Comments on: Perth railway stations after dark..safe or what?

By: VIP JAT

VIP JAT — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:47:45 +0000

G’day guys I have travelled in the trains during nights I know help is not far away when you request for it but does it matters who you ask for help (Revenue Protection officers OR Transit Officers) as long as someone is there to help us, that is what we want. I have not seen a single Transit officer speaking 4 languages so if an Indian is speaking 4 languages and still working with Public Transport Authority of W.A. what is the harm in asking them for help. I have also seen 5 Transit ofiicers as Indian so who ever has made this comment above correct it please….

By: martiniguy101

martiniguy101 — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:07:52 +0000

Guys, just be aware that Transit Officers jurisdiction ceases at the end of PTA property and are unable to do squat outside of said area (which is crap). Stations are either manned or monitored 24hrs a day and help is only 2-3 minutes away at night. Feel safe on our railways not scared. Before asking for help check the badge on the officers sleave, if it says “Revenue Protection” your shit out of luck with the help. Easy way to tell Transit Officers and the contracted ticket checkers is if they are Indian or english is their 4th language then great chances are they arent Transit Officers…..

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:54:12 +0000

I’m glad to hear the police caught them, hopefully the offenders will be successfully prosecuted and have their butts kicked severely for this unacceptable behaviour. In addition to being prosecuted, Transperth should ban these dickheads from any railway stations and riding on trains.
Perth people should be able catch trains and buses anytime and have the right to feel safe doing so without being subject to this random terrorism. These are OUR stations don’t let dickheads take control of them.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:11:03 +0000

I agree with james – there should be security patrolling outside as well as inside 24hrs a day. My son (17) and his friend (16) were attacked outside the Glendalough train station at around 7am on Sunday morning (19/4), whilst seated on the bus seats outside the train station. (They were waiting for the station to open and didn’t realise it didn’t open on a Sunday until 7.45am. It was an unprovoked attack from behind, where one was kicked in the back of the head (whilst seated) and the other hit in the side of the face/head with a brick. They ran across Scarborough beach road but were chased by 8 youths who then robbed them in the train station car park of their wallets & mobile phones. Clearly with both receiving blows to the head, this could have ended tragically. One of the boys required stitches and other medical treatment.
If we have a train line which the public are encouraged to use, they should be able to do so no matter what their age, without feeling that their personal safety is at risk. If there was 24hr patrolling both inside and out then this incident may not have happened.
The offenders have been caught and charges have been laid by police. I can only hope there is consequences for their actions.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:38:30 +0000

I used to travel on Sydney trains late at night, sometimes past 11pm. Never experienced any major problems besides the odd harmless drunk or party-goer heading home.

Perth is a different story. Even travelling from Perth to Joondalup at 8.30pm, I ran into countless groups of young, vulgar alcoholics openly consuming beverages on the train. There’s quite a cultural difference between Perth and Sydney, Perth definitely being the more “yobbo” type which might explain the city’s astronomical crime rate. Policing can only do so much. What we need is a cultural shift.

By: james

james — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:15:58 +0000

Thanks for the info on this site.

But a warning to the people travelling at night, especially the overseas asian students,
usually the attacks on the train commuters happen outside the train station.

That means no matter how many transit officers you have inside the train station is only helpful when you are in the train station.

When you are out of the train station, Dude, you are on your own; the transit officers do no follow you and are not your personal bodyguards! Be sure to look behind if anyone is following you and be on your guard constantly!

Personally, i wouldn’t take the trains at night. Its too dangerous.

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:50:00 +0000

I often use car or bus.
Perth still is a relatively safe city compared many parts of the world though. Thankgod

By: mooiness

mooiness — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:01:26 +0000

I’m lucky to have a car so I only use public transport going to and from work, which is during “normal” hours. I’m also lucky my station is a major one (Murdoch). Those island style stations definitely don’t inspire confidence.

And you are right though – you can’t compare the Perth Transit Authority to the London tube. And our city isn’t like other major cities being that our sparse population is spread out over a larger area, making it prohibitively expensive to secure every station on the train lines.