{"id":813411,"date":"2026-07-21T02:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T02:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/813411\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T02:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T02:05:09","slug":"perth-traffic-commuter-chaos-as-trains-down-across-the-city-because-of-technical-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/813411\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth traffic: Commuter chaos as trains down across the city because of \u2018technical issues\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Peak-hour commuter chaos is unfolding as \u201ctechnical issues\u201d cancel services on the Mandurah line and causes major delays across the network, including on the Yanchep line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Crews are working to resolve the issue, a Perth Transport Authority spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Train replacement buses are being organised between Cockburn Central and Elizabeth Quay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">There has been no indication of replacement buses on the Yanchep line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">PTA has issued an apology for the carnage that is unfolding across the city as a result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cDelays are expected and we apologise for the inconvenience. Please refer to the Transperth website for more information,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The PTA later told 6PR radio it was a \u201crail car-related issue\u201d with a listener describing the issue \u201cpretty ordinary\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Travellers can check the list of <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transperth.wa.gov.au\/Track-Closures\/Alternative-Bus-Routes\">alternative bus routes<\/a> or use the <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transperth.wa.gov.au\/Journey-Planner\">JourneyPlanner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">More to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Peak-hour commuter chaos is unfolding as \u201ctechnical issues\u201d cancel services on the Mandurah line and causes major delays&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":813412,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44,46,1191,45],"class_list":["post-813411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news","tag-perth","tag-traffic","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}