Premier Dominic Perrottet to use the transport network when asked whether the government would make the trips free for inner west passengers impacted by the light rail outage.
However,Transport Minister Rob Stokes on Tuesday announced passengers would receive 50 per cent discounts on their fares for the replacement bus services,though it would take two weeks to implement the subsidy,with refunds backdated to Monday,November 8.
“I understand regular passengers on the Inner West Light Rail are really frustrated by this situation,” Mr Stokes said.
in all 12 trams servicing the inner west light rail,which runs from Dulwich Hill to Central Station,.
The government is also considering other ways to improve public transport to parts of the city’s inner west impacted by the tram outage. They include potential shuttle bus services to railway stations and reinstating the Blackwattle Bay ferry service.
“We are looking at every option we have available to ease the trouble this is causing for those passengers. I want to thank the people of the inner west for their patience and my promise to them is to resolve this issue as quickly as we possibly can,” Mr Stokes said.
The discounts mean passengers will pay $1.90 for a one-way trip from Dulwich Hill to Central,compared to the $3.79 they paid to use the light rail service.
The opposition has called on the government to make the replacement bus service free for commuters.
The discovery of cracks in the inner west trams,which were built in Spain,has increased scrutiny on the government’s procurement of overseas-built transport stock amid ongoing problems with and recent delays to.
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