Provides a detailed breakdown of fare-paying boardings for various public transport modes in Western Australia during the 2011-12 financial year, separated by zone and fare type (SmartRider and cash). Includes information on metropolitan and regional services, as well as identifies a data issue with Zone 2 SmartRider traffic in some regional towns.

AnsweredQoN 3177Legislative Council
Asked
19 May 2015
Portfolio
Transport

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I refer to question on notice No. 2724, and ask that the following question be answered in the same format as previously provided: (a) what were the fare paying boardings in 2011-12, in each zone, for SmartRider and cash fares for each of the following: (i) metropolitan train services; (ii) regional train services; (iii) metropolitan bus services; (iv) regional/town bus services; and (v) ferry services?

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Answered
11 August 2015
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
84 days
(a)(i) Metropolitan train services SmartRider and cash fares in each zone 2011-12:
2 Sections: 1,136,709
1 Zone: 6,749,836
2 Zones: 14,238,965
3 Zones: 5,293,291
4 Zones: 2,664,017
5 Zones: 1,168,040
6 Zones: 114,611
7 Zones: 522,068
8 Zones: 13,646
9 Zones: 10,803
(ii) The cash fare paying boardings for regional trains services for the 2011-12 financial year was 207 293. SmartRider is not available for regional train services.
(iii) Metropolitan bus services SmartRider and cash fares in each zone 2011-12:
2 Sections: 8,397,083
1 Zone: 16,487,252
2 Zones: 12,147,002
3 Zones: 1,843,025
4 Zones: 507,491
5 Zones: 213,292
6 Zones: 59,737
7 Zones: 53,084
8 Zones: 10,303
9 Zones: 1,625
(iv) It should be noted that regional intra-town services use the same zonal structure and fares as Transperth. However, due to the smaller size of the country towns when compared to Perth, there are only two zones in Albany, Bunbury, Busselton, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie and Port Hedland. All other regional intra-town services operate within one zone which includes Broome, Carnarvon, Collie, Esperance, Karratha, Kununurra, Manjimup and Narrogin.
The SmartRider system is used in the larger towns of Albany, Bunbury, Busselton, Dunsborough, Geraldton and Kalgoorlie. The other smaller towns still use the MultiRider ticketing system.
Regional/town bus service SmartRider and cash fares in each zone:
1 Zone 2 001 654
2 Zones 62 395
Due to a programming issue with SmartRider, the PTA is unable to identify Zone 2 SmartRider traffic in 2011-12. All Zone 2 SmartRider patronage is included in the Zone 1 figures for services in Bunbury, Busselton and Dunsborough.
(v) Metropolitan ferry services SmartRider and cash fares in each zone 2011-12:
2 Sections: 187,459
1 Zone: 82,345
2 Zones: 14,680
3 Zones: 2,969
4 Zones: 1,014
5 Zones: 586
6 Zones: 58
7 Zones: 348
8 Zones: 29
9 Zones: 24

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