Hon Ken Travers asks the Minister for Transport about the number of incidents of passengers collapsing/fainting on trains and the resulting train delays from 2008-09 to 2011-12. The Public Transport Authority states they don't track the specific reasons for passenger illness.

AnsweredQoN 6390Legislative Council
Asked
24 October 2012
Portfolio
Transport

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(1) In each of the following financial years, how many incidents have occurred on trains where passengers have collapsed or fainted —
(a) 2008-09;
(b) 2009-10;
(c) 2010-11; and
(d) 2011-12?
(2) In each of the following financial years, how many trains have been delayed because of passengers fainting or collapsing —
(a) 2008-09;
(b) 2009-10;
(c) 2010-11; and
(d) 2011-12?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
15 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Finance representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
22 days
The
Public Transport Authority
advises:
(1-2) The Public Transport Authority's database does not distinguish the reasons why passengers become ill on board train services and therefore no specific statistics for passengers who have collapsed or fainted are available.
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