Armadale and Thornlie railway lines

Armadale/Thornlie railway line
Overview
Other name(s) Armadale/Thornlie Line
System Transperth Trains
Termini Perth
Armadale
Continues as South Western Railway
Stations 20
Ridership 9.1 million (year to June 2015)
Operation
Opened 2 May 1889
Owner Public Transport Authority
Operator(s) Transperth
Technical
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification Overhead 25 kv AC
Route map
km
00.0
00.0
Perth
Perth Southern sidings
Moore Street crossing
00.9
McIver
Lord Street flyover
01.3
 Claisebrook
00.0
Midland line
Midland line
East Parade flyover
River siding
Goongoongup Bridge
Victoria Park Drive
04.8
Burswood
Great Eastern Highway
06.0
Victoria Park
(original station)
06.2
Victoria Park
06.5
 Lathlain
Millers crossing
Archer St/Mint St crossing
07.4
 Carlisle
08.2
Oats Street
Oats Street crossing
Welshpool Road crossing
09.5
Welshpool
Leach Highway flyover
Hamilton Street crossing
11.4
Queens Park
Wharf Street crossing
12.2
Cannington
Gerard Street flyover
Cannington siding
Beckenham Substation
Neutral section
13.8
Beckenham
William Street crossing
00.0
Thornlie Spur
00.0
Thornlie Spur
Neutral section
Thornlie Spur only
Roe Highway
00.0
Kwinana line
Kenwick Link
Canning River
Spencer Road
17.0
Thornlie
Nicholson Road
 Ranford Road
Wanaping Road crossing
to Mandurah line (2023)
15.8
 Kenwick
00.0
Kenwick Junction
Austin Avenue crossing
17.7
Maddington
Canning Park Racecourse
Kelvin Road crossing
Albany Highway crossing
Stokely station
Jenna Bidi Bridge
over Canning River
Fremantle Road crossing
Main Street crossing
21.0
Gosnells
Dorothy Street crossing
21.2
 Old Gosnells station
Verna Street crossing
22.6
Seaforth
Tonkin Highway flyover
Lake Street crossing
25.9
Kelmscott
Denny Avenue crossing
27.4
Challis
Streich Avenue crossing
28.1
Sherwood
Armadale Road crossing
Third Avenue crossing
30.1
 Armadale
South Western Railway,
Transperth railway lines
Armadale/Thornlie
Fremantle
Joondalup
Mandurah
Midland
List of Transperth stations

The Armadale railway line is a suburban railway line in Western Australia that runs from Perth to Armadale, and continues as the South Western Railway to Bunbury. The line crosses the Swan River at East Perth via the Goongoongup Bridge, and formerly had crossed it via the Bunbury Bridge.

The Thornlie railway line is a spur line branching off the Armadale line between Beckenham and Kenwick stations that opened on 7 August 2005.

History

The Armadale line opened on 2 May 1889. An 1891 contract tender described the route of the new line from East Perth to Pinjarra:[1]

The original stations in 1889 were Perth, Welshpool, Kelmscott and Armadale. Cannington, although operational in 1889, was opened in 1893.[2]

The following stations were opened:[2][3]

  • Victoria Park in 1898, moved 230 metres south in 2008
  • Woodlupine in 1899 (renamed Queens Park in 1912)
  • Goodwood in 1906 (renamed Belmont Park in 1979, closed October 2013)
  • Burswood, in 1906 (named Rivervale 1923-1994)
  • Mint Street in 1912 (renamed Carlisle in 1919)
  • Seaforth on 4 May 1948
  • Higham in 1954 (renamed Beckenham in 1969)
  • Oats Street in 1954
  • Stokely in 1954, closed 15 April 1989.[4]
  • Tredale, opened in 1956 as Armadale School siding, renamed Tredale in 1959, closed in 1989.[5]
  • Lathlain on 2 May 1959 (closed February 2003)[6]
  • Challis on 29 October 1973
  • Kingsley on 29 October 1973 (renamed Sherwood 1993)

In September 1991 the line commenced electrified operation.[2]

Between 2004 and 2005, Armadale, Carlisle and Gosnells were upgraded to provide better facilities to passengers and provide better access between trains and buses. Lathlain station was closed on 3 February 2003 as part of the project.[6]

The latest station, Thornlie, was opened on 7 August 2005.[2][7][8] The station is built on a spur line of the Armadale Line.

Between 21 March 1993 and 8 August 2005, trains on the Armadale line continued through Perth to the Joondalup line. In 2004 new railcars were introduced, which became exclusive to the Joondalup line. From 2005 until 2012, Armadale Line trains did not run through Perth to the other lines but on 20 August 2012, as part of works relating to the Perth City Link project to sink the Fremantle line, services from Fremantle connected to the line until the tunnel was opened on 18 July 2013 which saw the Armadale Line terminate in Perth again.

