Transperth Service Changes - 2016

[TP1462]

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MASSIVE system wide changes effective January 31st

http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Service ... nges-17580

Bus, Train and Ferry - Major Timetable Changes

31 January 2016
From Sunday 31 January 2016, there will be changes to a significant amount of the Transperth network.

There will be time changes to the Mandurah, Joondalup and Fremantle lines. Due to the changes to the train times, buses that travel to these lines will undergo time changes in order to meet the new train times.

There will also be minor changes to the Armadale Line and the CircleRoute will be renumbered.

School Services

There will be a number of significant changes to school services.

Find out if there are changes to your school services here.

Bus, Train and Ferry changes for Elizabeth Quay

Esplanade Busport will be renamed Elizabeth Quay Bus Station
Esplanade Station will be renamed Elizabeth Quay Station
The Ferry will move from Barrack Street Jetty to Elizabeth Quay Jetty.

CircleRoute
Route 98 will be renumbered to Route 998
Route 99 will be renumbered to Route 999
The CircleRoute will also undergo time changes.

Route 380
Route 380 will undergo time changes.

Joondalup Line and Northern Bus Services

The following services will undergo time changes as well as the changes listed below:

Joondalup Line:

W pattern services will now stop at Greenwood Station
C pattern services will become all stops services
Additional weekday trips will run around the beginning and end of peak.

Route 344
The deviations to the Malaga Industrial area will undergo a route change.

Route 365
Deviations to Casserley Av will be withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Route 370
Will run additional trips replacing some Route 870 trips.

Route 403
Will extend some short services to/from Stirling Station.

Route 412
Will run an additional weekday trip.

Route 449
Will be withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Routes 461, 467, 468 and 469
Will run additional weekday trips.

Routes 480, 481, 482, 483 and 484
A small number of trips will be withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Route 870
A small number of trips will be withdrawn and replaced by changes to Route 370 services.

Routes 14, 15, 19, 20, 346, 347, 352, 371, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 402, 404, 406, 407, 410, 413, 414, 415, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 450, 460, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 470, 471, 473, 474, 490, 491, 990 and Joondalup CAT
Will undergo time changes only.

Joondalup Station Stand Changes

Stand Route/s
2 390 to Banksia Grove
391 to Banksia Grove
3 467 to Whitfords Station
468 to Whitfords Station
4 460 to Whitfords Station
461 to Whitfords Station
5 470 to Burns Beach
471 to Kinross
473 to Kinross
474 to Clarkson Station
6 462 to Whitfords Station
463 to Whitfords Station
7 464 to Whitfords Station
465 to Whitfords Station
466 to Whitfords Station
8 Red CAT, Yellow CAT
9 Blue CAT
10 School Specials


Mandurah Line and Southern Bus Services

The following services will undergo time changes as well as the changes listed below:

Mandurah Line

C pattern services will become all stops services
Additional weekday trips will run around the beginning and end of peak
Services will begin earlier in the morning from Mandurah Station as requested by the community
Routes 208, 506, 508, 509 and 515
Will now ran as fully accessible services.

Routes 516, 517, 518 and 519
Some Weekday services will now extend via Fiona Wood Rd to Challenger Institue
Will now run as fully accessible services.

Route 521
Will be withdrawn and replaced by changes to routes 516, 517, 518 and 519.

Route 568
Will run an additional weekday trip.

Routes 100, 101, 150, 160, 170, 176, 177, 179, 204, 205, 206, 207, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 507, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 520, 522, 525, 526, 527, 530, 531, 532, 540, 541, 542, 543, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 586, 587, 588, 589, 591, 592, 593, 594, 597, 598, 600, 604, 605, 825 and 920
Will undergo time changes only.

Armadale and Thornlie Lines and South Eastern Bus Services

The following services will undergo time changes as well as the changes listed below:

Armadale Line

The 7.46pm weeknight trip from Armadale to Perth will now travel all stops.
Thornlie Line

The 8.18pm weeknight trip from Perth to Thornlie will now depart one minute earlier at 8.17pm.

Routes 210 and 211
Will now run between Thornlie Station and Gosnells Station.

Route 212
Will now run between Thornlie Station and Huntingdale.

Routes 223, 228 and 229
Will now run as a fully accessible service.

Routes 568
Will run an additional weekday trip.

New Route 930 (Route 925 during the consultation period)
Will run a high frequency services between Elizabeth Quay Bus Station in Perth and Thornlie Station. This service will run via Shepperton Rd and Albany Hwy Spencer Rd.

Fremantle Line and Western Bus Services

Fremantle Line
Will no longer run K and L patterns, these services will run all stops
Will undergo time changes.

