OC Transpo Operating Data - 1982-2002
 
1982
1987
1992
1997
2002
Urban Transit Area population
509,600
555,000
603,800
653,700
723,800
Urban Transit Area Employment
282,400 (1981)
   
390,800
 
Central Area     Employment
68,140  (1981)
74,847  (1986)
83,300  (1991)
82,600
93,640  (2001)
Transitway     Route Length, km
0.0
17.9
32.7
42.3
46.3
Revenue         Kilometrage
39,767,000
40,309,000
42,163,000
36,358,000
43,056,000
Urban Service Bus kilometrage
47,669,000
48,741,000
50,923,000
45,186,000
52,874,000
Charter and Sightseeing kilometrage
334,000
142,000
73,000
47,000
42,000
Total Bus        Kilometrage
48,003,000
48,883,000
50,996,000
45,233,000
52,916,000
Standard (40-foot) Equivalent kms
47,665,000
51,909,000
55,678,000
48,393,000
57,774,000
Revenue Hours
1,960,000
1,738,000
1,697,000
1,442,000
1,675,000
Urban Service  Platform Hours
2,157,000
2,222,000
2,187,000
1,914,000
2,243,000
Charter and Sightseeing Hours
32,000
18,000
9,000
4,000
4,000
Total                  Platform Hours
2,189,000
2,240,000
2,196,000
1,918,000
2,247,000
Annual                Unlinked Trips
105,583,000
113,463,000
110,876,000
97,962,000
121,466,000
Annual           Linked Trips
81,640,000
81,045,000
78,636,000
69,972,000
86,761,000
Weekday Riders
283,585
318,961
285,072
264,600
335,468
Weekday          Peak Period Riders (a.m. & p.m)
155,924
188,506
171,943
155,407
191,400
Weekday Midday Riders
87,943
95,050
81,949
76,870
101,921
Weekday Evening Riders
34,232
27,016
28,657
29,946
40,692
Saturday Riders
148,977
144,519
113,744
110,171
147,617
Sunday Riders
40,395
43,562
44,623
60,362
87,344
Average           Peak Period       Trip Length (km)
8.69
9.95
10.0
10.0
10.0
Bus Fuel and Tax Cost (CAD)
9,169,000
10,574,000
12,639,000
12,389,000
17,099,000
Bus Maintenance  Cost (CAD)
13,564,000
20,915,000
30,550,000
31,665,000
37,452,000
Operator Costs (CAD)
33,405,000
47,557,000
65,215,000
58,533,000
76,782,000
Total Operating Cost (CAD)
71,260,000
106,568,000
144,915,000
136,766,000
176,396,000
Total Capital,     Debentures and Reserves (CAD)
11,021,000
35,007,000
38,328,000
48,870,000
129,571,000
Total Revenue (CAD)
42,692,000
60,952,000
81,513,000
79,818,000
104,215,000
Net OC Transpo Cost (includes capital, CAD)
27,769,000
45,616,000
94,742,000
90,7430,00
N/A
Total OC Transpo Employees
1,867
2,041
2,185
1,966
2,201
Operators
1,264
1.337
1,392
1,229
1,437
Bus Service and Maintenance    Employees
287
308
349
353
393
Top Operator Pay Rate (CAD)
10.77
14.03
17.70
18.30
20.89
Total Fuel (litres)
24,934,000
26,571,000
31,673,000
28,840,000
35,012,000
Road Calls
3,958
7,850
8,474
7,468
8,412
Total Active Fleet
780
824
831
793
915
Articulated Buses
21
134
161
114
171
Maximum Peak Scheduled Fleet
718
729
717
663
761
Midday         Scheduled Fleet
289
275
272
227
284
Average Age of Active Fleet
8.55
8.57
8.9
13.7
9.6
Customer         Contacts (calls and letters)
6,152
8,625
7,165
7,032
16,047
Note: Total number of “weekday riders” (i.e. “revenue passengers” or “linked trips”) and distribution by time period (e.g. “peak period riders”) based from 1990 on Automatic Passenger Counting (APC) boarding data for September (“September booking”). Statistics previous to 1990 based on origin-destination survey data from 1985. “Customer Contacts” include Internet (e-mail) messages from 1997.