Transwa

Transwa

Australind at Pinjarra in February 2010
Overview
Locale	Western Australia
Transit type	Coach Train
Headquarters	Perth
Website	www.transwa.wa.gov.au
Operation
Began operation	28 May 2003

Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 275 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 centres of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam, Geraldton and Albany.

Transwa is part of the Public Transport Authority and was launched on 28 May 2003 replacing Westrail.

Services

Avonlink at Northam in October 2005

Prospector services cross at Merredin in October 2012

Volgren bodied Scania K124EB coach at Albany in April 2006

Rail services

Transwa operate four rail services:

• Australind: Perth to Bunbury - on the South Western Railway^[1]
• AvonLink: East Perth to Northam^[2]
  • MerredinLink: extension of the AvonLink to Merredin three times a week^[2]
• The Prospector: East Perth to Kalgoorlie^[3]

Road services

In 2003/04 Transwa introduced 21 Volgren bodied Scania K124EB coaches aimed at revitalising the country coach fleet, which travel to many destinations across southern Western Australia including Albany, Augusta, Pemberton, Esperance, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Meekatharra.

There are 13 routes:^[4]

GE1: Perth to Esperance via Jerramungup/Dumbleyung

GE2: Perth to Esperance via Kulin/Hyden

GE3: Kalgoorlie to Esperance

GS1: Perth to Albany via Williams/Kojonup/Narrogin

GS2: Perth to Albany/Gnowangerup/Katanning via Northam/Narrogin

GS3: Perth to Albany via Bunbury/Walpole

N1: Perth to Geraldton/Kalbarri via Eneabba

N2: Perth to Geraldton via Moora/Kalbarri

N3: Perth to Geraldton via Northam/Mullewa

N4: Geraldton to Meekatharra

SW1: Perth to Augusta/Pemberton via Bunbury

SW2: Perth to Pemberton via Bunbury and Donnybrook

SW3: Perth to Pemberton via Bunbury, Collie, Boyup Brook and Bridgetown

Fleet

• 5 Australind railcars
• 2 Avonlink railcars
• 7 Prospector railcars
• 21 Scania K124EB coaches^[5]

See also

• TransGoldfields
• Transperth – also run by the Public Transport Authority, controls public transport in Perth

References

External links

• Transwa
• Public Transport Authority

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