cottesloe is served by swanbourne, grant street, cottesloe, mosman park and victoria street railway stations on the fremantle line. various bus routes along stirling highway and through the suburb's western and eastern sections link cottesloe to perth and fremantle. all services are operated by the public transport authority. during the summer months, the council provides a free shuttle bus every hour during the day, called the cott cat, between cottesloe train station and the cottesloe beachfront. in 2004 the service carried over 30,000 passengers, at a cost of $15,000.