PTA / Transperth Service Changes - 2022

[Merc1107]

I foresee a possible extension to the future Morley train station for this one.

Am guessing (or hoping) there will be more to MEL than a few route extensions!

[shinjiman]

Good-bye Route 60 and hello to high-frequency Route 980

In the school service changes for Mount Lawley High School this was mentioned:

Route 60 will be withdrawn and replaced with new high frequency Route 980.
Route 980 will operate the exact route of the former Route 60 service.

The timetable is available from Bus Timetable 215.

https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timeta ... 221113.pdf

[Bus Suggestions]

In accordance with those school changes, there are service changes for a swathe of routes - but apart from route 60 becoming 980, some additional early trips on route 449, additional trips for the 490, and the 491 weekend service being upgraded to hourly, most of the routes are just getting various time changes and/or service cuts.

New Route 980 and Bus Service Changes
Sun 13 Nov

From Sunday 13 November, routes 60, 66, 67, 68, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 354, 370, 371, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 470, 471, 473, 474, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 490, 491, 950 and 970 will undergo changes.

Additionally, new high frequency Route 980 will commence operations.

Services for Ashdale Secondary College, John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Kingsway Cristian College, Mindarie College and Mt Lawley Senior High School will also undergo changes. You can find more information on school service changes here (or the discussion just a few posts back).

Services will change as follows:

New High Frequency Route 980
Operating between Morley Bus Station and Elizabeth Quay Bus Station via Walter Rd and William St, this new high frequency route will replace Route 60 which has been withdrawn.

Route 980 will operate as follows:

• Every 5 minutes during peak periods
• Every 15 minutes during the day and on weekends
• Every 15-30 minutes at night.

Download a map of Route 980.

Route 60
Will be withdrawn and replaced with new high frequency Route 980. Route 980 will operate the exact route of the former Route 60 service.

Routes 66, 343, 345, 346, 347, 354, 370, 375, 377, 384, 385, 386, 388, 389, 390, 391, 441, 442, 446, 447, 448, 450, 460, 462, 463, 466, 470, 474, 481 and 970
Will undergo time changes.

Route 67

• Deviations to April Rd have been removed due to poor patronage
• A school days trip departing John Forrest Secondary College at 3.12pm to Mirrabooka has been withdrawn due to poor patronage.
• Services will undergo time changes following the completion of Water Corporation works.

Route 68

• A number of deviations to Dianella Plaza have been removed due to poor patronage
• Services will undergo time changes following completion of Water Corporation works.

Route 344
Will undergo time changes including:

• The morning trip departing Mirrabooka and Rawlinson Av at 8.02am will run express from the intersection of Illawarra Cr and Shearwater Tce to Ballajura Community College.
• The trip departing Ballajura Community College at 3.05pm will run express from the school to the intersection of Pelican Pde and Shearwater Tce.
• The trip departing Morley Bus Station at 8:25am will run express from the intersection of Widgee Rd and McGilvray Av to Morley SHS.
• The trip departing Morley SHS at 3.41pm traveling to Morley Bus Station will run express from the intersection of Widgee Rd and Coulsen Cl until the intersection of Widgee Rd and McGilvray Av.

Additionally, there will be changes for students attending John Septimus Roe.

Route 371

• Will undergo time changes
• Additionally, the trip departing Warwick Station at 8.14am and deviating via Morley Bus Station will no longer continue to Mirrabooka Bus Station. This trip will now terminate at Stop 16320 Princess Rd before Fletching St.

Route 374

• Will undergo time changes, including changes for students attending Ashdale Secondary College
• Additionally, the 5.13pm trip from Whitfords Station deviating to Newpark Shopping has been withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Route 376
Will undergo time changes with the following trips withdrawn due to poor patronage:

• Departing Alexander Heights at 8.19pm to Mirrabooka Bus Station
• Departing Kingsway Christian College at 3.34pm
• Departing Whitfords Station at 7.04pm to Mirrabooka Bus Station
• Departing John Septimus Roe at 3.47pm
• Departing Mirrabooka Bus Station at 7.49pm.

Additionally, trips during the morning peak will continue as Route 370 from Mirrabooka Station providing a one bus journey between Landsdale and Perth Busport. While Route 370 trips in the afternoon peak will continue as Route 376 trips.

Route 378

• Will undergo time changes.
• The weekday 378 trip that departs Mirrabooka Bus Station at 12.02pm will no longer deviate via Glenview Markets due to low patronage.

Route 387
Will undergo time changes, with the trip departing Wanneroo Rd and Amelia St at 7.17am to on Saturday and 8.17am on Sundays will be withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Route 443
Will undergo time changes with the trip departing Whitfords Station on Sunday at 8.01pm withdrawn.

