Question On Notice No. 6225 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 16 June 2020 by Ms L. Mettam
Question Directed to the: Minister for Transport
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
For the years 2019 and 2020 to date, how many days of each calendar year were escalators at each train station across the Transport network non-operational due to breakdowns and maintenance?
Answered on 11 August 2020
It is noted that escalators at stations along the Joondalup line and in the Perth CBD were upgraded in 2012/13. Since these upgrades, there have been significant issues with escalator performance and downtime.
Average Downtime Between January 2019 and June 2020:
Aubin Grove: 37 outages, 3.87 hours; Bull Creek: 22 outages, 12.45 hours; Butler: 26 outages, 6.19 hours; Clarkson: 14 outages, 13.26 hours; Cockburn Central: 21 outages, 11.46 hours; Elizabeth Quay: 37 outages, 1.85 hours; Glendalough: 34 outages, 13.92 hours; Joondalup: 35 outages, 95.37 hours; Kwinana: 34 outages, 2.57 hours; Murdoch: 13 outages, 6.12 hours; Perth Bus Port 41 outages, 3.62 hours; Perth City: 119 outages, 3.22 hours; Perth Underground: 230 outages, 2.77 hours; Rockingham: 9 outages, 12.56 hours; Stirling: 48 outages, 163.9 hours; Subiaco: 8 outages, 24.82 hours; Warnbro: 27 outages, 7.97 hours; Warwick: 39 outages, 8.24 hours; Wellard: 10 outages, 7.56 hours; Whitfords: 21 outages, 126.11 hours.