Public Transport Data Program
The program is focused on providing passengers with more timely, consistent and accurate public transport information.
29/01/2025
The Public Transport Data Program (PTDP) is improving how the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) provides passengers with the full suite of information they need to navigate the public transport network as it is expanded and transformed to meet the needs of a growing population.
What's new
New Transport Victoria Open Data Portal introduced on 19 November 2024
The Transport Victoria Open Data Portal is DTP’s new open data portal, created to be a one-stop-shop for consistent and accurate open data about our public transport and road network available to everyone who wants it.
The new portal will consolidate DTP’s multiple open data platforms and presences into one centralised hub, with a range of benefits including:
- Ability to access a wide range of accurate and consistent static and real-time public transport and road data on one platform.
- Access to transport open data in the global standards and formats widely used by the open data community.
- Download and use all transport open datasets for free.
It also includes world-class features based on feedback from our data users:
- Follow a dataset: subscribe to datasets and receive real-time notifications when updates occur.
- Advanced reporting: Power BI reports will be embedded on dataset pages where relevant, allowing data users to get key data insight without the need to download data and create their own reports.
- Open Data Spatial Viewer: Esri spatial maps have been integrated where relevant, allowing data users to visualise complex data (such as GTFS transport data) without requiring specialised tools and skills.
A range of datasets are now available in the new portal, with more to be moved across throughout 2025. Please visit the Transport Victoria Open Data Portal to see the full list of datasets now available and more information about the data migration plan.
Improved end of train trip information that matches platform displays, departure boards and screens in carriages released in September 2024
Open data now provides both end of line and end of trip information on metro train trips. Third-party journey planning apps can use this data improvements to show passengers better end of trip information that matches the Public Transport Victoria (PTV) app and displays on train, platforms and carriages.
Improved in-seat transfer information released in August
PTDP has released updated open data that includes information about when passengers can stay in their seat during Metro train trips that transition through Flinders Street Station. Third-party journey planning tools can use this information to show passengers the best connections for their trips and let them know when they can stay on their current train to ensure a smooth and connected journey.
What is PTDP?
Victoria’s public transport network is growing, with major new stops and ways of travelling being introduced over the next few years. This means there needs to be improvements to public transport information so passengers can get the travel information they need, whenever and however they need it.
That’s why DTP is improving our public transport data systems and capabilities as part of PTDP.
PTDP is creating more timely, consistent and accurate data about the public transport network, including up-to-date details of stop features and facilities (such as the location of entry/exit points, ramps and lifts), real-time travel information and disruption status updates.
The new and improved public transport data will be made available to the open data community, so more journey planning apps and tools can be created to give passengers more choice in how and when they get the information they need.
PTDP aims to make sure that passengers can confidently navigate the public transport network and plan their journeys from now and into the future.
What is being delivered under PTDP?
Improvements being made under PTDP include:
- Capturing more detailed information about public transport network features and facilities (such as location of entrances, lifts, ramps and important accessibility information) to help passengers better plan their journeys, no matter their abilities or knowledge of our network.
- Providing real-time public transport timetable and disruption status updates so passengers can make informed decisions about their journeys, using the right information at the right time.
- Launching the new Transport Victoria Open Data Portal to consolidate and better share open public transport data, allowing data users, app developers and researchers to access consistent, accurate and trusted data sources. This will make sure passengers can confidently choose where they get their travel information.
Contact us
To find out more about PTDP and how it will improve public transport information, email: [email protected].