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3088 - PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMMAND POLICE NUMBERS

O'Neill, Marjorie to the Minister for Transport and Roads

(1) How many Public Transport Command (PTC) police are allocated to the New South Wales public transport system (as at 21 May 2020)?

(2) How many PTC officers are allocated to each of the following networks (as at 21 May 2020):

(a) The heavy rail network;

(b) The light rail network;

(c) The Region 9 bus network;

(d) All Sydney bus networks combined;

(e) The ferry network?

(3) How many services operate each day on each of the following networks (as at 21 May 2020):

(a) The Eastern Suburbs heavy rail line;

(b) All heavy rail networks combined;

(c) The CBD and South East Light Rail network;

(d) All light rail networks combined;

(e) The Region 9 bus network;

(f) All Sydney bus networks combined;

(g) The ferry network;

(h) The Metro rail network?

(4) What will be the ratio of PTC officers per service for each of the following:

(a) The Eastern Suburbs heavy rail line;

(b) All heavy rail networks combined;

(c) The CBD and South East Light Rail network;

(d) All light rail networks combined;

(e) The Region 9 bus network;

(f) All Sydney bus networks combined;

(g) The ferry network;

(h) The Metro rail network?

(5) Using Government modelling, how many commuters will use public transport on Monday, 25 May 2020?

(6) What will be the ratio of PTC officers to passengers across each of the following:

(a) The Eastern Suburbs heavy rail Line;

(b) All heavy rail networks combined;

(c) The CBD and South East Light Rail network;

(d) All light rail networks combined;

(e) The Region 9 bus network;

(f) All Sydney bus networks combined;

(g) The ferry network;

(h) The Metro rail network;

(i) All public transport combined?

 

Answer -

I am advised:

(1), (2), (4) & (6)

These questions should be directed to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services.

(3) This information is available on the Transport for NSW Open Data Hub.

(5) Transport for NSW modelling of passenger trips is not undertaken at the level of a calendar day. However, based on Opal system data there were 786,938 passenger trips on public transport on 25 May 2020.

 


Question asked on 21 May 2020 (session 57-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 59
Answer received on 25 June 2020 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 69