@@davidlang1125 in Hamburg there is no supercharge to get to the airport but this is due to the fact that the line is Split in two tracks before the airport so it would be really complicated to introduce one anyway
Yeah and in Sydney, if you use the same line but not use any of the airport stations, there is no surcharge (e.g. if you travel from Wolli Creek to the CBD). Apparently it's the airport stations themselves that are private (and hence can charge what they like)
It really is a great system! It has the longest escalator s on the southern hemisphere and the fastest twin board train tunnels in the SH with speeds of 135
Another string to Perth's excellent transport systems. The airport bus between Airport and Elizabeth Quay bus station is already first class. Really easy city to get around.
Does that make Perth the first city to have a train connection without an airport surcharge!?!? Jeez, no toll roads, no airport surcharge…. Perth are you sure you’re a real city? Hahaha
Part of the reason our last state government got voted out was because they were planning to introduce a toll road. And this was only meant to be a toll on freight. Toll roads aren’t going to happen anytime soon unless something significant changes.
There’s a TV ad that was filmed at airport central most likely another press release from the Premier & transport minister sometime today start of an information campaign
I like how the simulation is using the B series trains, but is the C series are supposed to be the ones running on all the new lines (although I assume they won't have enough ready for launch at the rate they are assembling them).
@@silk1435 It was always meant to be B series trains, the line was planned and extra B series were ordered for it before Metronet even existed. C series are for new Metronet lines, replacing A series, and increasing Joondalup/Mandurah line capacity. It's clear that C series were never meant to be on the Airport line for launch because they're 6 cars long, and many of the older stations on the Airport line are still 4 cars max.
@@Larwood. That makes sense, I just thought it was supposed to be B series as it is now counted as a Metronet project. Good to know the facts though, thanks for that.
@@silk1435 incorrect C series won’t be running the line not for a few years platforms on the inner Freo- Midland lines are on my 4car length. The NSR/SSR is the busiest line which is where they’ll be deployed
I was on the set up crew for the dirt filtration plant and TBM's back in 2017 I think it was? Great to see this project finally done, very excited to give it a go!
thanks for your contribution and taking part in this amazing project, i really appreciate ppl like you who strive and work to make the community a better and more accessible place esp since i use and depend on the transperth public services a lot!☺
One big thing I haven’t seen in this simulation is internal landscaping to soften these concrete structures. Hope they would include plants in their final design.
Cannot wait for this! THANK you. Very exciting. Good explanation of the Redcliffe station also servicing T3 and T4. Claremont, with its originating and terminating station for these airport stations, retains its status as the suburb which is best supplied with public transport options that it rarely uses.
why wouldnt the domestic terminal get its own train station like the international terminal did? the tunnel goes under T3/4 but now i need to take a connecting bus?
I had the joy of taking the Skybus from Tullamarine to Southbank late Sunday evening two weeks ago . Then a walk to Flinders Street and a four and a half hour wait for the station to open !
Even Brisbane airport stations have better access to the airport terminals then Perth because theirs are like 50m from the terminal doors for both international and domestic terminals
Brisbane airport train cost $35 back in 2013 . Melbourne International Airport doesn't even have a dedicated train service ! How we live behind the times !
@@kenchristie9214 I'm just saying if you're not up for the odd running of a steam train, you're on the wrong side of history. They ran diesels for the Great War anniversary, did you give them a hard time for that too?
T3/T4 will eventually close and QANTAS will move to T1/T2/Domestic when the terminal expands further. Therefore, there was no need to put in a station to service T3/T4.
The Airport line timetable has most trains stop at all stations between Claremont station and Bayswater station (including Perth) before stopping at Redcliffe, Airport Central, and High Wycombe. Some other trains terminate at Perth station rather than continue on to Claremont.
Yeah if you're travelling to T1 and T2 you're in luck. If you're a T3 or T4 traveller that's a walk of over a Km with luggage. They were planning to build the Redcliffe station next to the terminal but changed their minds in 2014. Go figure.
@@mediokay508 What they really need to do is connect the terminals with travellator walkways like Singapore to make it easy to go from international to domestic.
The airport is planning to close the domestic terminals (the ones not very near Redcliffe) around 2024 and build better ones on the other side of Airport Central. That’s the stated reason for why they moved Redcliffe to be further from the airport - it’s more convenient for future purposes.
Hell no! Those things don't open and close like elevator doors. Get caught in one and you're dead. Catching the subway in Singapore was a nervous wreck, trains here you just don't jump onto the tracks the same way you don't just dive onto a busy road. It's easier.
Huh? The train fare to the airport won't be $20 like in Brisbane? Don't you know that ANYONE who gets on a jet aircraft, is crazy rich? And should be forced to pay? Anyway, good work Perth!!
I was actually just thinking to myself if it would have been better to have used solid walls instead of see-through ones - not sure if that would be better or worse tho. Ideally you’d want a manned bike storage facility. Hopefully the manned kiosk will be near by/facing the bike locker at HW station
Unfortunately the airport line is essentially no benefit to the fly in fly out mining industry workers on their fly out days due to services not commencing early enough.
What a shame this new line is lacking in synergy with high density land use planning which creates the potential for higher ridership. Instead, this line is essentially a commuter line and these have been plagued the world over with poor ridership. It’s a missed opportunity to create vibrant communities around each station which directly addresses climate crisis while benefiting the local economy.
Actually if you look at the future planning for Forrestfield they are expecting an enormous increase in population. Also big plans for the infill around Redcliffe. Time will tell. At least we aren’t trying to catch up with building infrastructure as in BRI Melbourne and Sydney.
