The Public Transport Authority (PTA) is a

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that oversees the operation of all public transport in

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

History

The Public Transport Authority was formed on 1 July 2003 in accordance with the ''Public Transport Authority Act 2003'' as the body overseeing the provision of public transport in

. It operates bus, ferry and train services in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

under the

Transperth Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system serving the city and suburban areas of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia. It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation. Train op ...

brand, regional road coach and train services in regional Western Australia under the

Transwa Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 240 destinations, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south west to Esperance in the south east. The Transwa system provides transport to the major regional ...

brand and manages school bus services.Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2015
Public Transport Authority

Services

The Public Transport Authority runs many services. They are: *

, operates bus, ferry and

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services in metropolitan

, operates regional road coach and train services in regional WA *

TransAlbany Swan Transit is an Australian bus company operating Transperth services under contract to the Public Transport Authority. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems. History On 21 January 1996, Swan Transit commenced operating services in the Midl ...

, Albany bus services *

TransBunbury TransBunbury is the public bus transportation system in Bunbury, Western Australia, consisting of 10 public routes as well as 30 school routes.

, Bunbury bus services * TransBusselton,

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and Dunsborough bus services * TransGeraldton,

Geraldton Geraldton (Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West region of the Australian state of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth. At June 2018, Geraldton had an urban population of 37,648. ...

bus services *

TransGoldfields TransGoldfields is the brand name of the bus system in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Ticketing Paper tickets can be bought on the buses. The SmartRider SmartRider is the contactless electronic ticketing system of the Public Transport Authority of We ...

Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area includ ...

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bus services * TransHedland,

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bus services * TransKarratha, Karratha bus services *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 SmartRider is the contactless electronic ticketing system of the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. The system uses RFID smartcard technology to process public transport fares across public bus, train and ferry services. The syst ...

, to replace

MultiRider The MultiRider was a pre-purchased magnetic-stripe ticketing system used on rail, bus, and ferry services operated under the Transperth brand, either by or under contract for the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. Technology Equip ...

s 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. From 2010, the PTA CEO position has been held by the Director General - Transport. *

Reece Waldock Reece Waldock is a retired senior Australian public servant. Most recently he served concurrently as Director-General of the WA Department of Transport, Commissioner of Main Roads Western Australia and CEO of the WA Public Transport Authority, ...

(1 July 2003 – 29 July 2016) *Richard Sellers (July 2016–?) *Peter Woronzow (November 2021–)

References

External links

Public Transport Authority website
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