PTA snapshot of 2009/10

  • Transperth total boardings rose 2.2 per cent to 131.629 million; Transwa down 3.7 per cent to 456,022; 26,200 students carried by School Bus Services each day.
  • PSM showed 85.8 per cent of Transperth customers and 90 per cent of Transwa customers are happy with the overall quality of services.
  • 1463 people employed as at 30 June.
  • More than 1300 new car parking bays built at stations on the Mandurah and Joondalup lines.
  • Tender released for supply of a minimum 650 new buses over 10 years from July 2011.
  • Total Transperth expenditure rose 3.5 per cent to $691.2 million; fare revenue rose 4.7 per cent to $141.7m.
  • SmartRider share of fare market reaches 69.9 per cent; customer satisfaction level mid-high 90s; Busselton becomes the second regional town to get SmartRider.
  • Karara and Butler rail bills tabled in Parliament.
  • Completed $8m upgrade of Karrinyup bus depot; redeveloped Kalamunda bus station; upgraded Kalgoorlie platform.
  • Completed re-sleepering of urban branch lines with replacement of last wooden sleepers on the Midland Line with concrete.
  • Seat belts now on 499 “orange” school buses (59 per cent of contracted fleet).
  • Seniors and pensioners took 7.276 million journeys under off-peak free travel scheme.
  • Regional bus replacement program continued to cut the age of the regional fleet, improve its amenity (air conditioning) and ensure compliance with Federal disability standards.
  • Daytime safety perceptions were in the high 90s on board Transperth services and at the stop or station; night figures were better than 2008/09 at 70 per cent (stop or station) and mid-high 70s on board.
  • Duress alarms installed on all buses and security cabs fitted on all post-6pm buses.

To the Hon. Simon O’Brien MLC Minister for Transport

In accordance with Section 61 of the Financial Management Act 2006, I submit for your information and presentation to Parliament the Annual Report of the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia for the year ended 30 June 2010. The report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Management Act 2006.

Reece Waldock signature

Reece Waldock
Chief Executive Officer

 

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