Transport in Perth
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The dominant mode of transport in Perth is private automobile.
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[edit] Road
Perth has a road network with three freeways, nine metropolitan highways and no toll roads.
The Northbridge tunnel, otherwise known as the Graham Farmer Freeway was built in the year 2000 for a number of reasons. The main purpose of the tunnel being a link between East and West Perth.
[edit] Public transport
Perth metropolitan public transport, including trains, buses and ferries, are provided by Transperth, with links to rural areas provided by Transwa. Perth provides zero-fare bus and train trips around the city centre (the "Free Transit Zone"), including three high-frequency Central Area Transit (CAT) bus routes.
[edit] Suburban rail
There are 69 railway stations and 15 bus stations in the metropolitan area.
[edit] Bus
[edit] Regional and interstate rail
The Indian Pacific passenger rail service connects Perth with Adelaide and Sydney via Kalgoorlie. The Transwa Prospector passenger rail service connects Perth with Kalgoorlie via several Wheatbelt towns, while the Transwa Australind connects to Bunbury, and the Transwa Avonlink connects to Northam.
[edit] Airports
Perth is served by Perth Airport in the city's east for regional, domestic and international flights and Jandakot Airport in the city's southern suburbs for general aviation and charter flights.
[edit] Freight
Rail freight terminates at the Kewdale Rail Terminal, 15 kilometres south-east of the city centre.
Perth's main container and passenger port is at Fremantle, 19 kilometres south west at the mouth of the |Swan River. A second port complex is being developed in Cockburn Sound primarily for the export of bulk commodities.
[edit] History
For most of the 1900's most suburban development in Perth was oriented towards access to public transport.
[edit] Trams
The first trams began operating in 1899 between East Perth and West Perth along Hay Street. The network was expanded down as far as Fremantle and across the Swan River causeway to Victoria Park. The government took over the running of trams in 1914. They were phased out by July 1958. A number of Perth's historical trams are maintained at Whiteman Park.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Russell Woolf (20 July 2005). Last Tram Out of Perth. ABC. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
