Transwa

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Western Australian regional public transport provider

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::summary Western Australian regional public transport provider ::

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FieldValue
imageTranswa logo.svg
ownerPublic Transport Authority
localeWestern Australia
transit_typeCoach
Regional rail
annual_ridership275,044 (year to June 2022)
headquartersPublic Transport Centre
websitewww.transwa.wa.gov.au
began_operation
track_gauge(Australind)
(Prospector, AvonLink, MerredinLink)
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Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 240 destinations, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south west to Esperance in the south east.

The Transwa system provides transport between Perth and the major regional towns of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam, Geraldton and Albany.

Transwa is a part of the Public Transport Authority and was launched on 28 May 2003, replacing the former Western Australian Government Railways Commission.

Services

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Rail services

Transwa operate four rail services:

Coach services

In 2003/04, Transwa introduced 21 Volgren bodied Scania K124EB coaches aimed at revitalising the country coach fleet, which travel to many destinations across southern Western Australia including Albany, Augusta, Pemberton, Esperance, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Meekatharra. In 2015, an order was placed for 23 Irizar i6 3700-bodied Volvo B11R coaches to replace the Scanias.

There are 16 routes:

Fleet

Railcars

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ClassImageManufacturerEntered serviceNumber builtTrack gauge (mm)Top speed (km/h)Service(s)Notes
ADP/ADQ[[File:Transwa Australind passing through Yarloop, October 2020 07 (cropped).jpg175x175px]]Comeng198751,067narrow gauge110Australind
WDA/WDB/WDC[[File:Prospector Merredin 2012 (cropped).JPG175x175px]]United Goninan200471,435standard gauge160Prospector
WEA/WEB[[File:MerredinLink, East Perth, 2015(4).JPG175x175px]]20052AvonLink
MerredinLink
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Coaches

Ridership

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ServiceRidership2024-252023-242022-232021–222020–212019–20
Road coach183,783178,292168,689132,944143,348149,638
The Prospector82,60181,71377,92668,49775,78169,843
Australind47,41363,04177,81060,50762,14970,973
AvonLink9,4008,8777,4807,0576,5207,542
MerredinLink8,1277,6967,0096,0396,3515,902
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References

References

  1. "Australind Timetable". Public Transport Authority.
  2. "AvonLink and MerredinLink Timetable". Public Transport Authority.
  3. "Prospector Timetable". Public Transport Authority.
  4. [https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2015/06/New-road-coaches-for-regional-passengers.aspx New road coaches for regional passengers] {{Webarchive. link. (29 November 2018 Government of Western Australia 16 June 2015)
  5. [https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/coach-timetables Coach Timetable Files] {{Webarchive. link. (17 November 2021 Transwa)
  6. "Transwa Coaches".
  7. (2022). "Public Transport Authority Annual Report 2021-22".
  8. "Annual Report 2024-2025".
  9. "Public Transport Authority Annual Report 2022-23".

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