transdev are currently five LEs short of a full roster. Recruitment is ongoing. A state-of-the art train simulator has been used this year to help train new drivers. It was developed to give a real-life view of the region’s rail tracks and enable trainee drivers to respond to different situations that can unfold – including earthquakes, storms and slips. 4 Improving the Wairarapa journey Major upgrade and renewal works Improving Wairarapa Line performance and comfort The ongoing Wellington metro upgrade project is working continues to be a priority and a challenge. Metlink to combat the remaining concerns of train users. The commenced the Wairarapa nine-car service during afternoon project got underway in March and the next major works peak, in April. The 4:25pm nine-car service to Masterton saw will be construction on the Trentham to Upper Hutt another carriage added to provide an additional 64 seats for single line to double track that area. The next phase of the service. This is now the longest passenger train on the major developments will likely focus on new train fleets Wellington region’s rail network by more than 20 metres. and replacement of the aged and constrained network signalling infrastructure with a modern system offering safer Paraparaumu cycle racks operations and higher service frequencies. Preparation of an A brand new style of cycle racks was installed at updated Wellington Regional Rail Plan is underway and we Paraparaumu train station. The new racks are sheltered with are to engage with stakeholders on strategic programme two tiers, being able to hold 16 bikes. This is the space that concepts from this September. two car parks would take up. The cycle rack in Paraparaumu acts as a trial for the rollout of new bike racks at other Looking ahead stations. Planning has commenced for proposed longer distance rolling stock (dual mode electro-diesel multiple units), to Porirua Station Park and Ride replace and upgrade the Wairarapa and Capital Connection Porirua Station Park and Ride has been extended with fleets. These plans include the provision of capacity for an additional 172 carparks to cater to the capacity of supplementing peak demand on both the Hutt Valley and commuters using our network. This project was done in Kapiti Lines. Reliability and punctuality both improved in three stages, with the last stage being completed in July. June compared to May 2019 with less services cancelled. As part of this upgrade, there are eight new carpool spaces Our operator is implementing a service improvement plan – reserved for cars with two or more people. There are to ensure sustained performance against targets over time. also five new mobility parking spaces, two new areas for Greater Wellington, Transdev Wellington and KiwiRail are motorcycle parking and two new parent parking spaces. awaiting the long term customer service goal of introducing electronic integrated ticketing across all train, bus and ferry services delivered by Project NEXT. Chris Laidlaw 5 HIGHLIGHTS OVER THE YEAR Biggest stadium event in Wellington (Eminem), an extra 22,000 people travelling on the train New timetable for Hutt and Kapiti Lines - 20 minute off peak frequency 6 PATRONAGE GROWTH Strong patronage growth, 5.7% overall and 8.5% peak growth on the Kapiti and Hutt Lines 15 14 13 12 Millions 11 10 9 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 7 WELLINGTON METROPOLITAN RAIL TRENDS 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 26.3 25.4 25.6 27.4 Passenger boardings per capita (#) 24.4 13.6 13.1 14.3 Passengers carried (# million) 12.8 12.1 4.17 5.69 Passenger growth year on year (%) 5.54 3.29 2.50 5.26 5.48 7.32 Peak passenger growth year on year (%) 3.94 3.42 320 311 340 Passenger kilometres (million km) 306 291 3.67 3.74 Average fare ($) 3.71 3.57 3.57 Operational expenditure 7.55 7.54 7.48 7.87 per passenger ($) 7.13 95.6 Punctuality (old measure) (%) 92.4 Punctuality (new measure) (%) 88.3* 88.3* 88.3* Reliability (old measure) (%) 99.8 99.2 Reliability (new measure) (%) 97.2* 97.5* 95.3* 14 Notiable occurrences (#) 10 15 9 7 93 93 Customer satisfaction - trip overall (%) 92 89 89 94 93 95 Customer satisfaction - station (%) 94 90 6.1 6.0 Unit kilometres run (million km) 5.5 5.9 5.4 Operational expenditure 17.7 18.7 16.8 16.7 per unit kilometre ($) 16.0 Accessibility (% trains) 100 100 100 100 100 * Punctuality & reliability results for 2017 onwards are not comparable with previous years. ‘Reliability’ is now a measure of all services that are cancelled, do not stop at all stations, or leave early from key stations; prior to 2017 the measure was for cancelled services only. ‘Punctuality’ (on-time) results are now measured across the network (at all key stations); prior to this financial year the measure was recorded at Wellington station only. FINANCIAL TRENDS ($ MILLION) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 53.1 Fare revenue 50.6 43.2 48.2 45.7 24.0 24.3 Rates revenue (for operational expenditure) 28.0 18.9 19.8 NZTA funding 32.1 29.9 (for operational expenditure) 23.2 27.8 27.4 112.8 96.7 99.0 101.7 Operational expenditure 86.5 120.4 28.4 Capital expenditure 19.9 7.0 16.2 476.5 423.9 425.1 413.6 Asset value 320.4 9 AVERAGE ASSET CONDITION (1 = EXCELLENT, 5 = EXTREMELY POOR) STATIONS (SCORE) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Johnsonville Line 2.0 1.7 2.2 1.9 1.8 Kapiti Line 2.0 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.9 Melling Line 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 Hutt Valley Line 2.2 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.0 Wairarapa Line 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 TRAINS (SCORE) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Matangi 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 SW Carriages 2.2 2.2 3.0 2.9 2.9 10 OPERATIONAL REVENUE 2018/19 $113,454,000 0.2% Other Revenue 25% Rates Revenue 28% NZTA Funding 47% Fare Revenue OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE 2018/19 $112,770,000 5% Other 11% Metlink Services 27% Rail Network Charges 58% Train Operations 11 Track work on the Kapiti Line 12 13 One two-car Matangi train unit can easily carry more than all the drivers and passengers in the cars shown in this picture.
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