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The automobile is by far the dominant form of transport in Canberra. [2] The city is laid out so that arterial roads connecting inhabited clusters run through undeveloped areas of open land or forest, which results in a low population density; [3] this also means that idle land is available for the development of future transport corridors if necessary without the need to build tunnels or ...
www.transport.act.gov.au The MyWay card is a form of electronic ticketing used on public transport services within Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory . It is promoted by Transport Canberra and is valid on ACTION buses and Canberra Light Rail .
The Canberra Metro light rail system provides service within the city itself as part of Canberra's public transport network. [5] It opened in April 2019, its development coinciding with a resurgent focus on urban train transport in Australia. [6] The initial 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) line runs from the city centre to the northern suburbs. [7]
In 1993 a report by Maunsell-Denis Johnston and Associates found that a dedicated inter-town busway was a more viable transport option for Canberra than light rail. [ 11 ] In 1994, the ACT Government commissioned a study into light rail, based on the findings of an independent report that light rail would be viable in Canberra by 1998. [ 12 ]
A public transport route planner is an intermodal journey planner, typically accessed via the web that provides information about available public transport services. The application prompts a user to input an origin and a destination, and then uses algorithms to find a good route between the two on public transit services.
Transport Canberra (TC) is the transport agency equivalent in the ACT, in charge of managing Canberra's public transport network, including ACTION buses and Canberra Light Rail, as well as active travel. It was formed from combining the public transport division of the TAMS with Capital Metro Agency, the agency in charge of the light rail project.
Alinga Street light rail station is the terminus of the Canberra Metro R1 light rail line. It opened on 20 April 2019. As the main connection point for bus services to Canberra's southern districts as well as to Queanbeyan and Yass, Alinga Street is by far the busiest station on the route, with 37% of all light rail passengers beginning or ending a journey here in the first 10 months of operation.
Canberra: ACTION operated the free "Downtowner" route around the city centre from 1991 until 1998. [1] On 4 February 2013, ACTION commenced operating the "Centenary Loop" which was numbered as route 100. It operated around the city centre and parliamentary triangle to celebrate the centenary of Canberra. It ceased operation on 5 January 2014.