Public transport is in vogue in south-east Queensland, with increasing numbers of people hopping on board.
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TransLink data, due to be released on Friday, reveals there was a 6.5 per cent increase in trips in December 2018 compared with the same month the previous year.
That represents almost 1 million extra trips, with 15.26 million trips taken across the network in December 2018.
Transport Minister Mark Bailey said the December patronage data marked the 15th consecutive month of year-on-year growth.
"Since October 2017, monthly patronage figures on buses, trains, trams and ferries across the south-east have vastly improved when comparing with the same period the year prior," he said.
Mr Bailey attributed the figures to the popularity of Gold Coast light rail, the Redcliffe Peninsula train line and the roll-out of the New Generation Rollingstock.
"The data also speaks to the Palaszczuk government's action on fare prices through Fairer Fares, which has saved Queenslanders more than $138 million since it was introduced," he said.
There was also a boost in patronage from July to September 2018, with people taking 49.17 million trips, representing a 7 per cent increase, or about 3.3 million trips, compared with the same period in 2017.
Buses remained king in south-east Queensland, with almost two in three public transport trips taken by bus.
There was an increase in trips taken by bus, train and tram in quarter one 2018-19 compared with the same quarter the previous year, but there was a drop in ferry patronage.
That is despite CityCat passengers being the happiest public transport users.
A survey of public transport users found bus users rated overall satisfaction at 72 out of 100, train commuters gave a score of 71, while ferry passengers said 81.
Scores of 75 and above are considered "best practice", while 60 and above is "satisfactory".
The percentage of buses on time during the quarter was 93.98 per cent, while peak on-time running for trains was 95.52 per cent.
Overall customer complaints to TransLink were 2.06 per 10,000 trips.
Passengers used go cards on 87 per cent of all trips.
The average fare per trip paid by customers was $1.88 and the average Queensland government subsidy per trip was $6.75.
It follows a total of 182.83 million trips taken on south-east Queensland public transport in 2017-18, not including the more than five million trips taken during the Commonwealth Games.
