❓ Hon Steve Martin asks for a breakdown of fare payment methods (cash, card, SmartRider, Autoload) on Perth's buses and trains from 2017-18 to 2024-25. The answer refers him to the PTA's Annual Reports.
AnsweredQoN 958Legislative Council
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I refer to Western Australia's metropolitan public transport system, and I ask: (a) for each year from 2017-18 to 2024-25, what percentage of fare paying boardings on buses is paid by passengers using: (i) cash; (ii) credit or debit card; (iii) SmartRider; and (iv) SmartRider with Autoload; and (b) for each year from 2017-18 to 2024-25, what percentage of fare paying boardings on trains is paid by passengers using: (i) cash; (ii) credit or debit card; (iii) SmartRider; and (iv) SmartRider with Autoload?
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Answered
24 February 2026
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
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7 days
(a)-(b) Details of SmartRider usage are contained within the PTA’s Annual Reports.
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