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| Subject: The package also will see Smartcard technology and fare gates replace the MultiRider system, lighting upgrades and improvements to carpark security.The contact-free Smartcard system, which was also designed to improve efficiency, deter troublemakers and stop fare evasion, would be operating by the end of next year. | |
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Author: $30m boost to train safety, guards By Amanda Banks West Australian April 28th03 |
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Date Posted: Tuesday, May 06, 03:19:58am In reply to: 's message, "Perth tender lodged 29/11/02." on Wednesday, December 25, 08:35:31pm http://www.thewest.com.au/20030428/news/perth/tw-news-perth-home-sto96137.html ---------------------------------------------------------- $30m boost to train safety, guards By Amanda Banks ---------------------------------------------------------- CAMERA surveillance 24 hours a day will be extended to all Perth train stations and an extra 40 transit guards will be employed under a $30 million package announced yesterday. ---------------------------------------------------------- The package also will see Smartcard technology and fare gates replace the MultiRider system, lighting upgrades and improvements to carpark security. ---------------------------------------------------------- Premier Geoff Gallop said the upgrades were essential to improving services for the estimated 50,000 people who travel on trains every day. ---------------------------------------------------------- Dr Gallop said the extension of the rail line and Perth to Mandurah link represented a big investment of taxpayers' money, with precise figures to be released in Budget papers. ---------------------------------------------------------- The project would have a 100-year life-span and was money well spent which had to be backed up by security and accessibility. ---------------------------------------------------------- A recent survey had found more than a quarter of train users felt safer travelling on trains than they did a year ago, while less than 7 per cent felt more insecure. ---------------------------------------------------------- "The whole project is designed to make people confident about using the system," Dr Gallop said. ---------------------------------------------------------- An extra $2.2 million will be used to employ extra transit guards, bringing the number of security and customer service staff to 277 by July. ---------------------------------------------------------- "We will be able to guarantee there will be a guard on every train up to 7pm and two guards after 7pm," Dr Gallop said. ---------------------------------------------------------- "The sense of security that will follow from that will be very important from a customer's point of view." ---------------------------------------------------------- The contact-free Smartcard system, which was also designed to improve efficiency, deter troublemakers and stop fare evasion, would be operating by the end of next year. ---------------------------------------------------------- The package also includes $20 million for the Building Better Stations program, with new or upgraded stations at Armadale, Bassendean, Claremont, Gosnells and Greenwood and work starting on the Joondalup Special Events, Kelmscott and Midland stations. ---------------------------------------------------------- Opposition Leader Colin Barnett said work to improve security on Perth's trains had started three years ago under the previous Liberal government, but he welcomed the progression of the initiatives. ---------------------------------------------------------- [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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