Public Transport Authority (Western Australia)

The Public Transport Authority (PTA) is a statutory authority that oversees the operation of all public transport in Western Australia.

Public Transport Authority

Agency overview
Formed	1 July 2003
Preceding agencies	Western Australian Government Railways Commission Department for Planning and Infrastructure
Jurisdiction	Western Australia
Employees	1,654 (June 2015)
Annual budget	$1.27 billion (2014/15)
Agency executive	Richard Sellers, Chief Executive Officer
Parent agency	Department of Transport
Website	www.pta.wa.gov.au

History

The Public Transport Authority was formed on 1 July 2003 in accordance with the Public Transport Authority Act 2003[1] as the body overseeing the provision of public transport in Western Australia.[2] It operates bus, ferry and train services in Perth under the Transperth brand, regional road coach and train services in regional Western Australia under the Transwa brand and manages school bus services.[3][4]

Services

The Public Transport Authority runs many services. They are:[4]

• Transperth, operates bus, ferry and train services in metropolitan Perth
• Transwa, operates regional road coach and train services in regional WA
• TransAlbany, Albany bus services
• TransBunbury, Bunbury bus services
• TransBusselton, Busselton and Dunsborough bus services
• TransGeraldton, Geraldton bus services
• TransGoldfields, Kalgoorlie-Boulder bus services
• TransHedland, bus services in Port Hedland
• TransKarratha, bus services in Karratha
• Network and Infrastructure Division, making sure public transport infrastructure is safe
• School Bus Services, providing school buses to children in rural and remote areas

SmartRider

The Public Transport Authority and Transperth introduced a smartcard, SmartRider, to replace MultiRiders from January 2007. This can be used on Transperth, TransAlbany, TransBunbury, TransBusselton, TransGeraldton and TransGoldfields services.

Chief Executive Officers

The head of the Public Transport Authority is the Chief Executive Officer.

• Reece Waldock (1 July 2003–29 July 2016)
• Richard Sellers (July 2016–)

References

1. Public Transport Authority Act 2003 Government of Western Australia
2. New PTA to provide better planned and integrated services Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 30 June 2003
3. Review of the Public Transport Authority Act 2003 (PTA Act) Required under Section 70 of the Act Parliament of Western Australia
4. Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2015 Public Transport Authority

External links

• Public Transport Authority website