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Swan Transit is a private bus operator whose primary purpose is to provide commuter bus services in and near the city of Perth, Western Australia
. It is part of Transit Systems Australia.
Liberal
government privatised Transperth
's bus and information operations. These were previously undertaken by a state-owned operator, Metrobus. Planning, management and infrastructure control was maintained by Transperth (and later assumed by the Public Transport Authority upon its creation in 2003), while the new private operators would hire drivers and manage the buses and depots within their regions.
Perth was divided into several regions, and Swan Transit won the tender to operate two of the regions. Over the following years, some providers did better than others, and Swan in some cases acquired other operators and in other cases won new tenders, taking over an increasing number of bus routes.
service through other suburbs. Swan also interacts with commuter rail and carpool agencies.
Other services, including the northern and outer southern suburbs and the Perth CAT, are operated by Path Transit
and Southern Coast Transit
.
, from Belmont to Fremantle. Bus services in this contract area were previously operated by Perth Bus (CGEA Group - later Connex Perth). Swan Transit Riverside has now merged with Swan Transit's main operations.
Former Swan Transit Riverside depots:
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....
. It is part of Transit Systems Australia.
History
In mid-1996, the CourtRichard Court
Richard Fairfax Court AC , was a Western Australian politician, representing the seat of Nedlands in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party of Australia from 1982 to 2001. He served as Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001.Court was born into an old political...
Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
government privatised 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:...
's bus and information operations. These were previously undertaken by a state-owned operator, Metrobus. Planning, management and infrastructure control was maintained by Transperth (and later assumed by the Public Transport Authority upon its creation in 2003), while the new private operators would hire drivers and manage the buses and depots within their regions.
Perth was divided into several regions, and Swan Transit won the tender to operate two of the regions. Over the following years, some providers did better than others, and Swan in some cases acquired other operators and in other cases won new tenders, taking over an increasing number of bus routes.
Present operations
It is now the dominant carrier for daily road transit service in Western Australia, operating services in the inner southern, inner western, south-eastern and eastern suburbs of Perth, as well as the CirclerouteCircleRoute
The CircleRoute is a pair of suburban bus routes in Perth, Western Australia. Like all Perth bus routes, the buses are branded Transperth and operated by companies contracted by the Public Transport Authority. The routes are identical except for direction: 98 is clockwise, and 99 is anticlockwise...
service through other suburbs. Swan also interacts with commuter rail and carpool agencies.
Other services, including the northern and outer southern suburbs and the Perth CAT, are operated by Path Transit
Path Transit
Path Transit is a transport company operating 320 buses in Perth, Australia since 1996.It has depots in :* Bayswater* MalagaPath Transit also provides rental of vehicles for private functions.-Vehicles:...
and Southern Coast Transit
Southern Coast Transit
Southern Coast Transit, established in 1995, is a transport company that has operated 320 buses in south-western Perth, Australia since 1996 under contracts with the Department of Transport / Public Transport Authority.-History:...
.
Swan Transit Riverside
One of Swan Transit's contracts was allocated to a division called Swan Transit Riverside. It covers the areas near the Swan RiverSwan River (Western Australia)
The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Its lower reaches are relatively wide and deep, with few constrictions, while the upper reaches are usually quite narrow and shallow....
, from Belmont to Fremantle. Bus services in this contract area were previously operated by Perth Bus (CGEA Group - later Connex Perth). Swan Transit Riverside has now merged with Swan Transit's main operations.
2011 Expansion
Swan Transit successfully tendered for the Marmion contract area in 2010 with the contract commencing in May 2011. The Marmion contract area includes the Government-owned Karrinyup depot which was being operated by Path Transit.Depots
Swan Transit has depots in:- Canning ValeCanning Vale, Western AustraliaCanning Vale is a large southern suburb of Perth, and is located 20 km from the Perth CBD. Its Local Government Areas are the City of Canning and the City of Gosnells .-History:...
- KarrinyupKarrinyup, Western AustraliaKarrinyup is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 12 km north of Perth's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling...
- BeckenhamBeckenham, Western AustraliaBeckenham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells.-History:This suburb has seen many name changes. It was most recently known as Buckingham, it once shared a "common usage" name of Waverley with East Cannington, and has one of the oldest primary schools in...
