Highlights

• Public transport boardings on the urban system (Transperth) recorded excellent growth – total boardings increased by 7.8 per cent, while fare-paying boardings were up 10.1 per cent.
• The New MetroRail (NMR) project was completed, with the official opening of the Mandurah Line on 23 December 2007.
• To coincide with the opening of the Mandurah Line, a comprehensive bus feeder network (with 62 new services) was introduced across Perth’s southern suburbs including some into previously unserviced areas.
• The $16.3 million Rockingham City Centre Transit System (RCCTS) was opened on 24 December 2007, providing a dedicated bus transit way between Rockingham Station and the Rockingham City Centre.
• The SmartRider ticketing project was completed, covering all Transperth services, at an overall cost of $33.3 million.
• The annual rail safety compliance audit by the Office of Rail Safety (ORS) reported nil non-compliance and 12 observations (compared with three non-compliances and 27 observations in 2006/07).
• Two level-crossing infringement cameras were installed on the Armadale Line, as part of a project aimed at reducing the risk of collisions at level crossings.