Train Service, Perth

Travel back in time by taking the Hotham Valley Tourist train. A one and a half hour train ride from Perth will take you to Dwellingup Station. The train journey itself is a great experience. At Dwellingup indulge yourself in the eco-tourism adventures such as canoeing, white water rafting & mountain biking. Dwellingup is about 95 km away from Perth.

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The backbone of Perth's public transportation network are the suburban train lines. All of them begin at the train station in Central Perth. They connect Perth City with all the important suburbs. The network is not too dense, though. If your destination is close to one of the train lines, these are easy and fast. For example, there is no faster connection to Freo than the Fremantle line. In the daytime the trains run every 15 minutes.

I'd consider them generally safe in the daytime. In the evening, however, some lines are known to be troublesome and there have been unpleasant incidents. Ask locals what they think of a certain line and whether they recommend using it in the evening or not.

Tickets must be bought from ticket machines at the station before passing the barrier, proceeding to the platform and boarding the train.

Maps and timetables of the train lines

If you travel by public transport, get ticket of "family day rider" at $8.40. this ticket allow up to 6 or 7 person to take bus and train for full day and it is really value for money.

During weekend, it is free ride on bus in the city for certain timing.

Perth Central suburban train station is located on Wellington Street, where you will find the Wellington Street bus station approximately 200m from the train station and is also linked via a walkway.
Perth has 5 train lines that leave or pass through the Perth central train station It is the Fremantle Line, Joondalup Line, Midland Line, Armadale Line and Mandurah Line
The train services start at 5.30am and stops at 11.30pm weekdays and have a reduced service on the weekends, and public holidays. There are special late night trains available on weekends. Visit the www.transperth.wa.gov.au/ for more information on timetables etc.
The trains work on the same principal as the busses just different zones. They divided the city into different zones and each zone has a fare for travelling within that zone.

Tickets can be purchased on the platforms.
The ticket machines only accept coins. As on the busses you can purchase the multirider card – (prepaid basis at a discounted rate).

We paid $7.80 for a couple, for an all day pass around Perth, including a trip to Fremantle, which was excellent value. The trains are clean, modern and comfortable. Excellent way to get around, especially compared to the cost of some of the other forms of transport.

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Transwa is probably WA's best regional transport provider linking many regional centres by train or coach services.

The "Australind" train provides a quick and efficient twice daily rail link between Perth and Bunbury and the "Prospector" train between Perth and Kalgoorlie.

Transwa also operates coach services to places such as Kalbarri in the north, Esperance in the south-east and Albany & Augusta in the south.

I'm under the impression that most tourists go to Fremantle by ferry. However, there's also the option of going by train. The train ride is only 30 minutes and the cost is only $3.10 one-way (which I think is cheaper than ferry).

The train system provides a quick and easy way to get around. There are 4 train lines to Fremantle, Armadale, Joondalup or Midland. I took the train to Fremantle which took only about 30min. Some train services are express and do not stop at all stations so check the train information boards carefully before boarding in case the train doesn't stop at your particular stop! Tickets can be purchased at the train station platforms from the ticketing machines (in case you are out of coins, there are coin changing machines too). The train system is wheelchair friendly. You can pick up more info or train timetable for the various lines at the Perth Train station, Esplanade Busport, Plaza Arcade and Wellington Street Bus Station.