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Hornery, Sonia to the
Minister for Transport
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- Has the Newcastle and Hunter Region dominated the list of the state's most
violent train stations by rate of incidents per passenger and is Waratah
Station the worst station in the Hunter?
- Will the Minister ensure that visible, uniformed staff patrol all railway
stations each and every day, as well as all trains, to improve community
confidence in public transport in the region?
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Answer -
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I am advised:
- and (2) BOCSAR recently concluded that the recorded rates of personal
offences on the NSW rail system are generally very low. Transit Officers
are deployed to the areas and at the times they are most needed based on
gathered intelligence. In May 2011, RailCorp increased the presence of
Transit Officers in the Central Coast and Hunter areas from 7 on night shift on
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays to 24 patrolling trains and stations
24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
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Question asked on 12 October 2011 (session 55-1)
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 48
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Answer received on 11 November 2011
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 58
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