Sydney Train, Metro, and Light Rail Station Passenger Counts from 2016 to 2023

2016 to 2023 passenger entry and exit counts for Sydney's train, metro, and light rail stations, derived from OPAL transaction data. The dataset is published by Transport for NSW and was last updated in March 2026. 'Typical day' data is available from 2016 to 2023, and the August 2024 update includes information on new Metro stations.

Use Cases

• Forecast station-level passenger demand based on historical entry and exit counts.
• Analyze the impact of new metro line openings on network-wide passenger flows.
• Model typical daily and monthly public transport usage patterns for service planning.

Strengths

• Data is derived from OPAL transaction data, providing a direct measure of passenger activity.
• Covers a multi-year time series from 2016 to 2023 for 'typical day' analysis.
• Includes updates for new infrastructure, such as the Sydney Metro stage 2 stations from August 2024.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Transport for NSW

Collection Method

Derived from OPAL transaction data.

Time Range

2016 to 2023 for 'typical day' data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 19:50:43.566802; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sydney, Australia (train, metro, and light rail stations).