Perth railway station
Perth railway station | |
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| General information | |
| Distance | 0 |
| Platforms | 9 |
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| Station code | MPH |
| Fare zone | 1, FTZ |
Perth Train Station (also known as Perth Railway Station, or sometimes called City Train Station) is the largest railway station in Perth, Western Australia, and functions as an interchange between the Armadale / Thornlie, Clarkson, Fremantle and Midland railway lines.
History
The Victorian style building was built between 1893 and 1894. It replaced an earlier station built when the railway first opened in 1881.
The building has been renovated numerous times since being built, as well as the forecourt entrance area.
The station was the centre of the Western Australian Government Railways system - with most main-line trains leaving from this station. A collection of freight and administrative offices and tearooms were part of the railway station complex. The Westland, Albany Progress, and Mullewa overnight passenger trains departed from this station.
Following the discontinuance of the overnight services, the extension of standard gauge tracks to East Perth, and the relocation of most administrative offices to the new railway building in East Perth, Perth railway station remained as terminus for the Bunbury Australind passenger service only.
For a considerable length of time the forecourt area was utilised for car parking. This is now very limited except for official vehicles. The building had the Barrack Street and William Street bridges as limiting factors to its development, and in its current state is connected to both bridges by escalators and walkways.
- See also- Rail transport in Western Australia
Plaques in entrance area
- 1st March 1981 - Centenary of Fremantle to Guildford Railway
- 14th November 1989 - Perth-Joondalup Railway first spike driven
- 28th September 1991 - Introduction of Electric Trains
- 11th April 1992 - Commissioning Transperth Electric Train Service
- 25th March 1994 - Centenary of Railway station
Current Conditions
Currently, for the New MetroRail project, underground platforms are being developed at William Street. These will be linked to the current Perth railway station.
Other recent works to Perth railway station include the installation of SmartRider infrastructure, including Add Value Machines, Fare gates, attendant offices and fencing.
Platforms
Platforms currently in use are as follows, see here for the old platform arrangements:
| Platform | Line | Stopping Pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Clarkson | All, C | Pattern C during peak hours on weekdays only |
| 2 | Armadale | All, C | |
| 3 | Australind | All stations | Not a suburban service, operated by Transwa |
| 4 | Thornlie | T | |
| 5 | Clarkson | W, ALL (ALL service departs at 3:37pm) | Services operate on weekdays only |
| 6 | Armadale | C | Peak hours on weekdays only |
| 7 | Fremantle | All, A, B, K, L | Also used for Showgrounds shuttle |
| 8 | Fremantle | School Special services | Services operate on weekends day time only. Also used for normal services when Showgrounds Shuttle is used. |
| 9 | Midland | All, A, B |
Bus routes
Several bus routes stop at the Perth Train Station.
- Beaufort Street
- 1 Blue CAT Busport - Northbridge - Busport Circular Service
- Wellington Street
- 2 Red CAT East Perth - West Perth - East Perth Circular Service
- 3 Yellow CAT to East Perth via Wellington Street
- 3 Yellow CAT to West Perth via Wellington Street
- All services to East Perth
- 28 to WACA
- 81, 84, 85, 91, 92, 95 to Wittenoom Street
- 213 to Westfield Carousel Shopping Centre via Albany Highway
- 220 to Armadale Train Station via Albany Highway
- 401 to Stirling Train Station
- 708 to Beckenham via Welshpool Road
- 904 Train Replacement Service to Clarkson
- 905 Train Replacement Service to Midland
- 906 Train Replacement Service to Fremantle
- 907 Train Replacement Service to Armadale
William Street
- 1 Blue CAT Busport - Northbridge - Busport Circular Service
- All services to Esplanade Busport
- 15, 16, 21, 22, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48, 55, 60, 66, 67, 68, 69
- 401 to Wellington Street Bus Station
Connections
Buses are also provided at Wellington Street Bus Station for transfers with Perth Train Station.
References
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