Question Without Notice No. 216 asked in the Legislative Council on 29 March 2018 by Hon Peter Collier
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
METRONET — INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE — METROPOLITAN TRAIN STATION
216. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the government's plans for Metronet.
(1) Has the minister received any advice on requirements to upgrade infrastructure at Perth train station and/or Perth Underground train station as a result of the expansion of the network; and, if so, what was the nature of that advice?
(2) If yes to (1), will the minister table that advice; and if not, why not?
(3) What is the expected cost of these upgrades to support expansion of the network?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for some notice of the question.
(1) Yes. Verbal advice has been received from the Public Transport Authority as part of general discussion on various potential upgrades required to address future capacity requirements at both stations, which has been considered as part of the PTA's route utilisation strategy.
The advice includes consideration of enhanced vertical transport capacity—lifts, stairs and escalators—noting some current upgrades are already underway as part of replacing a number of escalators in Perth underground, and potential longer-term platform modifications at both stations.
(2) Advice has been verbal to date and is summarised in answer (1) above.
(3) Potential costs for upgrades are subject to further investigation and development.