Public Transport Authority (Western Australia)
The Public Transport Authority is a statutory authority that oversees the operation of all public transport in Western Australia.History
The Public Transport Authority was formed on 1 July 2003 in accordance with the Public Transport Authority Act 2003 as the body overseeing the provision of public transport in Western Australia. It operates bus, ferry and train services in Perth under the Transperth brand, regional road coach and train services in regional Western Australia under the Transwa brand and manages school bus services.Services
The Public Transport Authority runs many services. They are:
- Transperth, operates bus, ferry and train services in metropolitan Perth
- Transwa, operates regional road coach and train services in regional WA
- TransAlbany, Albany bus services
- TransBunbury, Bunbury bus services
- TransBusselton, Busselton and Dunsborough bus services
- TransGeraldton, Geraldton bus services
- TransGoldfields, Kalgoorlie-Boulder bus services
- TransHedland, bus services in Port Hedland
- TransKarratha, bus services in Karratha
- Network and Infrastructure Division, making sure public transport infrastructure is safe
- School Bus Services, providing school buses to children in rural and remote areas
The Public Transport Authority and Transperth introduced a smartcard, SmartRider, to replace MultiRiders from January 2007. This can be used on Transperth, TransAlbany, TransBunbury, TransBusselton, TransGeraldton and TransGoldfields services.The head of the Public Transport Authority is the Chief Executive Officer.
- Reece Waldock
- Richard Sellers
