Metronet (Western Australian government agency)

Metronet (styled METRONET) is multi-government agency in Western Australia. It is responsible for managing extensions to Perth's transport network. It was formed to deliver commitments made by the McGowan Government during the 2017 election campaign.[1][2][3][4]

METRONET
Agency overview
Formed2017
JurisdictionPerth
HeadquartersPerth, Western Australia
Minister responsible
Websitewww.metronet.wa.gov.au

Projects

Projects to be managed by Metronet are:

New railway lines

Railway line extensions

Station upgrades

Level crossing removals

  • Removing up to six level crossings on the inner Armadale line and Denny Avenue Level Crossing in Kelmscott [15]

Signalling

Rolling stock

  • Introducing 41 six-car C-series trains.[18] In August 2019, it was announced Alstom Transport Australia would be the supplier for the 246 new railcars, each with the capacity to hold 1,200 passengers.[19] The tender mandated the railcars contained 50% locally manufactured content.[19]
gollark: Specs can be made first-class after a function exists.
gollark: This is not the 1970s.
gollark: Have a callable trait or somerhijgm.
gollark: Functions MUST be first class.
gollark: That is no excuse.

See also

References

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