❓ A parliamentary question regarding the benefits of the Thornlie rail line opening is answered with claims of improved public transport outcomes and criticisms of the previous government's inaction on rail infrastructure. The response also highlights service improvements on other lines due to the Thornlie line opening.
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Will the minister advise the Parliament about the benefits enjoyed by public transport users since the opening of the Thornlie rail line? Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
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The member for Darling Range is correct: a lot of members on his side of the chamber are very unhappy because they have been shown up again for eight years of inaction. Not only have we now completed the extension of the rail line to Clarkson and opened the new Greenwood station, promises made by the previous government but never progressed, but also we have now opened - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : You keep rewriting history but people know the truth. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I say to the member for Carine that the awful and terrible truth is that her government did not build one centimetre of rail in eight years. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: The member for Darling Range is correct: a lot of members on his side of the chamber are very unhappy because they have been shown up again for eight years of inaction. Not only have we now completed the extension of the rail line to Clarkson and opened the new Greenwood station, promises made by the previous government but never progressed, but also we have now opened - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : You keep rewriting history but people know the truth. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I say to the member for Carine that the awful and terrible truth is that her government did not build one centimetre of rail in eight years. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: The member for Darling Range is correct: a lot of members on his side of the chamber are very unhappy because they have been shown up again for eight years of inaction. Not only have we now completed the extension of the rail line to Clarkson and opened the new Greenwood station, promises made by the previous government but never progressed, but also we have now opened - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : You keep rewriting history but people know the truth. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I say to the member for Carine that the awful and terrible truth is that her government did not build one centimetre of rail in eight years. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
The member for Darling Range is correct: a lot of members on his side of the chamber are very unhappy because they have been shown up again for eight years of inaction. Not only have we now completed the extension of the rail line to Clarkson and opened the new Greenwood station, promises made by the previous government but never progressed, but also we have now opened - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : You keep rewriting history but people know the truth. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I say to the member for Carine that the awful and terrible truth is that her government did not build one centimetre of rail in eight years. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : You keep rewriting history but people know the truth. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I say to the member for Carine that the awful and terrible truth is that her government did not build one centimetre of rail in eight years. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I say to the member for Carine that the awful and terrible truth is that her government did not build one centimetre of rail in eight years. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: The member for Darling Range is correct: a lot of members on his side of the chamber are very unhappy because they have been shown up again for eight years of inaction. Not only have we now completed the extension of the rail line to Clarkson and opened the new Greenwood station, promises made by the previous government but never progressed, but also we have now opened - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : You keep rewriting history but people know the truth. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I say to the member for Carine that the awful and terrible truth is that her government did not build one centimetre of rail in eight years. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: The member for Darling Range is correct: a lot of members on his side of the chamber are very unhappy because they have been shown up again for eight years of inaction. Not only have we now completed the extension of the rail line to Clarkson and opened the new Greenwood station, promises made by the previous government but never progressed, but also we have now opened - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : You keep rewriting history but people know the truth. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I say to the member for Carine that the awful and terrible truth is that her government did not build one centimetre of rail in eight years. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
The member for Darling Range is correct: a lot of members on his side of the chamber are very unhappy because they have been shown up again for eight years of inaction. Not only have we now completed the extension of the rail line to Clarkson and opened the new Greenwood station, promises made by the previous government but never progressed, but also we have now opened - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : You keep rewriting history but people know the truth. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I say to the member for Carine that the awful and terrible truth is that her government did not build one centimetre of rail in eight years. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : You keep rewriting history but people know the truth. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I say to the member for Carine that the awful and terrible truth is that her government did not build one centimetre of rail in eight years. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I say to the member for Carine that the awful and terrible truth is that her government did not build one centimetre of rail in eight years. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are very pleased that we have been able to put in place this second important plank of the New MetroRail project. In answer to the question from the member for Southern River, the opening was a fantastic day attended by our Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the member for Kenwick, and as quite rightly befitted an occasion of this importance, the opening of the fifth line in the metropolitan rail system was a momentous day for not only the people of Thornlie but also public transport in this state. We are all very pleased that the line is open. Thousands of very happy people were travelling on the trains that day. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We know that the grumpy fellows on the other side of the house will continue - Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Mr J.H.D. Day : Go and speak to some of the bus users around Thornlie; they are very unhappy. Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Several members interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The Liberal voters and party members! I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
I have some other interesting information that I am sure the member for Southern River really wants to hear. We were able to use the occasion of the opening of the Thornlie line to undertake a major reconfiguration of the routes on the existing lines. In particular, we have been able to put more of our high speed, three-car sets on the Joondalup line, which has freed up more rolling stock for the rest of the rail network. We have been able to cut the travel time from Armadale during peak periods by four minutes, we have doubled the frequency of Sunday services in Armadale and Midland, and we have significantly increased the peak-hour capacity of the Armadale, Joondalup and Midland lines. This is a good result for public transport in Western Australia.
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