- EllenbrookEllenbrook, Western AustraliaEllenbrook is a northeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, about 21 km from Perth's Central business district , located within the City of Swan. Ellenbrook, and its neighbouring suburbs of The Vines and Aveley, are unusual for Perth in being a significant distance from neighbouring suburbs...
- Southern RiverSouthern River, Western AustraliaSouthern River is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells.It was originally a rural area with chicken farms for egg production, horse breeding properties and boarding kennels for cats and dogs...
with sub-depot in JarrahdaleJarrahdale, Western AustraliaJarrahdale is a small historic town located 50 km south-east of Perth, Western Australia in the Darling Range. Jarrahdale is a descriptive name, derived from its situation in some of Western Australia's best Jarrah forest... - MidvaleMidvale, Western AustraliaMidvale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located mostly within the City of Swan, and partly within the Shire of Mundaring. Its postcode is 6056....
- MundaringMundaring, Western AustraliaMundaring is a suburb located 34 km east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. The suburb is located within the Shire of Mundaring.The Aboriginal name of the area 'Mindah-lung', said to mean 'a high place on a high place', was anglicised to become 'Mundaring'.The Mundaring area is also considered...
- KalamundaKalamunda, Western Australia-Transport:Kalamunda Road serves as a major access road for Perth Airport, and provides the foothills suburbs with access to the Perth central business district....
- actually in Walliston
Former Swan Transit Riverside depots:
- North FremantleNorth Fremantle, Western AustraliaNorth Fremantle is a small suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. Its postcode is 6159.The suburb is situated on the Swan River, north of the Port of Fremantle...
- Shenton ParkShenton Park, Western AustraliaShenton Park is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Subiaco and 4 km west of the Central business district. Its postcode is 6008...
- WelshpoolWelshpool, Western AustraliaWelshpool is an inner southeastern suburb of Perth, located mostly within the City of Canning. The area is considered to be one of the main industrial areas of Perth, along with Kewdale, Kwinana, Henderson, Malaga, O'Connor, Canning Vale and Osborne Park....
) (Replaced RedcliffeRedcliffe, Western AustraliaRedcliffe is a suburb of Perth and is located within the City of Belmont local government area.The story of its name is ambiguous: while some claim it was named after steep red clay deposits that lined the banks of the Swan River when settlers first arrived, others claim that it was named after the...
in June 2008)
Vehicles
Swan Transit and Swan Transit Riverside operate the following types of vehicles:- Irisbus CitelisIrisbus CitelisIrisbus Citelis is a wheelchair-accessible city bus produced by Irisbus. It was introduced in 2005 to replace the Agora. It comes in two varieties: Citelis 12, which is of standard length, and Citelis 18, which is articulated and has a length of . Citelis models use Euro 4, Euro 5 & EEV engines...
18 CNG - MAN 11.190 HOCL-R-NM
- Mercedes-Benz O305Mercedes-Benz O305Mercedes-Benz O305 is a rear-engined bus model built in West Germany between 1967 and 1987. The O305 was built as a successor of the O317 and was the Mercedes-Benz adaptation of the first so called "Standard-Linienbus" design, that was produced by many different German bus manufacturers. The...
- Mercedes-Benz O305G (articulated)
- Mercedes-Benz O405Mercedes-Benz O405The Mercedes-Benz O 405 was a highly successful single-decker bus chassis built by Mercedes-Benz from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. It was the replacement for the Mercedes-Benz O305 chassis and was widely used in Europe, Australia and Singapore....
- Mercedes-Benz O405NH
- Mercedes-Benz OC500LEMercedes-Benz OC500LEThe Mercedes-Benz OC 500 LE is a modular, heavy-duty, twin-axle bus chassis produced by Mercedes-Benz/EvoBus Ibérica S.A. in Sámano, Spain. It was designed as a platform for low-entry city, suburban, and intercity buses weighing a maximum of 18,000 kg. It has much in common with the chassis...
CNG - Mercedes-Benz OC500LE Euro 5 diesel
- Renault PR100.2
- Renault PR180.2