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What we have achieved

  • Appointed 20 Travel Support Officers to improve personal safety and security for passengers
  • Simplified the fares structure to encourage off-peak travel on Metro
  • Frozen all but 3 Metro fares
  • Implemented Interchange Management to help passengers
  • Reduced the levels of ticketless travel through our Ticket Examiners
  • Increased the take-up of annual Metro travel tickets through promoting to corporate customers
  • Introduced Alcohol Exclusion Zones countering antisocial behaviour


What we plan to achieve

  • Endeavour to meet performance targets for reliability and punctuality
  • Build and open the new Northumberland Park station at Backworth
  • Further simplify the fares structure
  • Introduce a new timetable that meets the demand for extra capacity
  • Continue to reduce ticketless travel towards the target of 3.5%
  • Improve the level and quality of information provided by introducing a new digital PA system and electronic e-mail and text service updates for users


Performance Indicators and Targets

Performance Indicator Target 04/05 Actual 04/05 Target 05/06 Target 06/07 Target 07/08

Annual passenger journeys (millions)

40

36.8

39

39.1

39.2

Reliability - % of schedule operated by Metro

98.5

99.3

98.5

98.5

98.5

Punctunality - % arriving +/- 3 minutes of schedule.

92.5

91.5

92.5

92.5

92.5

Customer satisfaction

60

55

Reportng in 05/06 is to be more specific, emphasising a focus on important customer facing aspects.


Key to table

Target achieved or bettered Within 10% of target Well below target Not Applicable

Metro
Bus Services
Care Service
Ferry
Concessionary Travel
Travel Information
Tyne Tunnel
Northern Rail
Corporate (PTA/Nexus)
Corporate Health Indicators - Tyne Tunnel