Routes 81, 82, 83, 84 and 85
Will undergo time changes only.

If you require further assistance regarding service changes or planning your journey, please call the Transperth InfoLine on 13 62 13 (TIS: 13 14 50). Hearing or speech impaired? Call via NRS 133 677 and ask for 13 62 13.

[wachris]

Very happy to see the Blue CAT will be continuing to service Barrack Square - the rumours are unfounded!!

[Ade]

Transperth never listens to the community. Those community sessions are only a token effort. Really, once Transperth has a plan in mind they implement it no matter what the community says.

[Mr OC Benz]

In regards to the Mandurah Line, various improvements have been made, including the extension of the 15 min frequency until 9pm Monday to Saturday, and trains running every 10 mins or less for a fair whack of the day.

From Mandurah (Weekdays):
First services now depart: 0449, 0504, 0517, 0527... then every 10 mins or less until 0828... then approx every 15 mins until 1310... then approx every 10 mins until 1812... then every 15 mins until 1957... 2019... then every 30 mins until last service.
From Perth (Weekdays):
First services now depart: 0530, 0553, 0557K, 0608, 0628, 0633W, 0638... then every 10 mins or less until 0923... then every 15 mins until 1353... then every 10 mins or less until 1853... then every 15 mins until 2053... 2115... then every 30 mins until last service.

From Mandurah (Saturdays):
First services now depart: 0504, 0534, 0557... then every 15 mins until 1957... 2019... then every 30 mins until 0019... then 0059.
From Perth (Saturdays):
First services now depart: 0530, 0600, 0630, 0653... then every 15 mins until 2053... 2115... then every 30 mins until 0015... then 0115 and 0215.

Sunday services are not much different from present.

These train service improvements will mean that the Joondalup, Mandurah and Armadale-Thornlie (as far as Cannington) Lines will all have trains every 15 mins until at least 9pm. With Armadale-Thornlie trains running every 15 mins until midnight every night.

[PaxInfo]

New Route 930 (Route 925 during the consultation period)
Will run a high frequency services between Elizabeth Quay Bus Station in Perth and Thornlie Station. This service will run via Shepperton Rd and Albany Hwy Spencer Rd.

Interesting they've used the number earmarked for the airport service (now 380). However 930 as signifying the airport service remains at http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals ... %20Map.pdf

The train timetable changes appear to recognise that frequency is king, with more of it for more of the day. Stopping patterns will be simpler and there won't be as many long gaps at certain stations. Stopping everything at Canning Bridge will assist connections to Curtin. These seem reasonable trade-offs as the time added for longer distance trips is modest and that (for some) may be offset by the better frequency, particularly in the evenings.

Omitted appears to have been anything for the Midland line, unless this is being saved up for later. The current setup is good for the likes of Bayswater and Bassendean but smaller stations only get a 20 min peak service which is poor. Should all trains stop all stations, or, given the push to develop Midland as an employment hub, is there a will to retain expresses to cut journey times from Perth?

[theenglishguy]

Omitted appears to have been anything for the Midland line, unless this is being saved up for later. The current setup is good for the likes of Bayswater and Bassendean but smaller stations only get a 20 min peak service which is poor. Should all trains stop all stations, or, given the push to develop Midland as an employment hub, is there a will to retain expresses to cut journey times from Perth?

Really the Midland/Fremantle lines need services running every 7.5 mins during peak - or at least every 15 mins for each station. It's pretty poor that peak frequencies are worse than off-peak for most stations.

Would be nice if it was sorted soon, but we might have to wait until the Airport line is running (lack of rolling stock etc.)

[User 11872]

I recall being "shut down" when I suggested our biggest route be renumbered 998-9! (I'll send anyone $20 who can dig up my suggestion)

[TP1462]

These changes will also properly see the last A set removed from peak period on the Butler/Mandurah line if I remember correctly with the previous Armadale/Thornlie line timetable change an A set was removed so it's entirely possible that the same principle may apply next month

[102 at 1625]

I recall being "shut down" when I suggested our biggest route be renumbered 998-9! (I'll send anyone $20 who can dig up my suggestion)

I can't find you unfortunately but I can find two others: TP 3000 and insert_coin.

[User 11872]

Thanks 102....pm me ok

http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... 50#p730061

[102 at 1625]

Lol...I thought you were joking! No need for money.

[Shoudy Chen]

I wonder if Route 210 and 211 could use Volvo buses to drive because I haven't seen them for a while. All it does comes from Oc500LEs and O405NH midis!