Victoria Park and Kelmscott Stations were upgraded between 2007 and 2008 as part of the Public Transport Authority's 'Building Better Stations' program. Victoria Park station was opened on 20 July 2008.[9] and Kelmscott was opened on 21 November 2008.[10]

As part of the new Perth Stadium project, Belmont Park station closed on 13 October 2013.[11] Perth Stadium station was opened in 2018 to replace it.

Extensions

As part of the Metronet project, both the Armadale main line and the Thornlie spur line will undergo extensions. The Armadale line will be extended to the suburb of Byford with a station being built approximately eight kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the Armadale railway station[12].

The Thornlie spur line will be extended to Cockburn Central railway station on the Mandurah railway line. Two new railway stations will be located on this extension, Nicholson Road and Ranford Road. Construction will start in 2019, and is expected to finish in 2023.[13][14]

Patronage

Below is the annual patronage of Armadale and Thornlie railway lines from 2010–2011 financial year. Figures are provided as total boardings, which includes all fare-paying boardings and free travel on stations within the free transit zones as well as transfers between stations. The figures for rail replacement and special events services are not included in the total.[15]

Armadale/Thornlie railway line annual patronage
YearPatronage±%
2010–118,838,049—
2011–129,227,813+4.41%
2012–139,667,987+4.77%
2013–149,176,434−5.08%
2014–159,066,797−1.19%
2015–168,508,290−6.16%
2016–177,385,888−13.19%

Railway stations

During peak hour times on weekdays, some railway stations are almost always bypassed to enable faster commutes. Express trains also run along the Armadale line on weekdays, and even often on weekends.

Armadale / Thornlie Line
Name of station Code Zone Serving suburbs Pattern stops at this station Transfers
All B C T
Perth MPH 1, Perth, Northbridge ● ● ● ● Train transfer to Fremantle, Joondalup,
Mandurah & Midland lines
Transwa Australind to Bunbury
Bus transfers at Perth Busport
McIver MMR 1, Perth, East Perth ● ● ● ● Train transfer to Midland line
Claisebrook MCK 1, East Perth ● ● ● ● Train transfer to Midland line
Perth Stadium ASM 1 Burswood | | | | Special Event Station, All weekend Armadale services stop here
Burswood ABD 1 Burswood, Rivervale ● | | ●
Victoria Park AVP 1 Victoria Park, Lathlain ● | | ●
Carlisle ACE 1 Carlisle, East Victoria Park ● | | ●
Oats Street AOS 1 Carlisle, East Victoria Park ● ● ● ● Bus transfers, CircleRoute
Welshpool AWL 1 Bentley, Welshpool ● | | ●
Queens Park AQP 2 Cannington, Queens Park ● ● | ●
Cannington ACN 2 Cannington, East Cannington ● ● ● ● Bus transfers
Beckenham ABM 2 Beckenham ● ● ● |
Thornlie ATE 2 Langford, Thornlie - - - ● Bus transfers
Kenwick AKK 2 Kenwick ● ● ●
Maddington AMN 2 Maddington ● ● ● Bus transfers
Gosnells AGS 3 Gosnells ● ● ● Bus transfers
Seaforth ASH 3 Gosnells, Martin ● ● ●
Kelmscott AKT 3 Kelmscott, Camillo ● ● ● Bus transfers
Challis ACS 3 Kelmscott, Camillo ● ● ●
Sherwood ASD 3 Armadale, Seville Grove ● ● ●
Armadale AAE 4 Armadale, Brookdale ● ● ● Transwa Australind to Bunbury & Perth
Bus transfers

Disused stopping patterns

References

  1. ↑ "The South-Western Railway". The Inquirer & Commercial News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 9 October 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Our History Public Transport Authority
  3. ↑ History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line Right Track
  4. ↑ "Legislative Council" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. Perth, WA: Hansard. 31 August 1989. p. 1512. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Historical Gazetteer" (pdf). Geoproject Solutions. Perth, WA. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. 1 2 Lathlain Station Closure Transperth
  7. ↑ Transport Western Australian Government Gazette 5 August 2005 page 3609
  8. ↑ Thornlie line and station opening a major milestone for public transport network Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 7 August 2005
  9. ↑ New Victoria Park Train Station opened Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 2 August 2008
  10. ↑ Kelmscott Station Public Transport Authority
  11. ↑ Perth's Belmont Park station to close in October in preparation for new stadium station Urbanlyst 2 September 2013
  12. ↑ Metronet7 March 2018
  13. ↑ "Western Australian budget backs rail projects". International Railway Journal. September 11, 2017.
  14. ↑ Thornlie-Cockburn Link Metronet 23 November 2017
  15. ↑ "Transperth patronage". Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 2014-09-27.

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