▁Well ington ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" good " ▁city ▁for ▁public ▁transport ▁management , ▁as ▁the ▁top ography ▁concentr ates ▁settlement ▁in ▁valle ys ▁or ▁along ▁coast lines , ▁providing ▁clear , ▁dense ▁" cor rid ors " ▁for ▁transport ▁routes . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁however , ▁the ▁h illy ▁terrain ▁proved ▁a ▁h ind rance ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁rail ▁and ▁tram ▁lines , ▁and ▁bus es ▁sometimes ▁have ▁difficulty ▁on ▁narrow ▁and ▁w inding ▁streets . ▁ ▁Us age ▁According ▁to ▁Met link , ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁million ▁passenger ▁tri ps ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁public ▁transport ▁in ▁Well ington ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 / 2 0 1 9 , ▁and ▁this ▁number ▁has ▁been ▁growing ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁The ▁Well ington ▁region ▁has ▁the ▁highest ▁per ▁cap ita ▁use ▁of ▁public ▁transport ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁with ▁ ▁tri ps ▁per ▁cap ita ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ending ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁approximately ▁ 3 7 . 3 3 ▁million ▁tri ps , ▁around ▁ 2 4 . 3 3 ▁million ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁bus , ▁ 1 2 . 8 0 ▁million ▁by ▁train , ▁and ▁ 0 . 1 8 ▁million ▁by ▁fer ry . ▁ ▁Pat ron age ▁data ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 / 1 9 ▁year ▁is ▁not ▁directly ▁compar able ▁with ▁previous ▁years , ▁particularly ▁for ▁bus ▁services , ▁due ▁to ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁reporting ▁method ▁for ▁statistics ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁implementation