Transwa

Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 275 destinations within Western Australia, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south to Esperance in the east along with the regional centres of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam, Geraldton and Albany.

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

Fleet

• 21 five-star Scania coaches
• 2x 2 car Prospector railcars
• 1x 3 car Prospector railcar
• 1x 2 car Avonlink railcar
• 5 Australind railcars

Services

Services from Perth depart the East Perth terminal all except the Australind train from Perth station.

Trains

Transwa Australind

Transwa operates 4 rail services:

• Transwa Prospector – Perth to Kalgoorlie
• Transwa AvonLink – Perth to Northam
  • Transwa MerredinLink – extension of the AvonLink to Merredin three times a week.
• Transwa Australind – Perth to Bunbury

Coaches

Transwa coach at Albany

The Transwa Prospector DMU capable of up to 200 km/h provides a passenger service between Perth, Western Australia and the mining town of Kalgoorlie

In June 2003, Transwa introduced 21 new state-of-the-art 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 out to Meekatharra.

There are 15 routes:

GE1: Perth to Esperance via Jerramungup/Dumbleyung

GE2: Perth to Esperance via Kulin/Hyden

GE3: Kalgoorlie to Esperance

GE4: Albany to Esperance (Hopetoun/Bremer Bay connection)

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 to Perth via Moora

N3: Perth to Geraldton via Northam/Mullewa

N4: Geraldton to Meekatharra

N5: Perth to Mukinbudin via Northam

SW1: Perth to Augusta/Pemberton via Bunbury

SW2: Perth to Pemberton via Bunbury

SW3: Perth to Boyup Brook via Brunswick Junction/Collie

Booking centres

Booking centres are located at Armadale, Midland, Perth, East Perth, Northam, Kalgoorlie, Bunbury and Albany with ticket agents located at Augusta, Australind, Balingup, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown, Brunswick, Busselton, Collie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Corrigin, Cue, Cunderdin, Denmark, Dongara, Donnybrook, Dunsborough, Esperance, Fremantle, Floreat, Geraldton, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Greenbushes, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kalbarri, Kalgoorlie, Kambalda, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kojonup, Lake Grace, Mandurah, Manjimup, Margaret River, Merredin, Moora, Mingenew, Morawa, Mt. Barker, Mullewa, Nannup, Narembeen, Narrogin, Newdegate, Norseman, Northampton, Northcliffe, Pemberton, Pinjarra, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Southern Cross, Tammin, Three Springs, Toodyay, Wagin, Walpole, Waroona, Williams, Wongan Hills, Yarloop and York

See also

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

References

• http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/scripts/viewoverview_contact.asp?NID=1252
• http://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/Bookings/Timetables/tabid/45/Default.aspx
• http://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=6dzqAk07XTM%3d&tabid=50&mid=391

External links

• Transwa
• The Public Transport Authority