❓ Hon Ken Travers asks the Minister for Transport about the passenger capacity thresholds for 'A Series' and 'B Series' trains to be considered overcrowded. The Minister provides specific figures for seated and standing passengers for each train type.
AnsweredQoN 703Legislative Council
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(1) Could the Minister indicate how many people an ‘A Series’ train must have on board, to be considered overcrowded?
(2) Could the Minister indicate the number of people on board a ‘B Series’ train for it to be considered overcrowded?
(2) Could the Minister indicate the number of people on board a ‘B Series’ train for it to be considered overcrowded?
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Answered
2 June 2009
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
28 days
(1) "A" Series - 2 railcar set trains with longitudinal seating are not considered to be overcrowded until a total of 126 seated and 256 standing passengers has been reached.
"A" Series - 2 railcar set trains with transverse seating are not considered to be overcrowded until a total of 134 seated and 192 standing passengers has been reached.
(2) "B" Series - 3 railcar set trains are not considered to be overcrowded until a total of 240 seated and 320 standing passengers has been reached.
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"A" Series - 2 railcar set trains with transverse seating are not considered to be overcrowded until a total of 134 seated and 192 standing passengers has been reached.
(2) "B" Series - 3 railcar set trains are not considered to be overcrowded until a total of 240 seated and 320 standing passengers has been reached.
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