On Time Running: Bus Punctuality Metrics for Transport Canberra

Preliminary data from Transport Canberra, last updated on 2026-07-21, details the percentage of timing points met early, late, and on time by bus services. The dataset is published by the ACT Government Open Data portal under the TCCS Data Capability author. Data remains unverified as systems are being reconnected.

Use Cases

• Monitor bus service punctuality trends based on the reported percentage of timing points met.
• Analyze the distribution of early, late, and on-time arrivals across the bus network.
• Assess the impact of operational changes on service performance metrics.
• Benchmark Transport Canberra's bus network performance against historical or target levels.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple machine-readable formats: CSV, XML, and JSON.
• The dataset is focused on a specific performance metric: bus punctuality at timing points.
• The last update timestamp is precisely recorded: 2026-07-21 16:56:42.484094.

Limitations

• The description notes the data is preliminary and remains unverified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Open Data portal via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Likely collected from operational systems of the Transport Canberra bus network.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-21 16:56:42.484094; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) bus network.