Route 444
Will undergo time changes with fewer evening trips operating on both weekdays and the weekend due to poor patronage.

Route 445
Will undergo time changes including school day trips departing Warwick Station at 8.24am and from Greenwood College 3.18pm will be withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Route 449
Will undergo time changes including additional early trips to and from Warwick Station.

Route 461
Will undergo time changes with the school days trip departing Joondalup Station at 3.34pm withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Route 464
Will undergo time changes with the trips departing Whitfords Station at 12.39am and Joondalup Station at 11.56pm withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Route 465
Will undergo time changes with the trips departing Joondalup Station on weekdays at 10.28pm and on Saturdays 11.58pm withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Route 467
Will undergo time changes with the 4.44pm trip departing Joondalup Station terminating at Wanneroo Shopping Centre.

Route 468
Will undergo time changes with the 7.34am trip departing Whitfords Station on weekdays withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Route 471
After consultation with the community Route 471 will undergo a permanent route change and will extend from Burns Beach Caravan Park to Beachside Dr East.

Buses will no longer operate along Whitehaven Av instead traveling via Seabreeze Av and Burleigh Dr.

The following stops will no longer be serviced:

• 27558 Whitehaven Av after Mica Lane
• 27557 Whitehaven Av after Windmill Cr.

The following new stops will be serviced:

• 28771 Seabreeze Ave after Grand Ocean Ent
• 28769 Seabreeze Ave after Karata Lk
• 28768 Seabreeze Ave after Hermosa Wy
• 28767 Seabreeze Ave after Burleigh Dr
• 28736 Beachside Dr after Fingal Lp.

Download a map of Route 471.

Route 473
Will undergo time changes with the 9.24pm trip departing Joondalup Station on weekdays withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Route 480

• Will undergo time changes including the following trips being withdrawn:
  • The 7.56am trip from Butler Station due to poor patronage
  • The 3.30pm trip from Clarkson Station on school days
• The 3.40pm trip from Clarkson Station and deviating via Mindarie College will only deviate on Mondays and Fridays
• The 5.17pm trip from Butler Station on weekdays will terminate early at Hughie Edwards Dr.

Route 482
Will undergo time changes with the 5.37pm trip departing Butler Station on weekdays withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Route 483
Will undergo time changes including the following trips changing:

• The 3.10pm trip departing Mindarie College will be withdrawn due to poor patronage
• The 7.32am trip to Clarkson Station will no longer deviate via Mindarie College, the 7.41am trip will deviate via Mindarie College instead
• The 7.41am trip to Clarkson Station via Clarkson Community College will no longer deviate to the school. The 7.58am trip to Clarkson will continue to deviate
• The 3.15pm trip departing Butler College will be withdrawn due to poor patronage.

Route 484
Will undergo time changes with the following trips withdrawn:

• The 5.46pm trip from Clarkson Station on weekdays due to poor patronage
• The 9.09pm trip from Benenden Av and Villena Pde on Saturdays due to poor patronage.

Route 490
Will undergo time changes with additional trips operating on Saturdays and Sundays.

Route 491

• Will undergo time changes including running additional trips on Saturdays and Sundays, upgrading the service to hourly.
• The trip departing Yanchep at 7.58am on school days via Yanchep Secondary College will be withdrawn. Students can instead catch the trip departing Yanchep at 7.47am which will deviate to Yanchep Secondary College.

Route 950

• Will undergo time changes including an additional early morning weekday trip departing Morley Bus Station at 4:57am.
• A number of trips that currently terminate at UWA have been withdrawn due to poor patronage.

[bullswool]

The 60/980 doesn't operate at 5 minute intervals in the afternoon peak. It's more like 6-8 minutely.

[Merc1107]

The 60/980 doesn't operate at 5 minute intervals in the afternoon peak. It's more like 6-8 minutely.

Am sure they were running more frequently in the afternoons a few timetables ago (or perhaps I am mistaken!).

[bullswool]

The 60/980 doesn't operate at 5 minute intervals in the afternoon peak. It's more like 6-8 minutely.

Am sure they were running more frequently in the afternoons a few timetables ago (or perhaps I am mistaken!).

You're right. There was a brief period of 5 minutely services around 4:30pm-5:30pm. Before that it was 15 minutes all day.

When they extended peak frequency to shoulder times the overall frequency dropped. I guess they were spreading the resources out.

[Traklink]

Route 376
Will undergo time changes with the following trips withdrawn due to poor patronage:

Departing Alexander Heights at 8.19pm to Mirrabooka Bus Station
Departing Kingsway Christian College at 3.34pm
Departing Whitfords Station at 7.04pm to Mirrabooka Bus Station
Departing John Septimus Roe at 3.47pm
Departing Mirrabooka Bus Station at 7.49pm.

Does anyone know what they're referring to here because I can't find any of the highlighted trips in the current (Oct 2021) timetable?

[shinjiman]

In accordance with those school changes, there are service changes for a swathe of routes - but apart from route 60 becoming 980, some additional early trips on route 449, additional trips for the 490, and the 491 weekend service being upgraded to hourly, most of the routes are just getting various time changes and/or service cuts.

New Route 980 and Bus Service Changes
Effective 13th November

The timetables are uploaded for those changes below for 13 November 2022. Look likely the route 376 is now operated by Swan instead by Path, according to the data mentioned earlier.

Timetables updated:

• Bus Timetable 57, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85
• Bus Timetable 93, 102 (removed), 105, 106
• Bus Timetable 202, 211, 215 (new)

[Enviro 500]

So 376 now under Joondalup package instead of Morley? Looks like the driver shortage at Keolis Downer is more than meets the eye.

[Merc1107]

Or perhaps it makes more sense for another area to operate the service. I wonder if any buses were sent to Swan for the 376 or not?

[Enviro 500]

Wonder which buses were spotted on 376 if it were indeed run from JLDEP.

On the same note, it makes a lot more sense for 75 to be managed by Canning package. Can do straight swap with 280.

[shinjiman]

Here have the stand changes for Morley Bus Station on 18 December as the works is being complete before that date. Also the return of the original route for routes 228 and 229.

14921
Routes 228 and 229 Service Changes

Sun 18 Dec

From Sunday 18 December, routes 228 and 229 will undergo a route change in Maddington following the completion of Water Corporation works in the area.

Services will change as follows:

• Routes 228 and 229 will undergo time changes and will resume operating along Kelvin Rd and Olga Rd
• The temporary stops on Blackburn St, Albany Hwy and Davison St will no longer be serviced.

14922
Morley Bus Station Stand Changes

Sun 18 Dec

From Sunday 18 December, following the completion of works there will be stand changes at Morley Bus Station.

Services will now depart from the following stands:

Stand 1

• Route 999 to Fremantle Station via Stirling Station.

Stand 2

• Route 955 to Ellenbrook North via Bassendean Station.

Stand 3

• Route 341 to Beechboro via Bassendean Station
• Route 342 to Beechboro via Bassendean Station.

Stand 5

• Route 998 to Fremantle Station via Bayswater Station.

Stand 6

• Route 48 to Perth via Bayswater Station.

Stand 7

• Route 66 to Perth via Beaufort St
• Route 950 to QEII Medical Centre via Beaufort St and Perth.

Stand 9

• Route 20 to ECU Mt Lawley.

Stand 10

• Route 980 to Perth via William St.

Stand 11

• Route 345 to Bennett Springs.

Stand 12

• Route 343 to Beechboro.

Stand 13

• Route 371 to Warwick Station via Mirrabooka Bus Station.

Stand 14

• Route 347 to Morley SHS.

Stand 15

• Route 344 to Warwick Station via Ballajura and Alexander Heights.

Stand 16

• Route 346 to Noranda.

Stand 17

• Route 653 to Perth Stadium.

According to the latest data, there's some stands name such as Morley Bus Stn Stand 7x (11361A), 6x (11362A), 10x (11364A), 8x (28726) and 9x (28727) comes up, it looks like it's rare to have an alphabet letter in a stop number. Let see if there's any further changes from the data update.

Timetables updated:

• Bus Timetable 5
• Bus Timetable 70, 71
• Bus Timetable 93, 94, 99, 103, 104, 105, 106
• Bus Timetable 202, 215

[bullswool]

Is it just me or is the Christmas/New Year service update extremely late?

When checking departure times on the Transperth App it looks like Christmas is sorted with the usual half hourly rail service. On NYE, either the services aren't yet finalised, or there's an error in the departure times. For example, Midland Line Departing Perth Station at 12:00, 12:02, 12:15, 12:30 and then airport line at 12:32. Also looks like the airport line might not run additional services?

[Merc1107]

Is it just me or is the Christmas/New Year service update extremely late?

My only guess is the Mandurah line shutdown from 26/12-03/01 is complicating matters. That said, if there still isn't certainty what services will look like for this period, that's a big problem.

I wouldn't be surprised to see an 11th-hour "oh by the way" notice go up. This seems to be an increasingly-common occurrence in the past 2-3yrs.

[bullswool]

Shouldn't be too long now. Departure times have been updated on the TransPerth App. Airport Line will be operating alongside the Midland Line with the last special service departing High Wycombe at 4:45am. Looks like the last few services won't be running Claremont - Perth.

[TP1462]

Is it just me or is the Christmas/New Year service update extremely late?

When checking departure times on the Transperth App it looks like Christmas is sorted with the usual half hourly rail service. On NYE, either the services aren't yet finalised, or there's an error in the departure times. For example, Midland Line Departing Perth Station at 12:00, 12:02, 12:15, 12:30 and then airport line at 12:32. Also looks like the airport line might not run additional services?

Yeah I’m really confused by this I have to be at the airport by 7-7:30AM on Boxing Day and the lack of transparency around the holiday schedule is quite confusing i fly back on the 1st and I am not quite sure what to expect I do have an Uber booked however if I had the option of getting the train I would take that


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[Bus Suggestions]

Is it just me or is the Christmas/New Year service update extremely late?

When checking departure times on the Transperth App it looks like Christmas is sorted with the usual half hourly rail service. On NYE, either the services aren't yet finalised, or there's an error in the departure times. For example, Midland Line Departing Perth Station at 12:00, 12:02, 12:15, 12:30 and then airport line at 12:32. Also looks like the airport line might not run additional services?

The mention of the standard holiday services not being released has intrigued me, particularly since we are merely a week away from the new year, so I trawled the website myself to find them. Turns out, they are already up. From when, I'm not sure, but they weren't posted in the standard Service Changes slot like every other year - nope, they're under JourneyPlanner > Events. Perhaps that's why everyone managed to gloss over them...

Christmas and Boxing Day Services
25 DEC
TRAINS: Every 30 minutes from about 6:30am.
BUSES: Running to a Sunday/Public Holiday timetable. Perth and Fremantle CATs running, Joondalup CATs not.
FERRY: Every 30 minutes, first service departs Elizabeth Quay at 7.30am, last service departs Mends St at 9.45pm.
26 DEC
TRAINS: Running to a Public Holiday timetable - Mandurah Line shutdown between EQ and Aubin Grove.
BUSES: Running to a Sunday/Public Holiday timetable. Perth and Fremantle CATs running, Joondalup CATs not.
FERRY: Every 30 minutes from first service departing EQ at 7.30am until service departing Mends St at 10.15am, then every 15 minutes until last service departing Mends St at 9.45pm.

New Year's Eve/Day Services
31 DEC
TRAINS: Base Saturday timetable with additional trains until midnight, then all lines every 15 minutes until 3.00am, gradually dropping in frequency until last additional service departs Perth at 5.15am on New Year's Day. Exception to Thornlie Line, last service departs 11.47pm from Perth.
BUSES: Base Saturday timetable with additional night trips on some routes. CATs run on a standard Saturday timetable with no modifications.
FERRY: Every 15 minutes until 11.00pm, then half-hourly until 1.00am.
1 JAN
TRAINS: Services run to a Sunday/Public Holiday timetable, except for the Mandurah Line between EQ and Aubin Grove, which is shut down.
BUSES: Running to a Sunday/Public Holiday timetable. Perth and Fremantle CATs running, Joondalup CATs not.
FERRY: Running to a standard Summer Sunday/Public Holiday timetable.

[Merc1107]

Considering there is a service reduction tomorrow, then additional New Year's services that will presumably be cut if they are underutilised, the "oversight" of not properly advertising these service changes is piss poor.

[Traklink]

Looks like the Christmas Day train timetable is calculated by simply dropping every second daytime trip, which leads to some uneven frequencies (up to a 23 minute wait) on the inner Fremantle/Midland lines, a 20-minute wait at Cannington if travelling from Burswood-Queens Park to the outer Armadale Line, and a nearly half-hour wait at Perth to get from Fremantle/Midland to Mandurah/Joondalup. And this is before we get to buses that are timed to connect with the missing trains. Have to wonder how much money they actually save with these cuts relative to the disruption caused, especially in the face of a growing high-frequency bus network that retains its 15 minute frequency and that Good Friday (which previously also used the Christmas timetable) has run a standard public holiday timetable since 2016 or so.

Although if the Christmas Day timetable has to continue, I can't help wonder if they should just mark the deleted trips on the published timetables somehow, instead of the vague "Note that Christmas Day operational times may differ to the Public Holiday times shown on this timetable". It would still be good to have a timely reminder on the website but at least total radio silence wouldn't be actively misleading like it was this year.

One positive though is that TransBunbury routes 841, 843 and 844 seem to now run a standard Sunday service on Christmas day (and Good Friday and ANZAC Day) rather than shutting down completely

[Bus-1809]

Interesting to note the normal sunday timetable on NYD too! Previous years have seen Trains at a 30 min frequency throughout the day