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The ''AvonLink'' is a standard gauge passenger train operated by Transwa between Perth and the Avon Valley. ==History== The first ''AvonLink'' service departed Northam on 24 September 1995, and was significant, as it was the first new country passenger rail service in Western Australia for 47 years.〔(AvonLink and MerredinLink ) Transwa〕 In June 2004 the ''AvonLink'' service was extended to Merredin on three days a week. In spring 2006, Transwa trialed a day trip Sunday service to Toodyay and Northam. The six-week trial proved popular with each service being fully booked out weeks in advance. However, due to overall lack of passengers at other times the service was discontinued. In August 2013, Transwa announced that the AvonLink service would cease on 30 December 2013 due to poor patronage and be replaced by a road coach. However, this announcement generated significant criticism. On 19 November 2013, two Wheatbelt region MLAs, Mia Davies and Shane Love, presented petitions to the WA State Parliament calling for the retention of the AvonLink. The petitions bore a total of more than 3,000 signatures of Avon Valley residents. On 3 December 2013, the WA Minister for Transport, Troy Buswell, announced that the AvonLink service would be retained, initially for a period of six months, while Transwa and the Wheatbelt Development Commission worked through the funding solution required to keep the service running beyond that initial period.〔 The MerredinLink service was also retained. In May 2014, it was announced that an enhanced service would continue until at least June 2017.〔(AvonLink Trial Receives Go Ahead ) Shire of Toodyay 8 May 2014〕〔(Rail link back on track ) ''Avon Valley Gazette'' 20 May 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transwa AvonLink」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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