❓ Hon Steve Martin asks the Minister for Transport for total dwell times and train numbers on the Joondalup/Yanchep and Mandurah lines for a specific week. The Minister responded that the information is not readily available and collecting it would be an unreasonable use of government resources.
AnsweredQoN 923Legislative Council
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I refer to question on notice 602, in which I asked for dwell times per station, to which the answer was, "Train drivers dwell at each station in accordance with passenger loading and operational circumstances", and provided no other data, and question on notice 741, in which I asked for dwell times for five weekdays in a single week for each station on the Yanchep and Mandurah Lines, to which the answer was, "The Public Transport Authority's current train control system is not configured to provide accurate dwell times per station. This is because the system measures train movements by track circuits and not platforms, noting track circuits do not align with the stopping positions on platforms", and I ask: (a) what was the total dwell time for all passenger trains in active passenger service operating on the Joondalup/Yanchep Line, over each of the following 24-hour periods: (i) Monday 3 March 2025; (ii) Tuesday 4 March 2025; (iii) Wednesday 5 March 2025; (iv) Thursday 6 March 2025; and (v) Friday 7 March 2025; (b) for each of the days in (a), what was the total number of trains running on the line, per each 24-hour period; (c) what was the total dwell time for all passenger trains in active passenger service operating on the Mandurah Line, over each of the following 24-hour periods: (i) Monday 3 March 2025; (ii) Tuesday 4 March 2025; (iii) Wednesday 5 March 2025; (iv) Thursday 6 March 2025; and (v) Friday 7 March 2025; and (d) for each of the days in (c), what was the total number of trains running on the line, per each 24-hour period?
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Answered
24 February 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
Response time
9 days
(a)-(d) The information requested is not readily available and collecting it would divert staff away from their normal duties, and is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources.
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