Noranda railway station
Noranda | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tonkin Highway & Benara Road, Noranda / Morley Western Australia Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°52′26″S 115°55′05″E / 31.874°S 115.918°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ellenbrook line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform with 2 platform edges | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 2 (on Benara Road) | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 400 bays | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | Woods Bagot & TRCB | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 8 December 2024 | ||||||||||
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Noranda railway station is a suburban rail station that is part of the Transperth network. It opened in 2024 as a station on the Ellenbrook line, serving the Perth suburbs of Beechboro, Kiara and Noranda. It is in the median of Tonkin Highway, just north of Benara Road.
History
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In August 2019, the location of the station was revealed. In November 2019, Metronet did a community survey to decide where to put the station car park. The three options were south-west, north-west or north-east of Benara Road and Tonkin Highway. In the end, the north-east option was the most preferred option, with 66% of respondents preferring that option. The reasons included that it does not require a signalised intersection unlike the other options, and it had the largest amount of car bays of the three options.[1][2]
In September 2020, Laing O'Rourke was announced as the preferred proponent for the construction of the Ellenbrook railway line.[3][4]
The station and the rest of the line were officially opened on Sunday, 8 December 2024 by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Premier Roger Cook and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti, with community events held at each of the five new stations.[5][6][7]
Station design
[edit]Noranda railway station is just north of Benara Road in the Tonkin Highway median, similar to many stations along the Yanchep and Mandurah lines. Passengers will access the station by either a walkway to the Benara Road bridge or a walkway across Tonkin Highway to the carpark. The carpark will be located east of Tonkin Highway and be accessed via Benara Road. It will have 400 car bays and a drop off zone. Two bus stands will be located on Benara Road. A pedestrian underpass under Benara Road allows pedestrians to safely and easily access the station and bus stop. Facilities at the station include passenger toilets and a kiosk.[8]
Services
[edit]Noranda is served by Transperth Trains operating along the Ellenbrook line to Perth and Ellenbrook railway stations. It is projected that a journey to Perth will take 18 minutes. Noranda station is in fare zone 2.[8] Noranda station is projected to have 1,810 passenger boardings per day in 2031.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Noranda Options Parking Fact Sheet.pdf" (PDF). Metronet. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Noranda Preferred Parking Option Fact Sheet.pdf" (PDF). Metronet. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Joint media statement - Preferred proponent named to construct METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Burroughs, David (23 September 2020). "Preferred bidder for construction of Perth's northeastern line announced". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Page, Jessica (8 December 2024). "Ellenbrook Metronet: Anthony Albanese, Roger Cook and Rita Saffioti declare rail line worth the wait". The West Australian. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Hastie, Hamish (8 December 2024). "Ellenbrook line opens 16 years after it was first promised". WAtoday. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Withers, Courtney (8 December 2024). "Residents welcome opening of Ellenbrook rail line in Perth's north-east amid concerns over bus routes". ABC News. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Noranda Station Fact Sheet.pdf" (PDF). Metronet. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Joint media statement - Perth's newest METRONET train station designs unveiled". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Noranda station on the Metronet website
- Noranda station development application on WA.gov.au