6:08 The station is positioned that way because in the future, the terminal is going to wrap around that area like a horseshoe, so the station is centred around the future plans. 19:33 That's actually platforms 2 and 3, which are going to be used by the Ellenbrook line when that opens later this year. Bayswater station does have a bus interchange, but its at ground level. I suspect a lot of the ticket inspectors you saw were actually security guards, transit officers or just customer service people (at stations). At night time, there is security on all trains, not all of them check tickets. I don't know why Google Maps told you to transfer at Perth. Transferring at Claisebrook would have been faster and easier (cross platform interchange), although there is no staff at Claisebrook and less people in general so it would have felt less welcoming. Transperth has a disproportionate lack of passengers at night because shops and restaurants typically close early compared to other cities. The trains are busy during the day.
Fun fact: the escalators from the skybridge down to the concourse level were the longest in the southern hemisphere until your metro opened the other day and dethroned us 😂
I think that in this video you saw almost the entire range of Perth's current main rolling stock types for its passenger network! Since the electrification of the network only began in 1990, Perth's rolling stock is all very recent compared to the long trail of different electric sets you see on the other capital railway systems. The first train you rode was their B Series (built by Downer Rail from Bombardier designs, constructed 2004-2019) and the second was their A series (built by Walkers Ltd from ABB/Adtranz designs, constructed 1990-1999). The C Series train design entered service in early 2024, built by Alstom and part of the absolutely massive XTrapolis family, but at the moment there are only three C Series in operation so I suppose it's fair you didn't get a chance to see one.
Welcome to Perth. It is worth noting that during normal hours, Perth's rail network punches well above its weight when it comes to per capita patronage, so much so that space is at a premium on peak services on the north-south corridor. Perth's network is also the best in the nation when it comes to accessibility as there are very few stations that don't feature level boarding from the platform to the vehicle. Other noteworthy features include complete integration of fares between nodes, a high level of connectivity between nodes with large bus-train interchanges, a high average operating speed with low dwell times and complete Automatic Train Protection signal coverage since electrification and Driver Only Operation. P.S. There's a maximum wait of 15 minutes on all lines 7 days a week during normal hours too.
Welcome to Perth, during the day train frequency is every 15 minutes and 8 minutes at peak time. This is governed by the current singling system, this is being upgraded to allow for timetables travel every 3 or so minutes once Implemented. Perth has fare caping so $5.60 is max price you will pay to travel the complete line on a single journey. So in theory you could travel the full 80km Mandurah line for that price rather than the old ticket zoning structure
Most of the suburban stations do t have any type of access gate, so it is tempting and easy to evade paying fares. Hence the frequency of ticket inspectors. Also they double as highly visible security guards.
Those "ticket inspectors" are actually transport police. They can detain you. Perth has one of the most secure and safe public transport systems in Australia. You will often find them on busses also. They are sometimes dropped off at random bus stops to enable them to board the bus. Yes they will check you ticket and rightfully so. Not everywhere is like Sydney.
@@DoctorMeatDicBrisbane and Melbourne don't have the option either. Perth is changing to paying with your own debit/credit card next year. The card reader upgrades are happening now.
Also the airport central station seem weirdly designed….. it’s like go from underground to an actual bridge, when they could go underground to the terminal lol
Meanwhile Melbourne doesn't even have an airport train and they are now talking about making it all above ground because of the cost blowout on the project.
Though we have 2m people we are not dense whatsoever since our metro area is the longest on the world, at 150km I would also recomend you check out Elizabeth quay and the south Perth foreshore, nothing compaired to darling harbour but it is something
I live in Sydney, and I was very impressed with Elizabeth Quay and the foreshore, and I think it rivals Darling Harbour. I am also impressed with Kings Park and the view of the beautiful city of Perth.
Welcome….too the Greatest city on earth…”PERTH” My Wife & I moved from the Central Coast some 17 months ago and we can’t be Happier. NSW just didn’t fit anymore.
because unlike perth, brisbane lacks a lot of late night flights, even international. Most of Brisbanes international flights depart in the morning to go to either asia or across the pacific. The only airline that really leaves at midnight is the emirates A380 to Dubai.
@@electro_sykesThere really is no excuse for the last train from Brisbane airport being before the last arrival (and it’s *well* before the last arrivals). Lack of late night flight departures is irrelevant when people are still arriving. Last train leaves Domestic at 22:04, International at 22:08. There’s 10 domestic arrivals at 22:00 or later tonight, plus 5 internationals at 21:55 or later. Doesn’t make any sense putting the trains to bed when people are still arriving.
