A WA parliamentary question seeks details about a feasibility study for a fast rail service between Perth and Bunbury, including funding, alignment, and timeline. The answer provides specific information on these aspects.

AnsweredQoN 3291Legislative Assembly
Asked
2 April 2008
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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(2) In which departments/organisations/companies do these employees work?
(3) In what town/city are the above employees based?
(4) How much funding has been allocated to develop the feasibility study into a fast rail service between Perth and Bunbury?
(5) How many proposed alignments will be investigated?
(6) What are those proposed alignments of a fast rail service between Bunbury and Perth?
(7) What is the deadline for completion of the feasibility study into a fast rail service between Bunbury and Perth?

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Answered
1 May 2008
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
29 days
(1) Two.
(2) The Public Transport Authority.
(3) Perth.
(4) The funding for the feasibility study will be provided from within the Public Transport Authority operating budget for 2008/09. It is estimated that the cost of the study is $300,000.
(5) Only one alignment is being considered and that is utilising the Mandurah line from Perth as far as Ankatell, then proceeding down the median of the Kwinana Freeway to the Perth-Bunbury Highway to Lake Preston, there along the reservation of the Old Coast Road from Lake Preston to Australind along the Australind Bypass to just south of the Sanctuary Golf Course, and then utilising existing rail corridors as much as possible to Koombana Bay.
(6) Refer to (5) above.
(7) July 2009.
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