Formed 1 July 2003 Website www.pta.wa.gov.au Number of employees 1,654 (June 2015) | Founded 1 July 2003 Parent organization Department of Transport | |
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Preceding agencies Western Australian Government Railways CommissionDepartment for Planning and Infrastructure Agency executive Richard Sellers, Chief Executive Officer Parent agency Department of Transport Annual budget 1.27 billion USD (2014–2015) Predecessors Western Australian Government Railways, Western Australian Government Railways Commission | ||
The Public Transport Authority (PTA) is a statutory authority that oversees the operation of all public transport in Western Australia.
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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 Western Australia. It operates bus, ferry and train services in Perth under the Transperth brand, regional road coach and train services in regional Western Australia under the Transwa brand and manages school bus services.
Services
The Public Transport Authority runs many services. They are:
SmartRider
The Public Transport Authority and Transperth introduced a smartcard, SmartRider, to replace MultiRiders 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.