Public Transport Authority
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The Public Transport Authority, or PTA, is a Western Australia
n statutory authority
. It controls Transperth
and Transwa
. This authority is the most recently constituted body governing public transport in Western Australia. In previous decades the most commonly remembered name of public transport was of the Western Australian Government Railways
which had both railway and road transport services - the same as the current PTA.
, to replace MultiRider
s from January 2007.
. The Department for Planning and Infrastructure
and Transperth are running the Perth
part of this trial.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
n statutory authority
Statutory authority
A statutory authority is a body set up by law which is authorised to enforce legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state. They are typically found in countries which are governed by a British style of parliamentary democracy. They are common in the UK, Australia, New Zealand etc but...
. It controls Transperth
Transperth
Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system in Perth, Western Australia. It is operated by the Public Transport Authority.-History:...
and Transwa
Transwa
Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 275 destinations within Western Australia, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south to Esperance in the east along with the regional centres of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam, Geraldton and Albany.Transwa is...
. This authority is the most recently constituted body governing public transport in Western Australia. In previous decades the most commonly remembered name of public transport was of the Western Australian Government Railways
Western Australian Government Railways
Western Australian Government Railways was most common name of the Western Australian government rail transport authority from 1890 to 1976. It is, in its current form, known as the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia....
which had both railway and road transport services - the same as the current PTA.
Services
The Public Transport Authority runs many services. They are:- TransperthTransperthTransperth is the brand name of the public transport system in Perth, Western Australia. It is operated by the Public Transport Authority.-History:...
, which is the trading name the public transport in metropolitan Perth - TranswaTranswaTranswa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 275 destinations within Western Australia, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south to Esperance in the east along with the regional centres of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam, Geraldton and Albany.Transwa is...
, which is the trading name public transport in regional WA - New MetroRailNew MetroRailNew MetroRail was a division of the Public Transport Authority in Western Australia. It was responsible for managing extensions to Perth's railway network...
, oversaw the construction of the Southern Suburbs Transit System. NMR closed in December 2007. - Bunbury City Transit, which is the trading name of public transport in the City of Bunbury
- School Bus Services
- South West Coach LinesSouth West Coach LinesSouth West Coach Lines operates express coach services, town buses services, repeat passenger services for school and the public and charter services in and around the south-west of Western Australia...
, Public bus services in Busselton - Dunsborough - TransGoldfieldsTransGoldfieldsTransGoldfields is a public bus service in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, owned and maintained by Eastern Goldfields Transport Board. In 2005, the company was upgraded thanks to funding from the state government...
, Kalgoorlie bus services - TransGeraldtonTransGeraldtonTransGeraldton, formerly known as Geraldton Bus Service, is a public transport company operating a number of buses in Geraldton in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Formerly a privately owned business providing contract services to the Public Transport Authority, it was sold to the...
, Geraldton bus services - Network and Infrastructure Division, making sure public transport infrastructure is safe.
SmartRider
The Public Transport Authority and Transperth introduced a smartcard, SmartRiderSmartRider
SmartRider is Transperth's contactless electronic ticketing system using smartcard technology for the process of charging patrons for public transport in Western Australia....
, to replace MultiRider
MultiRider
The MultiRider was a pre-purchased magnetic-stripe ticketing system used on rail, bus, and ferry services operated under the Transperth brand, either by or under contract for the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia...
s from January 2007.
Perth's fuel cell bus trial
The Public Transport Authority is not participating in this trialFuel Cell Bus Club
The Fuel Cell Bus Club comprises the participants of the projects CUTE, ECTOS and STEP. Their website title says "the first fuel cell bus fleet"....
. The Department for Planning and Infrastructure
Department for Planning and Infrastructure
The Department for Planning and Infrastructure was a department of the Government of Western Australia that was responsible for implementing the state's planning, infrastructure and transport policies...
and Transperth are running the Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
part of this trial.
Information
- Public Transport Authority website
- Transperth website
- Transwa website
- Transperth InfoLine: 13 62 13
- Public Transport Authority CommentLine: 13 16 08
- Transit Officers Wikipedia ArticlePublic Transport Authority Transit OfficersA Transit Officer is the primary security and law enforcement, customer service and revenue protection officers for the Public Transport Authority public transport services in Western Australia, Australia...
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