Byford railway station

Byford
The platform of the Byford railway station in August 2022
General information
Location	Soldiers Road, Byford Australia
Coordinates	32°13′30″S116°00′25″E / 32.225°S 116.007°E / -32.225; 116.007
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transwa
Line(s)	South Western
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 1893 (as Beenup)
Closed	19 November 2023
Services
Preceding station Transwa Following station Armadale towards Perth Australind (closed until 2025) Mundijong towards Bunbury Under construction Preceding station Transperth Following station Armadale towards Perth Armadale line Terminus
Location Location of Byford railway station

Byford railway station is a temporarily closed Transwa station located on the South Western Railway in Western Australia. It serves the south-eastern Perth eponymous suburb. It is expected to become the southern terminus of the extended Armadale line when it reopens on 13 October 2025.

History

The original Byford station was opened as Beenup in May 1893. It was renamed in April 1920.

It was also the terminus for selected services from Perth, and location of sidings to the State Brickworks ^[1] and Naval Ordinance Depot. ^[2]

The station was staffed between 1912 and 1965, apart from a brief period of closure between 1916 and 1919. ^[3] The station was demolished in the late 1980s. ^[4] In the late 1990s, a new station was built approximately 400 metres south of Abernethy Road as a stopping place for The Australind . ^[5]

Armadale line extension

Construction of the new railway station in November 2024

As part of Metronet, it was announced that Transperth's Armadale line service would be extended to a new station in Byford, approximately 400 metres north of Abernethy Road. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

The station will include parking for up to 600 cars, a new bus interchange and a pedestrian connection across the rail line. Additionally, several level crossings along the line between Armadale and Byford are being removed as part of the project, including Thomas Road in Byford, which is being replaced with a road-over-rail bridge. ^{[9] [10]}

On 19 November 2023, the final Australind service left Perth before the closure of the Armadale line between Victoria Park and Armadale (from 8 June 2025, between Cannington and Armadale). The line's temporary closure to the end of 2025 was to allow works for a level crossing removal project and extension of electrification to Byford; the existing Byford station was permanently closed and replaced with the new station. Australind services will use a dedicated platform at the new Byford station.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Byford". Harvey Murray Times . Vol. IV, no. 93. Western Australia. 3 April 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 16 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
2. "Pipeline To Naval Depot". The Daily News . Vol. LXIX, no. 23, 880. Western Australia. 26 October 1951. p. 3 (FINAL). Retrieved 16 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
3. Austin, Jeff; Rail Heritage WA., (issuing body.) (2011), Station masters of Western Australia, Rail Heritage WA, ISBN   978-0-9803922-4-1
4. Evident from the images found at "Byford Station". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
5. Australind Timetable Archived 2017-06-15 at the Wayback Machine Transwa
6. Byford Rail Extension Archived 23 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine METRONET
7. Labor promises new Perth rail network WAtoday 16 December 2012
8. Opposition unveils extensive rail proposal Archived 1 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Sunday Times 16 December 2012
9. Byford Rail Extension fact sheet Archived 21 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine METRONET
10. "Byford Rail Extension". www.metronet.wa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

External links

• Byford Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations gallery