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 between Perth and the major regional towns of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam, Geraldton and Albany.
Transwa is a part of the Public Transport Authority and was launched on 28 May 2003, replacing the former Western Australian Government Railways Commission.
Services
Rail services Transwa operate four rail services: Australind: Perth to Bunbury AvonLink: East Perth to Northam MerredinLink: East Perth to Merredin Prospector: East Perth to Kalgoorlie
Coach 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. In 2015, an order was placed for 23 Irizar i6 3700-bodied Volvo B11R coaches to replace the Scanias.New road coaches for regional passengers Government of Western Australia 16 June 2015
There are 17 routes:
GE1: Perth to Esperance via Jerramungup/Dumbleyung GE2: Perth to Esperance via Kulin/Hyden GE3: Kalgoorlie to Esperance GE4: Albany to Hopetoun via Ravensthorpe GS1: Perth to Albany via Williams/Kojonup GS2: Perth to Albany/Gnowangerup/Katanning via Northam/Narrogin GS3: Bunbury to Albany via 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 N5: Perth to Geraldton via Jurien Bay 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 SW4: Bunbury to Boyup Brook via Brunswick and Collie SW5: Perth to Collie via Bunbury
Fleet Railcars Class Image Manufacturer Entered service Number built Track gauge (mm) Top speed (km/h) Service(s) WDA/WDB/WDC United Goninan 2005 7 1,435 (standard) 160 Prospector WEA/WEB 2005 2 AvonLinkMerredinLink ADR/ADS Alstom 2026 12 1,067 (narrow) 130 Australind
Historic railcars All are manufactured by Comeng. Class Image In service Number built Track gauge (mm) Top speed (km/h) Service(s) operated Replaced with WCA/WCE 1971–2005 8 1,435 (standard) 150 AvonLinkProspector WDA/WDB/WDCWEA/WEB ADP/ADQ 1987–2023 5 1,067 (narrow) 110 Australind ADR/ADS
Coaches 23 Volvo B11R coaches
Ridership +ServiceRidership2024-252023-242022-232021–222020–212019–20Road coach183,783 178,292 168,689 132,944143,348149,638Prospector82,60181,71377,92668,49775,781 69,843Australind47,41363,04177,81060,50762,14970,973AvonLink9,4008,8777,4807,0576,5207,542MerredinLink8,1277,6967,0096,0396,3515,902
See also List of Transwa railway stations
Notes
References
External links Transwa website