Public transport revenue protection and fare compliance

The Network Revenue Protection Plan is an annual document that governs fare compliance on the public transport network. The Victorian Fare Compliance Survey is conducted in May and October every year. The survey helps inform the Network Revenue Protection Plan.

Network Revenue Protection Plan

The 2024 Network Revenue Protection plan focuses on maximising the number of passengers who travel with a valid ticket while also providing high quality customer experience.

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2024 Network Revenue Protection Plan
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2024 Network Revenue Protection Plan (accessible version)
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Fare compliance survey

Compliance on the metropolitan network in October 2025 was 93.5 percent. This is lower than the results obtained in May 2025, where the May 2025 fare compliance rate on the metropolitan network was 95.5 percent, and October 2024 fare compliance was 96.2 percent.

Metropolitan train compliance rate of 96.2 percent in October 2025 is lower than May 2025, where a compliance rate of 96.4 percent was observed.

Tram compliance rate of 91.3 percent in October 2025 is lower than compliance rates of 95.4 percent in May 2025.

Bus compliance rate of 90.2 percent in October 2025 saw a decrease from the 93.6 percent observed in May 2025.

Compliance levels on regional train services in October 2025 are lower than those seen on metropolitan network services. Regional train compliance rates in October 2025 of 96.3 percent are lower than results recorded in May 2025 of 97.2 percent.

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Victorian Official Fare Compliance Survey October 2025 Report accessible version
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Victorian Official Fare Compliance Survey May 2025 Report accessible version
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey October 2024
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey October 2024 (accessible version)
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey May 2024
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey May 2024 (accessible version)
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey October 2023
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey October 2023 (accessible version)
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey May 2023
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey May 2023 (accessible version)
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey October 2022
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey October 2022 (accessible version)
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey May 2022
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey May 2022 (accessible version)
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey May 2021
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey May 2021 (accessible version)
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey October 2019
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey October 2019 (accessible version)
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey May 2019
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Victorian Fare Compliance Survey May 2019 (accessible version)
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