❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on projected passenger numbers and population catchment areas for planned rail extensions and rapid transit services in Perth by 2031. The Minister provides specific figures for some queries but offers broader estimates for others.
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“PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR PERTH IN 2031” — MODELLING
I refer to the document “Public Transport for Perth in 2031” and the modelling used to develop this plan. (1) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings at each station north of Butler on the northern suburbs rail line in 2031? (2) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for the extension of the northern suburbs rail line from Butler to Yanchep in 2031? (3) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings at each station on an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (4) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (5) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings on the road-based rapid transit service for Ellenbrook in 2031? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
I refer to the document “Public Transport for Perth in 2031” and the modelling used to develop this plan. (1) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings at each station north of Butler on the northern suburbs rail line in 2031? (2) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for the extension of the northern suburbs rail line from Butler to Yanchep in 2031? (3) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings at each station on an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (4) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (5) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings on the road-based rapid transit service for Ellenbrook in 2031? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(1) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings at each station north of Butler on the northern suburbs rail line in 2031? (2) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for the extension of the northern suburbs rail line from Butler to Yanchep in 2031? (3) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings at each station on an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (4) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (5) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings on the road-based rapid transit service for Ellenbrook in 2031? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(2) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for the extension of the northern suburbs rail line from Butler to Yanchep in 2031? (3) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings at each station on an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (4) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (5) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings on the road-based rapid transit service for Ellenbrook in 2031? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(3) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings at each station on an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (4) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (5) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings on the road-based rapid transit service for Ellenbrook in 2031? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(4) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (5) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings on the road-based rapid transit service for Ellenbrook in 2031? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(5) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings on the road-based rapid transit service for Ellenbrook in 2031? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(1) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings at each station north of Butler on the northern suburbs rail line in 2031? (2) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for the extension of the northern suburbs rail line from Butler to Yanchep in 2031? (3) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings at each station on an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (4) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (5) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings on the road-based rapid transit service for Ellenbrook in 2031? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(2) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for the extension of the northern suburbs rail line from Butler to Yanchep in 2031? (3) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings at each station on an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (4) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (5) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings on the road-based rapid transit service for Ellenbrook in 2031? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(3) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings at each station on an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (4) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (5) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings on the road-based rapid transit service for Ellenbrook in 2031? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(4) What was the estimated population of the catchment area for an Ellenbrook rail line in 2031? (5) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings on the road-based rapid transit service for Ellenbrook in 2031? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(5) What were the estimated daily passenger boardings on the road-based rapid transit service for Ellenbrook in 2031? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(1) Alkimos, 4 270; Eglinton, 2 424; Yanchep, 4 711. (2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(2) The estimated population was 110 000 people. (3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(3) Approximately 6 000 to 8 000 passengers per day would use a train service to Ellenbrook. Specific results for each station are not available. (4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(4) Approximately 60 000 residents would live in the entire catchment area in 2031, assuming full development, including the suburbs of Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Vale, Caversham, Whiteman, Lockridge and Eden Hill. (5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
(5) Fewer than 6 000 passengers.
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