Bellevue railway depot

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Bellevue railcar depot
Location
LocationElgee Road, Bellevue
Coordinates 31°53′45″S116°01′10″E / 31.8959°S 116.01934°E / -31.8959; 116.01934
Characteristics
Owner Public Transport Authority
Operator Alstom Transport
Rolling stock Transperth B-series (future) & Transperth C-series
Routes served Airport, Armadale, Ellenbrook, Fremantle, and Midland

Bellevue railcar depot is a Transperth railcar production facility and future depot in the suburb of Bellevue, Western Australia. It is situated on Elgee Road between Lloyd Street & Roe Highway past the terminus of the Midland line.

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History

Bellevue railcar depot is being constructed under the PTA's Metronet initiative as part of the WA Railcar Program and New Midland station projects. [1] The Bellevue Railcar Assembly Facility portion of the depot completed construction in June 2021 [2] The rest of the site will contain a railcar maintenance facility and stabling yard. [3] [4] The Bellevue railcar depot is anticipated to be opened following the completion of the New Midland Station project on 22 February 2026. [5]

The construction of Bellevue railway depot is notable as with its railcar assembly facility, it has enabled the return of train manufacturing to Western Australia following the 1994 government closure of the Midland Railway Workshops. [6]

Function

The depot will be connected East of Midland station by 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) of dual line railway track parallell to the existing Arc Infrastructure rail alignment through Midland. [7] This will allow it to service the Airport, Armadale, Ellenbrook, Fremantle, and Midland lines.

The depot and maintenance facility are intended to stow and service the Transperth B-series after they are gradually cascaded from the Mandurah and Yanchep lines following the delivery of enough Transperth C-series railcars to operate those lines and begin retiring the ageing Transperth A-series railcars. [4]

The Bellevue Railcar Assembly Facility is currently leased to Alstom Transport and is where the Transperth C-series railcar EMU sets are being produced alongside the new Australind railcar DMU sets. [4] The first of the Transperth C-series sets to enter public service was set 130 on 7 April 2024. [8] As of 2021 43 six-car Transperth C-series trains will be assembled and tested by Alstom at this facility. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Green light for Midland Station works as new designs unveiled". Infrastructure Magazine. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Railcar manufacturing returns to Western Australia". Metronet. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "UGL awarded contract to construct Bellevue railcar maintenance facilities". UGL Limited. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Railcar Project Definition Plan" (PDF). Metronet. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "New Midland Station Works". Metronet. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Metronet rail project sees train building return to WA for first time in 30 years". ABC News. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Midland Station Project Definition Plan" (PDF). Metronet. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "The new C-series train is here. Enter the competition". Metronet. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Alstom commences operations at Bellevue Metronet railcar facility". Railway Technology. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
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