Royal Visit

In reply to Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (8 May 2014).

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning, Minister Assisting the Minister for Housing and Urban Development): I have been advised:

To cater for the increased patronage demand expected due to the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Elizabeth, a number of additional services operated on 23 April 2014.

These extra services included:

special royal (bus) shuttles which operated between the City and Elizabeth every 15 minutes between 7.00 and 9.30am, and 1.00 and 3.00pm

additional buses at Paradise and Mawson Lakes interchanges operating as special shuttles every 20 minutes from 7.00 to 9.00am; and

buses on standby at Salisbury Interchange to cater for increased demand.

In addition to special services, two extra route C1 bus services operated from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to provide increased frequency between approximately 9.00 and 10.00am.

This information was communicated to the public via the Adelaide Metro website and the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure's social media, as well as a press release.

A number of scheduled Adelaide Metro services also operated to Elizabeth from the city and other major interchanges, as well as on the Gawler train line.

As there were a number of scheduled services operating to and from Elizabeth, including train services, and travel was not free on this day, it is not possible to segregate patronage data on regular bus and train services to provide specific information relevant to the royal visit only.

Notwithstanding, patronage data has shown approximately an 18 per cent increase on normal scheduled services during this period, together with over 200 passengers taking advantage of special royal shuttles from the city.