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❓ Mrs. Harvey questions the allocation of the Rail Future Fund and requests passenger boarding data for Yarloop, Cookernup, and North Dandalup train stations. The Minister provides a breakdown of the fund and the requested passenger statistics.

AnsweredQoN 4042Legislative Assembly

Asked

13 September 2018

Member

Mrs L.M. Harvey

Portfolio

Transport

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I refer to the $32 million Rail Future Fund, and I ask: (a) will the Minister provide a breakdown of the $32 million allocated to the fund; (b) what is the average daily passenger boarding's at the Yarloop train station for the 2017-18 financial year; (c) what is the average daily passenger boarding's at the Cookerenup train station for the 2017-18 financial year; (d) what is the average daily passenger boarding's at the North Dandalup train station for the 2017-18 financial year; (e) what was the total number of boarding's at the Cookerenup train station for the 2017-18 financial year; (f) what was the total number of boarding's at the Yarloop train station for the 2017-18 financial year; and (g) what was the total number of boarding's at the North Dandalup train station for the 2017-18 financial year?

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Answered

11 October 2018

Responded by

Minister for Transport

Response time

6 days

(a) Of the $32 million Rail Future Fund, $30 million is allocated towards the procurement of the new Australind train and $2 million is allocated for the construction of high level platforms at Yarloop, North Dandalup and Cookernup stations.
(b) 0.56 average boardings per day. Note the station was closed for 33 days in 2017/18 for the construction of the new platform.
(c) 0.79 average boardings per day
(d) 0.54 average boardings per day
(e) 286 boardings / 295 alighting passengers
(f) 187 boardings / 184 alighting passengers
(g) 198 boardings / 188 alighting passengers

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