Perth’s new airport train derails Qantas passengers

The issue with T3/4 is the joint fault of Qantas and PAPL.  The whole plan was for the terminals to be consolidated in the central terminal complex and the quite aged T3/4 closed down.  There was never any thought that the the old terminals would need to be serviced by the new rail line.  

Unfortunately, there have been numerous disputes between QF and PAPL and the consolidation is still years away.   Hopefully the opening of the rail will galvanise parties to get on with the new terminals.  T3/4 won't be missed.

Any updates on when QF might move to T1?

I think it also needs to be pointed out that at a capped $5 per trip it is just about the cheapest airport-CBD train possibly anywhere in the world and most definitely it is the cheapest in Australia by $10-15.

That's WA in a nutshell - anything to make it difficult for those dirty infected eastern states residents to cross the border.

What they could and should do is have access to all terminals similar to Sydney.I am thankful Adelaide all carriers are integrated in one terminal and the bus is within walking distance of the areas.

Both the rail extension and the terminal consolidation have been significantly delayed.  In the case of the rail extension there have been numerous technical issues with tunneling through sand and under the water table.  In the end I believe that rolling stock availability was also a source of delay, but the State has succeeded in covering that up.  The reason for further delay to the terminal consolidation is obvious - COVID.  While the T3 and T4 rail-terminal transfer is not ideal, I would hope that the buses are well aligned with the train schedule and it is made as painless as possible.  Building a T3 rail station would have been a poor investment by the State.

Thanks for the excellent location description, the only decent one giving a frank idea of where the station is and the ease of terminal access.

Going to try it out tomorrow, will be interesting to see how we go, flying out of T1

Perth Airport have to be dragged kicking and screaming to do anything. They are making too much money on developing the surrounding land and car parking. Qantas have invested in T3/T4 as Perth Airport won't commit on the 3rd runway and the T1 expansion.  Nothing in the entire airport complex is integrated nor passenger friendly, just look at the T2 fly in/ fly out complex, no covered walkway to T1. Usual WA half assed shambles.

Always so interesting to see the vitriol flung at Western Australia and Mark McGowan.  The reality is until the airport corporation and Qantas get things moving the current T3&4 arrangement will remain.  No government should/would  waste millions of dollars investing in infrastructure that is only temporary and very poor return on investment.  The current location of the Redcliffe station will serve the local community as well as the charter air services on the west side of the airport long after T3/4 are de-commissioned - whenever that might be.  It's really no worse than the dreadful situation in Sydney Airport with International/Domestic transfers that just got worse with the transfer now fighting highway traffic outside the airport to get between Domestic and International terminals.  The best airports in terms of ease of transfers in Australia seem to be Adelaide and Melbourne.  I look forward to when Perth has the same.

Took the airport line yesterday to catch a Qantas flight. Had my check bag and one carry on and found itwas really easy to navigate. 

Transperth advises that journey from Redcliffe Station to T4 is 4 minutes (not 11 mins stated in the article - the whole round trip of the bus 11mins) 

Bus was waiting for us after the train arrived. Looking at the timetable to bus runs every 12mins during peak times. 

Of course nothing beats being dropped off at the front of the terminal by car. 

But when you take into account the 4 mins bus ride from Redcliffe to T3 & T4 vs a 4 minute walk along the walkway from Airport Central to T1 & T2 it’s much of muchness for me.

Maybe it would be helpful if all the staff at both terminals Knew what the new arrangements are.

Yesterday my sister arrived from Adelaide into terminal 3 and asked numerous people at the terminal where to catch the shuttle to terminal 1 to access the new airport train to the city so she could connect with the Australind train to bunbury.

Nobody was able to help her, most giving her quizzical looks.

A good samaritan eventually drove her to the central perth station and she caught the train with 3 mins to spare.

ask Uber or Didi or Ola if you have their apps when you get into Perth to take you to this train station.I am thinking at most you won't pay more than say $25 on a good day push the button on arrival.

The shuttle bus takes 3 minutes from the station to the door of T4 (not 11 minutes as the article says). It's also timed to meet every train from Perth. It's really not that bad.

if it is perth built it will be built twice..

I have used it multiple times and it works well a $5 ticket from Claremont is also excellent value.