Mandurah residents will have a longer public transport trek to watch sport matches than before, now the Optus Stadium has opened its doors.
Previously, residents could catch a train from Mandurah Station direct to Subiaco Oval, but now sport goers will have to get the train to Perth Station and get a separate shuttle to the stadium.
Passengers to benefit from the site change include Joondalup residents, who previously had to change trains in the city but will soon have a direct service to the stadium.
Fremantle and Armadale Line passengers will also have direct special event services to the stadium.
However, Public Transport Authority spokesperson David Hynes said the shuttle that Mandurah residents would take was only a five-minute ride from the city and a direct journey.
He said public transport was also included in every event ticket sold for the new stadium.
“It’s really simple to access the included public transport too,” Mr Hynes said.
“There’s no need for ticket holders to tag-on or off – (they) just show their ticket as they board a bus or enter a train station.”
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Mr Hynes said Mandurah passengers would have more transport choices when the Thornlie-Cockburn Link was complete.
The 14.5 kilometre extension to link Thornlie and Cockburn Central stations would be Perth's first east-west rail connection.
He said the line was currently in the planning stages and construction was planned to start in 2019.
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti said the government had been working to “refine a transport plan for Optus Stadium that works”.
"As METRONET expands, particularly the Thornlie-Cockburn Link, access to the stadium will become far easier with people along the Mandurah Line gaining a far better connection direct to the stadium station without having to come into the city and change train lines,” Minister Saffioti said.
For further information on getting to the Optus Stadium, download the ‘Getting to and from Optus Stadium’ Guide on the Transperth website www.transperth.wa.gov.au.