Labor’s original vision for Metronet included north and south circle routes,but that has not yet come to fruition.
The Greens say the plan would cost the federal government $2.6 billion in the first year. However,state revenues from public transport are at odds with that figure.
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti,Prime Minister Anthony Albanese,WA Premier Roger Cook and Federal Infrastructure Catherine King muscled through crowds of interested locals and train enthusiasts as they opened the five new stations on Sunday morning.
The current ferry route operates solely between South Perth and Elizabeth Quay,with 13 new stops being considered to grow the city’s river transport options.
In an event-studded Perth weekend,the state government has announced a repeat of last year’s free public transport over summer.
The state’s major rail project has up to 16 people employed in its communications team,a number the opposition says is extravagant and insulting.
The 21 kilometres of rail will cut the time it takes to commute from Ellenbrook to the CBD from one hour by car,to 30 minutes by rail.
All train lines,except the partially-closed Armadale Line,experienced significant growth in patronage numbers when compared to the previous 12 months.
The Metronet Yanchep rail extension has officially opened after heavily criticised cost and time blowouts.
More than 1.2 million people living in Perth don’t have access to frequent,all-day public transport,leaving them stuck using polluting and expensive cars.