@@ternilapilli there are only 5 arrival flights at that time, 1 is international, the other 4 are domestic and usually the people on those flights are Fifo or have familly to pick themselves up.
@@electro_sykes Not even sure what you're talking about now (or what you're arguing about - that AirTrain stops earlier than a bunch of commercial flights is simply fact). Brisbane tonight from 10pm has 10 domestic arrivals (Sydney x2, Townsville x2, Adelaide, Mackay, Cairns, Melbourne, Emerald/Maroochydore, Perth) and 5 international (Ho Chi Minh City, Dubai, Denpasar, Hong Kong, Nauru) for which AirTrain definitely finishes too early for, and these aren't "mostly FIFO".
@@electro_sykes BNE A'port WAY busier than PER and should be better serviced by rail - the Airtrain was private development, the the QLDGovt should have, by now, bought out!
Haha, this video amused me, I arrived at a similar flight timing (but train didn’t exist back then and bus was scattered, so got a Uber lol). Then on the way back, departed on the 11:59pm flight from Perth and arrived in Sydney at 6am lol, slept even before the plane shut the door and flight attendant woke me up when it’s at the gate in Sydney haha… Both were run with excellent on virgin a330 which now don’t exist…
I think the $5.20 fare would only be about $3.90 if you had a smart rider card. Also the terminals are being redesigned to wrap around the station and the terminal you arrived at is the one that’s being demolished. Also the trains were so small because late on a Sunday it’s a waste to stack train cars. At peak times there are lots more train cars.
Yeah the trains on the airport line are shorter as the midland line has only 4 car platforms, but airport line stations are 6 cars, it’s just future proofed! Yeah with the ticket you just walk through, and on your way out you just walk through again (sometimes on the train or the gate there’s security checking tickets), they’re just security. yes it’s actually cheaper because the 2 zone fare is capped and you can travel anywhere and even use that same train ticket for the bus.
You called Brisbane a very quiet system but now with these 50 cent fares it is anything but. I’m visiting Perth again end of this year, god we in Brisbane are so jealous of their train and bus frequencies.
the issue with brisbane is the system is badly designed so they can only run so many trains because of gridlock and limited tracks across the river and through central. Cross river rail is aimed at fixing this but it also depends on government will to run more services.
You could have transferred at Claisebrook or MacIver, but you would have waited longer for the train as, the non-peak times are normally 30 minutes. The Airport line was connected through to the Midland line as it was the most direct route with the least residential disruption. The other thing of note is you have a tariff for taxis or Ubers from the airport so the you probably would have spent $20-30 just to get to Burswood.
If you're going to the domestic terminal, you need to get off at the station before the Airport stop, called "Redcliffe" (not "Airport domestic terminal") walk upstairs with your luggage and get a connecting bus to the terminal. If you have earphones in, you will miss this stop because there is NOTHING to tell you except an automated announcement. Absolutely shit design and planning and thoroughly expected from the totally inept Transperth.
Obviously you're oblivious to the PIDs that show the next station. Even advised to "Alight at Redcliffe station for bus services to Perth Airport terminals 3 & 4".
6:08 The station is positioned that way because in the future, the terminal is going to wrap around that area like a horseshoe, so the station is centred around the future plans.
19:33 That's actually platforms 2 and 3, which are going to be used by the Ellenbrook line when that opens later this year. Bayswater station does have a bus interchange, but its at ground level.
I suspect a lot of the ticket inspectors you saw were actually security guards, transit officers or just customer service people (at stations). At night time, there is security on all trains, not all of them check tickets.
I don't know why Google Maps told you to transfer at Perth. Transferring at Claisebrook would have been faster and easier (cross platform interchange), although there is no staff at Claisebrook and less people in general so it would have felt less welcoming.
Transperth has a disproportionate lack of passengers at night because shops and restaurants typically close early compared to other cities. The trains are busy during the day.
Those "ticket inspectors" are actually our version of security guards. They're just checking tickets because they're bored. Haha.
Stay in Perth long enough and you’ll know why there’s so many security guards at stations.
@@damnwoman006 Not really any worse than Sydney lol.
Thanks. I live here and have not seen the new airport link yet.
Such quality comments to this video.
Fun fact: the escalators from the skybridge down to the concourse level were the longest in the southern hemisphere until your metro opened the other day and dethroned us 😂
I think that in this video you saw almost the entire range of Perth's current main rolling stock types for its passenger network! Since the electrification of the network only began in 1990, Perth's rolling stock is all very recent compared to the long trail of different electric sets you see on the other capital railway systems. The first train you rode was their B Series (built by Downer Rail from Bombardier designs, constructed 2004-2019) and the second was their A series (built by Walkers Ltd from ABB/Adtranz designs, constructed 1990-1999). The C Series train design entered service in early 2024, built by Alstom and part of the absolutely massive XTrapolis family, but at the moment there are only three C Series in operation so I suppose it's fair you didn't get a chance to see one.
