The line graphs show the number of people who
used public transit between 1989 and 2009 and the number of bus and tram
passengers from 2000 to 2008 in Melbourne.
According to the first graph, it is clear
that public transit passenger numbers have significantly increased almost
doubled from 250 million in 1989 to 500 million by 2009. Especially, it surged
sharply from 2004 to 2009. In contrast, the rate between 1989 and 1994 remained
relatively stable compared to other periods.
In the second graph, it is apparent that
the number of bus and tram passengers all rose reaching over 200 million. The
similarity between two categories was that they stayed constant between 2000
and 2002. The number of bus passengers started to surge quickly in 2003 ended
up with 225 million in 2008. However, tram passenger numbers fluctuated over
6-year period after 2002. And it has shown downward trend between 2004 and
2006.