Translink Origin-Destination Trips for Public Transport Patronage

Patronage data associated with Translink in-service routes, covering origin-destination trips from 2022 onwards. The dataset is provided by Transport and Main Roads under a CC-BY-4.0 license and was last updated in May 2026. Data pre-2022 is stored in a separate dataset.

Use Cases

• Model public transit demand based on origin-destination trip data
• Analyze patronage trends over time for specific routes
• Plan service improvements based on passenger flow patterns

Strengths

• Data is explicitly split by time period, with a dedicated dataset for trips from 2022 onwards
• License is clearly stated as CC-BY-4.0, indicating open reuse permissions
• Last updated date is provided (2026-05-04), suggesting ongoing maintenance

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 and Main Roads

Time Range

2022 onwards

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 07:41:07.635649; freshness should be verified

Geography

Queensland, Australia (likely, based on Translink's operational area)