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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 610 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 June 2019 by Hon Jim Chown

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

PUBLIC TRANSPORT — TRAIN SERVICES — OPERATING COSTS

610. Hon JIM CHOWN to the minister representing the Minister for Transport:

(1) What are the full operating costs of running the public transport rail system as it exists today?

(2) What will be the cost increase to the public transport rail system once Metronet has been completed?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) For the 2018–19 financial year, the total operating cost for Transperth train and Transwa rail services is estimated at $364.1 million. Transperth train services are subsidised at a rate of 58.1 per cent and Transwa rail services at 78.2 per cent.

(2) Operating costs associated with Metronet projects are being determined through the planning process.