Hon Martin Pritchard questions the Minister for Transport regarding the cancellation of bus route 381, its patronage, and alternative arrangements. The Minister provides patronage figures and details a replacement school bus service, while suggesting alternative options for other passengers.

AnsweredQoN 276Legislative Council
Asked
23 March 2016
Portfolio
Transport

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BUS SERVICES — ROUTE 381
276. Hon MARTIN PRITCHARD to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) What are the
patronage numbers for the soon to be cancelled bus route 381 that operates from
Karrinyup to Fremantle?
(2) Have any alternatives been put
in place for passengers using this route; and, if not, why not?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) As at March
2016, the morning route 381 bus service from Karrinyup to Fremantle has been
carrying an average of 23 passengers. The majority of those passengers are
students traveling to John Curtin College in Fremantle. In the afternoon, the
bus service averages only eight passengers.
(2) To cater for
the students travelling to John Curtin College in Fremantle, the Public
Transport Authority has replaced the morning route 381 bus service with a new
school special route 707 bus service that will operate between Scarborough and
Claremont station. The service will depart from Scarborough Beach, stand 3, at
7.15am via Scarborough Beach Road and will terminate at Claremont station at
7.42 am. I table the new school special route 707 bus service map. The
afternoon route 381 bus service is not being replaced; however, passengers
currently using this service have a range of travel options, including train
services on the Joondalup and Fremantle lines as well as the circle route bus
service.
[See paper 3930.]

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