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Public transport operator payments

Metro Trains and Yarra Trams receive regular payments from the Department of Transport and Planning to cover the delivery of services and the operation and development of the networks. The terms of these payments are outlined in operator franchise agreements.

Metro Trains and Yarra Trams were awarded contracts to operate Melbourne’s metropolitan train and tram networks respectively. Under the conditions of the contract, both operators will be held to new performance measures and will be accountable to deliver against these metrics in order to receive any incentive payments.

Incentive payments are based on a detailed measure of the passenger impact of service disruptions. These include delays, cancellations, short services, and a number of other disruption types, including trains that bypass the City and/or Westona loops.

Summary payments ($000s)

QuarterMetro TrainsYarra TramsRegional train and coachMetropolitan, regional and school bus
Jan - Mar 2025327,982144,460273,790318,669
Oct - Dec 2024384,042149,633294,163336,130
Jul - Sep 2024317,865127,054321,561331,898
Apr - Jun 2024389,864115,999254,278328,592
Jan - Mar 2024316,995123,991313,168304,999
Oct - Dec 2023425,262131,083313,417338,851
Jul - Sep 2023313,705130,347279,494319,126
Apr - Jun 2023277,896114,489248,596309,924
Jan - Mar 2023306,839116,882244,669293,339
Oct - Dec 2022301,491125,151285,628324,019
Jul - Sep 2022330,965128,823234,938321,225
Apr - Jun 2022294,828119,208273,005311,313
Jan - Mar 2022325,345135,272184,243276,405
Oct - Dec 2021284,939122,177259,851300,621
Jul - Sep 2021296,463134,062222,959294,293
Apr - Jun 2021253,471129,431173,034288,203
Jan - Mar 2021228,821116,220179,185264,373
Oct - Dec 2020276,232*151,760*192,751276,883
Jul - Sep 2020270,392*130,536*208,163281,134
Apr - Jun 2020348,658*143,269*148,201264,993
Jan - Mar 2020232,52596,524182,899241,860
Oct - Dec 2019281,601120,500190,372267,201
Jul - Sep 2019252,66990,130219,390257,073
Apr - Jun 2019268,31093,856144,998258,605
Jan - Mar 2019199,45191,070175,771244,445
Oct - Dec 2018232,32894,030166,324268,117

* Includes COVID-19 Support Payments provided to Metro Trains and Yarra Trams by the Victorian Government between May and December 2020 to ensure they can remain viable and continue to operate and deliver essential transport services to Victorians.

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