I randomly clicked on this video from my suggestions because I was testing our new modem and I just kept watching. not bad!
Welcome to Perth. It is worth noting that during normal hours, Perth's rail network punches well above its weight when it comes to per capita patronage, so much so that space is at a premium on peak services on the north-south corridor. Perth's network is also the best in the nation when it comes to accessibility as there are very few stations that don't feature level boarding from the platform to the vehicle. Other noteworthy features include complete integration of fares between nodes, a high level of connectivity between nodes with large bus-train interchanges, a high average operating speed with low dwell times and complete Automatic Train Protection signal coverage since electrification and Driver Only Operation.
P.S. There's a maximum wait of 15 minutes on all lines 7 days a week during normal hours too.
Also better off peak train frequencies than Brisbane, Adelaide and even Melbourne.
PER can thank Brisbane it even [still] has a rail network! This will test who the real "experts" on the subject matter are ;)
Welcome to Perth, during the day train frequency is every 15 minutes and 8 minutes at peak time. This is governed by the current singling system, this is being upgraded to allow for timetables travel every 3 or so minutes once Implemented. Perth has fare caping so $5.60 is max price you will pay to travel the complete line on a single journey. So in theory you could travel the full 80km Mandurah line for that price rather than the old ticket zoning structure
It is quite a walk from the airport to the train. Bad design.
Most of the suburban stations do t have any type of access gate, so it is tempting and easy to evade paying fares. Hence the frequency of ticket inspectors. Also they double as highly visible security guards.
brisbane has the same
You can also change at claisebrook or McIver for the Armadale line aswell
And the transits with vests are more like security than the ones in just the blue shirt
Those "ticket inspectors" are actually transport police. They can detain you. Perth has one of the most secure and safe public transport systems in Australia. You will often find them on busses also. They are sometimes dropped off at random bus stops to enable them to board the bus. Yes they will check you ticket and rightfully so. Not everywhere is like Sydney.
In Sydney you can pay with your phone. We still have the shitty plastic Transperth cards.
@@DoctorMeatDicBrisbane and Melbourne don't have the option either. Perth is changing to paying with your own debit/credit card next year. The card reader upgrades are happening now.
I'm sure we have the heaviest railway security detail in Australia. Whether that translates to being a safer place to be is less clear.
Also the airport central station seem weirdly designed….. it’s like go from underground to an actual bridge, when they could go underground to the terminal lol
I believe this was done because Perth Airport is a private company, whereas Transperth is under the government, so they couldn't mix and match it.
Meanwhile Melbourne doesn't even have an airport train and they are now talking about making it all above ground because of the cost blowout on the project.
Though we have 2m people we are not dense whatsoever since our metro area is the longest on the world, at 150km
I would also recomend you check out Elizabeth quay and the south Perth foreshore, nothing compaired to darling harbour but it is something
I live in Sydney, and I was very impressed with Elizabeth Quay and the foreshore, and I think it rivals Darling Harbour. I am also impressed with Kings Park and the view of the beautiful city of Perth.
Perth population is nearly touching on 2.4 million these days .quite a bit more than 2 as quoted here
@@ACDZ123 I think your getting confused with the state population
@robertbruce2182 nope. ABS latest figures. WA just passed 3 million residents and Perth was the fastest growing city
@@robertbruce2182
Population of WA: 2.9 million
Population of Perth: 2.3 million
Welcome….too the Greatest city on earth…”PERTH” My Wife & I moved from the Central Coast some 17 months ago and we can’t be Happier. NSW just didn’t fit anymore.
I agree! I was born in Sydney but Perth is my home. Love it here.
My commiserations 😂
Perth Airport line already wins over Brisbane by having airport trains that still operate for the late arrivals.
because unlike perth, brisbane lacks a lot of late night flights, even international. Most of Brisbanes international flights depart in the morning to go to either asia or across the pacific. The only airline that really leaves at midnight is the emirates A380 to Dubai.
@@electro_sykesThere really is no excuse for the last train from Brisbane airport being before the last arrival (and it’s *well* before the last arrivals). Lack of late night flight departures is irrelevant when people are still arriving. Last train leaves Domestic at 22:04, International at 22:08. There’s 10 domestic arrivals at 22:00 or later tonight, plus 5 internationals at 21:55 or later. Doesn’t make any sense putting the trains to bed when people are still arriving.
