Public transport system serving Perth, Western Australia
Railways in Perth
A B-series train near McIver station
Overview
Owner
Public Transport Authority (2003–present)
Locale
Perth, Mandurah and surrounds
Transit type
Heavy rail, commuter rail
Number of lines
7
Number of stations
75[a]
Annual ridership
53,223,811 (year to June 2023)
Headquarters
Public Transport Centre
Operation
Began operation
1881
Operator(s)
Department of Works and Railways (1877–1890) WAGR (1890–2003) Public Transport Authority (2003–present)
Number of vehicles
330 railcars
Technical
System length
181 kilometres (112 mi)
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge
Electrification
25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary
Top speed
110–130 kilometres per hour (68–81 mph)
Railways in Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, have existed since 1881, when the Eastern Railway was opened between Fremantle and Guildford. Today, Perth has seven Transperth commuter rail lines and 75 stations.
The Transperth network is owned and operated by the WA Public Transport Authority (PTA) and consists of seven lines: the Airport, Armadale, Fremantle, Joondalup, Mandurah, Midland, and Thornlie lines. Perth's trains had 53.2 million boardings in the 2022–23 financial year, giving the Transperth rail network the third highest patronage out of Australia's suburban rail networks, ahead of Brisbane.[1] Under construction is the Morley–Ellenbrook line and the Thornlie–Cockburn link.
Notable features of the Perth rail network are that a significant portion is designed to operate in the median of freeways, with dedicated bus-train interchanges and extensive Park & Ride (P&R) facilities provided at newer stations.[2][3] Passengers arrive on feeder buses or use P&R and transfer to trains at train stations. These system design features are a response to Perth's low density.[2][4][5][6][7][8]
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^Queensland Rail (20 September 2023). "Queensland Rail Annual and Financial Report FY2022-2023, Page 40" (PDF). Queensland Rail. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
^ abMartinovich, Peter (19 June 2009). "Application of a Commuter Railway to Low Density" (PDF). Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^Olaru, Doina; Smith, Brett; Xia, Jianhong (Cecilia); Chen, Chunmei; Lin, Ting (Grace); Ying, Huang; Han, Renlong (15 July 2013). ""Ticket to ride": factors affecting park-and-ride travel in Perth, WA" (PDF). ResearchGate. Curtin University. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^Martinovich, Peter (30 April 2006). "Designing for Mass Transit Railways in Freeway Medians". Railway Knowledge Bank. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^Martinovich, Peter (21 July 1992). "Northern Suburbs Transit System: Background and Technical Aspects Considered in the Planning and Design of the Rail Spine". Rail Knowledge Bank. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^Martinovich, Peter (10–13 November 2002). "The Perth Urban Rail Development Project". Rail Knowledge Bank. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^Martinovich, Peter (31 October 2007). "The Challenges of Expanding Perth's Rail System (AUSRAIL PLUS 2007)". Railway Knowledge Bank. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
^Laird, Phillip (2016). "Perth's Urban Rail Renaissance". University of Wollongong Research Online. Canberra, Australia: Australian Railway Association. pp. 1–8. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via AusRAIL PLUS Proceedings 2016, Rail – Moving the Economy Forward.
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