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=== Transport === {{Main|Transport in Perth, Western Australia}} [[File:High Wycombe train gn1.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|[[Transperth B-series train|Transperth B-Series train]] at [[Perth railway station]]]] Perth is served by [[Perth Airport]] in the city's east for regional, domestic and international flights and [[Jandakot Airport]] in the city's southern suburbs for general aviation and charter flights. Perth has a road network with three freeways—[[Mitchell Freeway|Mitchell]], [[Kwinana Freeway|Kwinana]] and [[Graham Farmer Freeway|Graham Farmer]]—and nine metropolitan highways. The [[Northbridge Tunnel]], part of the Graham Farmer Freeway, is the only significant road tunnel in Perth. Perth metropolitan public transport is known as [[Transperth]], and includes [[Railways in Perth|trains]], [[Buses in Perth|buses]] and ferries, which are provided by the [[Public Transport Authority (Western Australia)|Public Transport Authority]]. Links to rural areas provided by [[Transwa]]. There are [[List of Transperth railway stations|74 railway stations]] and [[List of Transperth bus stations|14 bus-only stations]] on the Transperth network.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transperth Zone Map |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Tickets%20%26%20Fares/Transperth_zone_map.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921130532/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Tickets%20%26%20Fares/Transperth_zone_map.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Perth provides [[zero-fare]] bus and train trips around the city centre (the "Free Transit Zone"), including four high-frequency [[Perth Central Area Transit|CAT]] bus routes. The ''[[Indian Pacific]]'' passenger rail service connects Perth with [[Adelaide Parklands Terminal|Adelaide]] and [[Central railway station, Sydney|Sydney]] once per week in each direction. The ''[[Transwa Prospector|Prospector]]'' passenger rail service connects Perth with [[Kalgoorlie railway station|Kalgoorlie]] via several [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] towns, while the ''[[Transwa Australind|Australind]]'' connects to [[Bunbury railway station|Bunbury]], the [[MerredinLink]] connects to [[Merredin, Western Australia|Merredin]] and the ''[[Transwa AvonLink|AvonLink]]'' connects to [[Northam railway station, Western Australia|Northam]]. Rail freight terminates at the [[Kewdale Rail Terminal]], {{cvt|15|km|0}} south-east of the city centre. Perth's main container and passenger port is at Fremantle, {{cvt|19|km|0}} south-west at the mouth of the Swan River.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fremantleports.com.au/Shipping/Business/PortInformation.asp |title=Port Information |access-date=14 April 2007 |publisher=[[Fremantle Ports]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514232254/http://www.fremantleports.com.au/Shipping/Business/PortInformation.asp |archive-date=14 May 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Fremantle Harbour|Fremantle Outer Harbour]] at [[Cockburn Sound]] is one of Australia's major bulk cargo ports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fremantle Ports Profile|url=http://www.fremantleports.com.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/Fremantle%20Ports%20Profile%20folder.pdf|website=Fremantle Ports Western Australia|access-date=31 July 2016|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317032847/http://fremantleports.com.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/Fremantle%20Ports%20Profile%20folder.pdf|archive-date=17 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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