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Perth provides zero-fare train trips for SmartRider (travel fare card) holders around the city centre (the "Free Transit Zone"), as well as five high-frequency (every 8–15 minutes) Central Area Transit (CAT) bus routes (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Purple), which, alongside trips on regular Transperth buses in the city centre, are free to all users.
[14] [15] Since February 2024, Students travelling with a smart rider have been able to travel for free monday-friday. Travel has also been Free for everyone with a SmartRider each Sunday. [16] There are other ticket types. The "two-section" fare is less than a one-zone fare and is for one-way trips below 3.2 kilometres (2 mi).
Buses in Perth, Western Australia, are operated under the brand Transperth. The Public Transport Authority of the Government of Western Australia tenders the provision of bus routes in Perth to private operators; [1] privatisation of Transperth services began in 1993 and was completed in July 1998.
In 1974, the MTT assumed control of Perth's suburban rail services, making all public transport in Perth under the control of one organisation for the first time. [1] [4] [7] A common fare system between the trains and the buses was introduced for the first time that year. The new fare system meant many patrons got cheaper travel, in particular ...
The remaining stations between Perth and Joondalup opened on 21 March 1993, [10] and an extension to Currambine station opened on 8 August 1993. [11] Subiaco station was rebuilt in the late 1990s, opening on 12 December 1998 as Perth's first underground station. [12] [13] A number of new stations opened in the 2000s under the New MetroRail project.
The head of the Public Transport Authority is the Chief Executive Officer. From 2010, the PTA CEO position has been held by the Director General - Transport. [7] Reece Waldock (1 July 2003 – 29 July 2016) Richard Sellers (July 2016 – March 2020) [8] Peter Woronzow (November 2021 –) [9]
The Perth Central Area Transit (Perth CAT) system, or simply CAT, consists of five bus routes in the centre of Perth and three bus routes in Joondalup. [1] CAT services formerly operated in Fremantle , and similar services exist in Rockingham (the City Centre Transit System) and Midland (the Midland Gate Shuttle).
The SmartRider system is designed so that passengers can "tag on" and "tag off" any services whenever they travel through the public transport network. As of 2020–21, 78.9% of all fare-paying boardings were made using a SmartRider.