It’s going to be 5 journeys per day per direction I believe.

Australind train service set to return between Perth and Bunbury | Western Australian Government The Australind train service is set to formally resume from Monday, 29 June 2026.

The Australind train service between Perth and Bunbury will resume on June 29th when the first of four new diesel railcar trains enters service. As the remainder of the fleet arrives, the number of services will increase to double the former two return trips per day.

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Looking at you Melbourne

And I predict we will be at or near 75 million train boardings this financial year, a major record

The fuel shortage has led to record patronage on buses and trains in Perth for March

7,148,879 train boardings in particular far surpasses the previous monthly record of 6,406,409 in October last year.

It surprises me the level crossing wasn’t made active during electrification

The latest ABS regional population estimates https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25

Is Perth the fastest growing (%) major city in the western world? Surely it beats anywhere in Europe. Maybe somewhere in US/Canada is higher?

“Anthony Albanese … is encouraging people to take public transport where they can”… by reducing the relative cost of driving. Right.

Ugh, stupid

And this seems to be the fourth new Australind train. The Australind frequency increase might be sooner than I though then

The new Australind train, in an orange livery

Woah, its the new Australind livery

Both deadly wrong-way Mitchell Freeway crashes Romeo Road-related, Main Roads confirms Main Roads confirmed it was working on additional road safety treatments to prevent motorists wanting to travel south on the freeway from turning onto the northbound off-ramp.

The problem with this interchange would be fixed if if were a roundabout interchange, like at Hester Avenue. Practically impossible to go down the wrong way that way.

Buildings south of Carnarvon are not designed with cyclones in mind, so even a category 1 has the potential to be bad.

A cyclone heading right for Perth

This is worrying

PTA is very secretive

This question in Parliament indicates that diverting the IP wasn't planned. I think people just expected there was no way the IP could be fitted in the 5 minute gaps. But instead, Transperth trains just have to eat the inevitable delay.

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I sorta doubt that the Indian Pacific will be fitted with CBTC. Even though the tender documents say it will be. Maybe ~2030 will truly be the last time the Indian Pacific goes to East Perth.

Transperth just puts up with whatever delay the Indian Pacific causes. Its just too long and too slow to accelerate to not cause a delay with the 5 minute gaps in the timetable on Sundays.

I think the big problem is just that the delay in C-series train production has resulted in the As and Bs being used more and having less maintenance done.

Are you ditching the car for the train? Here’s what the WA data says WA Premier Roger Cook says public transport usage has risen over the past three weeks, over the same period that fuel prices have skyrocketed, but it's not clear whether one increase is related to the...

Perth is already seeing an increase in public transport patronage due to oil prices… maybe.

“Midland Line Service Disruption Effective Immediately Mon 23 Feb Monday 23 February 2026 at 8:23 AM Trains on the Midland Line are cancelled between Bassendean and Midland due to a technical issue. Train replacement buses are running between Bassendean and Midland. Please allow extra travelling time and be aware that replacement buses may not connect with timetabled bus and train services.”

Uh oh. First weekday for the new Midland station and there are technical issues

Metronet has just finished so the number of stations in Perth is not going to change for a while. Good time to do it

“Transport Minister Rita Saffioti won’t support Perth council’s proposal to merge city train stations A council plan to run a tram line through Perth’s CBD and merge two busy train stations has been branded a waste of money by the state’s transport minister who won’t support the proposals. On Tuesday, councillors from the City of Perth will vote to adopt a number of planning documents which include the suggested merger of Claisebrook and McIver stations into a single transport hub, and a tram line along St Georges Terrace and Wellington Street. Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has long been a strong critic of light rail - concerned by the cost and necessity of the project - she hasn’t changed her views on the idea, and doesn’t support the transport hub either.”

Why must our transport minister be so disdainful of light rail?

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Pretty sure they are (and are all Metronet platforms except Claremont)

I heard its at Midland station now

Timeline:
2010-2014: Butler station
2014-2022: Forrestfield-Airport Link
2019-2026: Metronet

Before that, there was the Mandurah line and New MetroRail from 2001 to 2008. With no new stations or extensions on the horizon, it looks like there will be a gap we haven't had in a long time.

The New Midland Station opens tomorrow, and I'm a little sad because it means that for the first time since work on the Butler extension began in 2010, Perth doesn't have any rail extensions or new stations under construction or about to begin construction.

Canning Highway’s going to be at capacity soon? Sounds like a good reason to built bus lanes or a tram.

and I've somehow ended up in an American cluster

I can get wifi cheaper on an airplane with Virgin