The Public Transport Centre (formerly known as the Westrail Centre) is a terminal and administration building for public transport in

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, Western Australia. It is the centerpiece of East Perth Terminal (formerly known as ''Perth Terminal''), a standard gauge railway station and coach terminal adjacent to East Perth station on the

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narrow gauge suburban rail network. Some transport operations

Overview

The site occupied by East Perth station, East Perth Terminal, and the Public Transport Centre was formerly the East Perth Locomotive Depot.

East Perth Railway Terminal

As part of the gauge conversion of the Eastern Goldfields Railway, a new standard gauge terminus was opened in 1969. The station has one side platform and a dock platform at its northern end. Today the station is served by Journey Beyond's ''

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'' services. Until it ceased in June 1991, the terminal was also served by the '' Trans-Australian''.

Administration building

The construction of building above and adjacent to the Railway Terminal platform was commissioned by the

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(WAGR). By the time it was completed, WAGR had become Westrail. It was opened by State Premier

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on 12 November 1976 as the ''Westrail Centre''. The public area includes a newsagent, café, help desks,

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s, seats, televisions, information screens, an ATM and public toilets. In 2000, the upper floors were refurbished. The building was formerly the headquarters for Westrail, and after the sale of Westrail's freight services was occupied by the Australian Railroad Group (ARG) from 2000 until 2002. In 2002, ARG relocated to

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, and the building is now occupied by the Public Transport Authority and Department of Transport having been renamed the ''Public Transport Centre''. Transwa coach services to various state destinations also currently depart and arrive at the northern end of the terminal building.

Public Transport Operations Control Centre

In 2021, it was announced that some operations will expand into the Public Transport Operations Control Centre, a new building to be constructed north from the existing Public Transport Centre building.Public Transport Authority to move into new East Perth building
/ref> The building was completed in late-2023, with renovations and staff migration to continue over a three-year period. It High capacity signalling to maximise Perth rail traffic efficiency
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References

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{{Journey Beyond railway stations, Indian Pacific=y, state=collapsed Brutalist architecture in Australia Buildings and structures in Perth, Western Australia East Perth, Western Australia Government buildings completed in 1976 Railway stations in Australia opened in 1976 Transwa railway stations