City West railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network in Western Australia. It is located on the Fremantle line and Airport line, 1.6 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of West Perth.
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| Location | Railway Street, West Perth, Western Australia Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°56′41″S 115°50′44″E / 31.944752°S 115.845444°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transperth Train Operations | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Airport line Fremantle line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) from Perth | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 /  | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 June 1986 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | West Perth | |||||||||||||||
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| 2013–14 | 514,121 | |||||||||||||||
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History
editThe original West Perth station opened in 1883 as North Perth. It was renamed West Perth in 1890. The station closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored.[1][2] On 18 June 1986, a new West Perth station opened on the other side of the West Perth Subway.[3] It was renamed City West on 19 November 1987 in conjunction with the opening of an adjacent Parry Corporation commercial development of the same name.[4] It is now a major transport option for students of the nearby Perth Modern School.
Services
editCity West station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line, and Airport line services from Claremont to High Wycombe.[5][6]
It has received Airport line services since 10 October 2022.[7][8]
City West station saw 514,121 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.[9]
Platforms
edit| Stop | Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Destination | Notes |
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| 99201 | 1 | Fremantle | All stations | Perth | |
| Airport | All stations | High Wycombe | |||
| 99202 | 2 | Fremantle | All stations | Fremantle | |
| Airport | All stations | Claremont |
Bus routes
edit| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
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| Railway Street (west bound) | 5 Green CAT | to Leederville station[10] | |
| 81 | to City Beach via Cambridge Street & Oceanic Drive[11] | ||
| 82 | to City Beach via Cambridge Street & The Boulevard[12] | ||
| 83 | to Wembley Downs via Grantham Street & Empire Avenue[13] | ||
| 84 | to Wembley Downs via Grantham Street & Hale Road[14] | ||
| 85 | to Glendalough Station via Cambridge Street & Herdsman Parade[15] | ||
| 906 | Rail replacement service to Fremantle station | ||
| Railway Street (east bound) | 5 Green CAT | to Elizabeth Quay bus station via Colin Street & Malcolm Street[10] | |
| 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 | to Perth Busport[11][12][13][14][15] | ||
| 906 | Rail replacement service to Perth station |
References
edit- ^ Our History Public Transport Authority
- ^ History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
- ^ Station plaque
- ^ West May 2014 plaque2.jpg Station plaque
- ^ Fremantle Line Timetable Archived 21 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
- ^ Understanding Australia's urban railways Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
- ^ "New Airport Line a win for commuters with services to almost double". Media Statements. 20 September 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ de Kruijff, Peter (16 August 2022). "Long-delayed $1.9b Forrestfield-Airport rail link to open in October". WAtoday.
- ^ "Question On Notice No. 4244 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Green CAT". Perth CAT Timetable 203 (PDF) (Perth CAT). Transperth. 25 June 2024 [effective from 3 March 2024].
- ^ a b "Route 81". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 14 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ a b "Route 82". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 14 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ a b "Route 83". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 14 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ a b "Route 84". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 14 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ a b "Route 85". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 14 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
External links
editMedia related to City West railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery History of Western Australian Railways & Stations