Thornlie railway station

Thornlie railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is the terminus of the Thornlie spur of the Armadale line, seventeen kilometres (11 mi) from Perth station serving the suburb of Thornlie.

Thornlie
Station front in August 2005
LocationSpencer Road, Thornlie
Australia
Coordinates32°02′50″S 115°57′09″E
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth
Line(s)     Thornlie line
Distance17.0 kilometres from Perth
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Bus routes9
Bus stands5
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeATE
99103 (platform 1)
99104 (platform 2)
Fare zone2
History
Opened7 August 2005
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station
Cannington
towards Perth
 Thornlie line Terminus
Planned extension
Cannington
towards Perth
 Thornlie line Nicholson Road
towards Cockburn Central

History

In December 1999, legislation was tabled by the Government of Western Australia to build the Southern Suburbs Railway from a junction with the Armadale line east of Beckenham station passing beneath the Albany Highway, Roe Highway and Kwinana freight line via the Kewdale Tunnel, then paralleling the freight line south to Jandakot before continuing via the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway.

However, in 2002, the Southern Suburbs Railway (Mandurah line) was altered to operate via a more direct route to Perth.[1] By this stage the first part of the Kenwick Tunnel had been built.[2]

To justify the completion of Kenwick Tunnel and other infrastructure, the route was converted into a short spur line to Thornlie.[3][4]

Provision was made for the line to be extended south to join the Mandurah line at Cockburn Central. The spur and Thornlie station opened on 7 August 2005.[5][6]

Services

Thornlie station is served by Transperth Thornlie line services.[7]

Platforms
[2603] Thornlie station platforms
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99103 1 Thornlie T Perth Only used when there are delays or on special occasions
99104 2 Thornlie T Perth
View of platform 1 and 2 in December 2018

Bus routes
Stop Route Destination / description Notes
[22739] Stand 1 206 to Cannington station via Spencer Road & Langford Avenue[8]
[22740] Stand 2 930 to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station via Westfield Carousel, Albany Highway & St Georges Terrace
908 Rail replacement service to Perth station
[22741] Stand 3 206 to Murdoch University via Fraser Road North, Livingston & Murdoch station[8]
207 to Murdoch University via Nicholson Road, Livingston & Murdoch station[9]
223 to Thornlie via Towncentre Drive[10]
[22742] Stand 4 210 to Gosnells station via Fremantle Road[11]
211 to Gosnells station via Dorothy Street[12]
212 to Southern River via Forest Lakes Drive, Huntingdale Road, Harpenden Street, Garden Street & Warton Road[13]
[22743] Stand 5 228 to Gosnells station via Thornlie Avenue, Maddington station & Westfield Street[14]
517 to Murdoch station via Spencer Road, Balfour Street & Furley Road[15]

References
  1. Railway (Jandakot to Perth) Bill 2002 Parliament of Western Australia
  2. Inspection today of $30.3 million Kenwick Joint Project construction site Premier of Western Australia 13 September 1999
  3. Go-ahead for completion of Kenwick Rail Tunnel Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 14 May 2003
  4. Preferred tenderer announce for Thornlie station Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 12 February 2004
  5. Transport Western Australian Government Gazette 5 August 2005 page 3609
  6. Thornlie line and station opening a major milestone for public transport network Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 7 August 2005
  7. Armadale/Thornlie Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
  8. "Route 206". Bus Timetable 18 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  9. "Route 207". Bus Timetable 18 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  10. "Route 223". Bus Timetable 18 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  11. "Route 210". Bus Timetable 11 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
  12. "Route 211". Bus Timetable 11 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
  13. "Route 212". Bus Timetable 4 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 3 February 2019].
  14. "Route 228". Bus Timetable 5 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
  15. "Route 517". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  • Gallery History of Western Australian Railways & Stations
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