[busdriver12]

I wonder if Route 210 and 211 could use Volvo buses to drive because I haven't seen them for a while. All it does comes from Oc500LEs and O405NH midis!

Not likely to happen as the 210 and 211 are primarily run from Southern River which has no Volvos. The only time this could happen is if a round trip of 210 or 211 is run from either Beckenham or Canning Vale which would typically happen during school holidays.

[Shoudy Chen]

So other routes driving to and from the Esplanade Train Station will need to get their timetables upgraded to Elizabeth Quay Station from 31/1/2016. I believe that the Route 220 will stay at the Elizabeth Quay Station until the new Perth underground busport gets completed @ the end of June this year.

[busdriver12]

So other routes driving to and from the Esplanade Train Station will need to get their timetables upgraded to Elizabeth Quay Station from 31/1/2016. I believe that the Route 220 will stay at the Elizabeth Quay Station until the new Perth underground busport gets completed @ the end of June this year.

I would say that most (if not all) timetables will be reprinted to reflect the changes on Jan 31st.

I don't think the 220 will be the only service to relocate from the Busport to the new WSBS. A few that come to mind are 102 107 881 and 940. Unless some shuttle service is created, these services will provide a link between the two stations. We'll have to see when they are eventually released.

[102 at 1625]

Just a question, why did the 220 go to Wellington Street? It always struck me as a bit odd.

[Shoudy Chen]

Just a question, why did the 220 go to Wellington Street? It always struck me as a bit odd.

I think that's due to the fact that there are a few normal bus services (except the Yellow/Red CAT). Plain St really needs a bus route.

[User 11872]

220 basically replaced the Albany Hwy (Vic Park) services that were withdrawn....8 to 13.

Other services that will return to WSBS are the 30, 31 & 34. So, anything that ran there and was curtailed at the Busport will resume when WSUBS becomes operational.

[wachris]

Wishful thinking - I would introduce a new CAT to purely run between EQBS and WSUBS.

[User 11872]

Wishful for sure but unfortunately that's the plan. I agree with your wish....a CAT to link the two, possibly something bi-directional that incorporates the Terrace (bit like the old Red Clippers). Ideas are endless dreams lol

[goroundandround]

Wishful thinking - I would introduce a new CAT to purely run between EQBS and WSUBS.

Trouble is that passengers just don't like transferring between services.
The first time the 30, 31 and 34 services were stopped at Esplanade (while the temporary WSBS was being built), patronage dropped and never fully recovered once they resumed their cross-city extension.

Of course, having a high-frequency shuttle CAT that used the same row as the 30/31/34 at the Esplanade might make a difference there. Not having to go up across and down might reduce the hassle factor enough.

(Same comments probably apply to the other WSBS/Esplanade services, of course)

[PoweredByCNG]

Back in the old days, Wellington Street-bound services from the City Busport set down on stand B5. East Perth-bound services set down on stands B6 and B7. Blue CAT services left from stand B4. With the right planning, I believe that the same could be achieved today.

[TRS-80]

In regards to the Mandurah Line, various improvements have been made, including the extension of the 15 min frequency until 9pm Monday to Saturday, and trains running every 10 mins or less for a fair whack of the day.

Sunday services are not much different from present.

These train service improvements will mean that the Joondalup, Mandurah and Armadale-Thornlie (as far as Cannington) Lines will all have trains every 15 mins until at least 9pm. With Armadale-Thornlie trains running every 15 mins until midnight every night.

Where did you get this information, I can't see the new train timetables on the Transperth website? Personally I'm hoping for better connections from the Armadale line to A pattern Fremantle trains in the morning.

[Off The Rails]

In regards to the Mandurah Line, various improvements have been made, including the extension of the 15 min frequency until 9pm Monday to Saturday, and trains running every 10 mins or less for a fair whack of the day.

Sunday services are not much different from present.

These train service improvements will mean that the Joondalup, Mandurah and Armadale-Thornlie (as far as Cannington) Lines will all have trains every 15 mins until at least 9pm. With Armadale-Thornlie trains running every 15 mins until midnight every night.

Where did you get this information, I can't see the new train timetables on the Transperth website? Personally I'm hoping for better connections from the Armadale line to A pattern Fremantle trains in the morning.

They won't show up until the new year, or if you're lucky, late this month.

Cheers!

[Mr OC Benz]

If you have the Transperth app, the information slowly becomes available as it is uploaded. Haven't checked if the Joondalup line is updated for those dates yet. But the Mandurah Line, 930, a few other routes etc have been. Otherwise you normally have to wait until a month beforehand for pdf downloads or to be able to use the journey planner for the dates concerned.