About us
Transperth is part of the State Government's Public Transport Authority (PTA), and is the brand name through which the Western Australian Government provides public transport services in the Perth metropolitan region. This includes Perth's public buses, trains and ferries.
The Transperth system comprises approximately:
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9,600 timetabled services
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12,853 bus stops
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Over 1100 buses
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48 two-car train sets
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31 three-car train sets (with an additional 15 sets to commence delivery in 2009)
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2 ferries
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Over 55 million service kilometres per annum
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Over 90 million boardings per annum
The Transperth bus network is run by three bus operators – Swan Transit, Path Transit and Southern Coast Transit.
Transperth bus services are split into ten contract areas:
Contract area |
Operator |
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Marmion/Wanneroo (inc. Joondalup North) |
Path Transit |
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Morley |
Path Transit |
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Claremont/Belmont |
Swan Transit |
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Canning |
Swan Transit |
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Kalamunda |
Swan Transit |
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Midland |
Swan Transit |
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Southern River (inc. Armadale South) |
Swan Transit |
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Central Area Transit (CAT) |
Southern Coast Transit |
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Fremantle/Cockburn |
Southern Coast Transit |
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Rockingham |
Southern Coast Transit |
Transperth train services are operated internally by Transperth, under a Service Level Agreement with Transperth Trains Operations.
Transperth's ferry services operate between Barrack St Jetty and Mends St Jetty and are run by Captain Cook Cruises.
Transperth also has a range of Facility Management contracts to manage and operate the Transperth system. Contracts include security, building maintenance, cleaning, signage contracts, information & call centre services etc.
Transperth has about 100 contracts in operation at any one time to assist with the operation of Perth's public transport system. These contracts are worth approximately $300 million a year and generate annual revenue of approximately $70 million.