Public_Transport_Authority_(Western_Australia)
Public Transport Authority (Western Australia)
Statutory authority for public transport in Western Australia
The Public Transport Authority (PTA) is a statutory authority that oversees the operation of all public transport in Western Australia.
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 July 2003 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Jurisdiction | Western Australia |
| Headquarters | Public Transport Centre |
| Employees | 1,654 (June 2015) |
| Annual budget | $1.27 billion (2014/15) |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | www.pta.wa.gov.au |
The Public Transport Authority was formed on 1 July 2003 in accordance with the Public Transport Authority Act 2003[1] as the body overseeing the provision of public transport in Western Australia.[2] It operates bus, ferry and train services in Perth under the Transperth brand, regional road coach and train services in regional Western Australia under the Transwa brand and manages school bus services.[3][4]
The Public Transport Authority runs many services. They are:[4]
- Transperth: bus, ferry and train services in metropolitan Perth
- Transwa, operates regional road coach and train services in regional WA
- TransAlbany, Albany bus services
- TransBunbury, Bunbury bus services
- TransBusselton, Busselton and Dunsborough bus services
- TransGeraldton, Geraldton bus services
- TransGoldfields, Kalgoorlie-Boulder bus services
- TransHedland, Port Hedland bus services
- TransKarratha, Karratha bus services
- Network and Infrastructure Division, making sure public transport infrastructure is safe
- School Bus Services, providing school buses to children in rural and remote areas
The Public Transport Authority introduced a smartcard for public transport fares, SmartRider, to replace MultiRiders from January 2007.[5][6]
The card can be used on Transperth, TransAlbany, TransBunbury, TransBusselton, TransGeraldton and TransGoldfields services.
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–?)
- Peter Woronzow (November 2021–)[8]
- Public Transport Authority Act 2003 Archived 26 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Government of Western Australia
- New PTA to provide better planned and integrated services Archived 31 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 30 June 2003
- Review of the Public Transport Authority Act 2003 (PTA Act) Required under Section 70 of the Act Archived 26 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Parliament of Western Australia
- Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2015 Archived 7 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Authority
- Somerville-Brown, Michael (2008), "The SmartRider Project - Australia's First Integrated Smartcard Ticketing System", CORE 2008: Rail; the Core of Integrated Transport, Engineers Australia: 411–418, ISBN 978-0-85825-783-2
- O'Brien, Simon (21 April 2010). "New transport boss appointed". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- "Executive team". Public Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.