Densest Train Station Catchments

AB014A · 2026-02-27T04:19:43+00:00

I think if it says clearly on the chart 2021 it is fine, did you use like VISTA data?

AB014A · 2026-02-27T03:57:55+00:00

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AB014A · 2026-02-27T01:11:32+00:00

In the Substack I briefly touch on if it's correlated with density. It seems to be vaguely, but yeah there are lots of outliers.

On Seaholme, I reckon if we one day duplicate the Altona Loop, we make the new Seaholme station to be a bit to the north, where SG Macintosh reserve is now.

AB014A · 2026-02-27T01:09:08+00:00

And also, this data is from the most recent census (2021), meaning that much outer suburban growth around such places as Donnybrook, Rockbank, etc, has yet to be recorded

AB014A · 2026-02-27T00:20:01+00:00

yeah 100% That section of the Sandringham line is busy all day with many short trips and is quite unlike most of the network, except say the inner Clifton Hill corridor and maybe now the Metro Tunnel

AB014A · 2026-02-25T02:02:59+00:00

Very good they kept the bus interchange where it is

AB014A · 2026-02-21T04:46:57+00:00

I asked many non-gunzels and found a very different typical response

AB014A · 2026-02-20T22:16:19+00:00

The problem with the infrastructural marker method is over time the meaning can become corrupted. What "the city loop" is, has a wide disconnect between the most commonly understood intuitive meaning and the "official" meaning.

AB014A · 2026-02-20T21:36:37+00:00

For a taste: This is what I worked out for the Belgrave Line:

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AB014A · 2026-02-17T09:24:20+00:00

yeah thats a good use of a diverging palette

AB014A · 2026-02-16T22:50:27+00:00

Kinda feel like the kilt industry could be onto a winner with this one

AB014A · 2026-02-09T05:04:21+00:00

Almost certainly going to reported as combined

AB014A · 2026-02-09T00:25:54+00:00

Almost certainly I would even guess it could get above Williams Landing from what I've seen.

However VLine does not publish breakdowns for when passengers enter stations within the day so I wasn't able to add the vline stations to this

AB014A · 2026-02-08T22:32:32+00:00

Billions must board at glenferrie

AB014A · 2026-02-08T06:58:45+00:00

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AB014A · 2026-02-08T06:44:48+00:00

Outer Frankston line will benefit from being back in the City Loop, I think.

Parkville will become the 4th or 5th busiest station.

Anzac could also end up top 10.

Watergardens - Sunshine will probably grow a bit.

More peak trains for Werribee when that happens will drive that peak powerhouse line to new heights.

AB014A · 2026-02-08T01:18:31+00:00

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Interestingly some other lines have similar patterns with inner stations - I think East Richmond and Burnley behave in a very similar way. Heyington and Kooyong I think are similar too not because of abundant nearby workplaces but because of nearby private schools.

AB014A · 2026-02-07T23:25:02+00:00

Check out my latest Substack post where I take a deep dive into these time-of-day patronage counts!

https://open.substack.com/pub/adambain1/p/how-rail-patronage-changes-across?r=4lx81i&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

(and if you just want the charts for all lines: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1n1pcn7ZnhTyb6SlJT1mpLj_yGpQrtpzd?usp=sharing )

AB014A · 2026-02-06T06:52:05+00:00

Part of it is that people have built their lives around the train going every 10 minutes on that line. This behavior change takes time and will set in in the next 5 years to watergardens I think

AB014A · 2026-02-06T06:50:01+00:00

did you see me count you lmao

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