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The department became Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) in 1890. WAGR became Westrail in 1975 and continued to manage both passenger and freight rail services in Western Australia until 2000, when the freight business was sold to the Australian Railroad Group who operated it under the Australian Western Railroad brand. [2]
Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR ) railway system during its peak operational time in the 1930s to 1950s was a large system of over 6,400 kilometres (4,000 mi) of railway line. Part of WAGR network in 1935 – wheatbelt focus
Transperth is the public transport system serving Perth, Western Australia. The Transperth rail network is owned and operated by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government agency. [1] [2] It has 83 stations and eight lines which radiate out from the central station of Perth.
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is a federal government owned corporation established in 1997 that owns, leases, maintains and controls the majority of main line standard gauge railway lines on the mainland of Australia, known as the Designated Interstate Rail Network (DIRN). In 2003 the Australian and New South Wales Governments ...
Since the New South Wales Government would not allow the South Australia railway to cross the border, the last 30 km (19 mi) was built by a private company as a tramway, the Silverton Tramway from Cockburn to Silverton and Broken Hill. In 1970 the line was converted to standard gauge, completing the transcontinental line from Sydney to Perth.
Perth's rail network is the third busiest in Australia, behind Sydney Trains and Metro Trains Melbourne. [104] The most used stations as of October 2017 are Perth and Perth Underground, with 38,159 boardings per weekday, Elizabeth Quay, with 11,860, Murdoch, with 7,969, Warwick, with 5,125, and Joondalup, with 4,791.
Metronet (styled METRONET) is a multi-government agency in Western Australia. It is responsible for managing extensions to Perth's rail network. It was formed to deliver commitments made by the McGowan Government during the 2017 election campaign. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The rail network of the Western Australian Government Railways WAGR (1890-1976), Westrail (1975-2000), WestNet Rail (2000-2011) and Brookfield Rail (2011-current day) who now operate it, consists today of Train Orders and Centralised Train Control.