@@ternilapilli there are only 5 arrival flights at that time, 1 is international, the other 4 are domestic and usually the people on those flights are Fifo or have familly to pick themselves up.
@@electro_sykes Not even sure what you're talking about now (or what you're arguing about - that AirTrain stops earlier than a bunch of commercial flights is simply fact). Brisbane tonight from 10pm has 10 domestic arrivals (Sydney x2, Townsville x2, Adelaide, Mackay, Cairns, Melbourne, Emerald/Maroochydore, Perth) and 5 international (Ho Chi Minh City, Dubai, Denpasar, Hong Kong, Nauru) for which AirTrain definitely finishes too early for, and these aren't "mostly FIFO".
@@electro_sykes BNE A'port WAY busier than PER and should be better serviced by rail - the Airtrain was private development, the the QLDGovt should have, by now, bought out!
at 19:43 those are the platforms for the future Ellenbrook line.
Haha, this video amused me, I arrived at a similar flight timing (but train didn’t exist back then and bus was scattered, so got a Uber lol).
Then on the way back, departed on the 11:59pm flight from Perth and arrived in Sydney at 6am lol, slept even before the plane shut the door and flight attendant woke me up when it’s at the gate in Sydney haha…
Both were run with excellent on virgin a330 which now don’t exist…
The doors closing sounds like the Waratahs in Sydney
LMAO with tapping the paper ticket, thanks
I think the $5.20 fare would only be about $3.90 if you had a smart rider card. Also the terminals are being redesigned to wrap around the station and the terminal you arrived at is the one that’s being demolished. Also the trains were so small because late on a Sunday it’s a waste to stack train cars. At peak times there are lots more train cars.
I didnt even know you were over here on a second channel
Bro forgot to mention how empty quiet and low population Perth is compared to... Sydney?
And how Sydney is the only Australian city where people are leaving?
@daniellawrence6813
Sydney grew by 146,800 in the last financial year. People are hardly leaving. LOL
Welcome welcome good to have you here.
can we assign brandon’s oddessy the role of the perth guy
Yes 😅
I was about to say! 😂
Yeah the trains on the airport line are shorter as the midland line has only 4 car platforms, but airport line stations are 6 cars, it’s just future proofed! Yeah with the ticket you just walk through, and on your way out you just walk through again (sometimes on the train or the gate there’s security checking tickets), they’re just security. yes it’s actually cheaper because the 2 zone fare is capped and you can travel anywhere and even use that same train ticket for the bus.
You called Brisbane a very quiet system but now with these 50 cent fares it is anything but.
I’m visiting Perth again end of this year, god we in Brisbane are so jealous of their train and bus frequencies.
the issue with brisbane is the system is badly designed so they can only run so many trains because of gridlock and limited tracks across the river and through central. Cross river rail is aimed at fixing this but it also depends on government will to run more services.
Lol it's still less patronage per capita than Perth.
@@electro_sykes not really and academic with CRR not too far off!
@@Leo-hv9mm Brisbane now 50c a ride! 1/2 price to Airport
There was an information centre there where you can buy the smart rider
He said it was closed
Our Yanchep and Mandurah lines are peak efficiency and speed!
You could have transferred at Claisebrook or MacIver, but you would have waited longer for the train as, the non-peak times are normally 30 minutes. The Airport line was connected through to the Midland line as it was the most direct route with the least residential disruption. The other thing of note is you have a tariff for taxis or Ubers from the airport so the you probably would have spent $20-30 just to get to Burswood.
Off-peak frequency is 15 minutes, not 30 minutes. After hours frequency is every 30 minutes.
You should have waited to go to perth in a year or two when the lines are open new and re open armadale
Ticket inspectors where the blue uniform transit offices where they're orange vest and they have the power of arresting people
you think Perth trains are small, check out Adelaide
or brisbane
Perth has 4 car and 6 car sets also ..different lines tho
2.4 million almost these days. Half the size of Sydney at 5 million.
Welcome to Perth!
Don't complain. A lot of north American users would be dead impressed by a train to anywhere at 11pm on a Sunday night.
ffs Sharath set up ur pfp already
hi
If you're going to the domestic terminal, you need to get off at the station before the Airport stop, called "Redcliffe" (not "Airport domestic terminal") walk upstairs with your luggage and get a connecting bus to the terminal. If you have earphones in, you will miss this stop because there is NOTHING to tell you except an automated announcement. Absolutely shit design and planning and thoroughly expected from the totally inept Transperth.
Obviously you're oblivious to the PIDs that show the next station. Even advised to "Alight at Redcliffe station for bus services to Perth Airport terminals 3 & 4".