City West railway station

For the light rail station in Minnesota, see City West station (Minnesota).

City West
Eastbound view from Platform 2, August 2021
General information
Location	Railway Street, West Perth, Western Australia Australia
Coordinates	31°56′41″S115°50′44″E / 31.944752°S 115.845444°E / -31.944752; 115.845444
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
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Fare zone	1 /
History
Opened	18 June 1986
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	West Perth
Passengers
2013–14	514,121
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station Perth Terminus Fremantle line West Leederville towards Fremantle Perth towards High Wycombe Airport line West Leederville towards Claremont
Location Location of City West station

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.

History

The 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.

Since the opening of the Airport line in 2022 and the Ellenbrook line in 2024, there has been a large increase in the trains travelling through City West station, which has led to consideration for replacing the pedestrian level crossings with an overpass or underpass. ^[5]

Services

City 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. ^{[6] [7]}

It has received Airport line services since 10 October 2022. ^{[8] [9]}

City West station saw 514,121 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year. ^[10]

Platforms

City West station platforms

Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
99201	1	Fremantle	All stations	Perth
		Airport	All stations	High Wycombe
99202	2	Fremantle	All stations	Fremantle
		Airport	All stations	Claremont

Bus routes

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
Railway Street (west bound)	5 Green CAT	to Leederville station [11]
	81	to City Beach via Cambridge Street & Oceanic Drive [12]
	82	to City Beach via Cambridge Street & The Boulevard [13]
	83	to Wembley Downs via Grantham Street & Empire Avenue [14]
	84	to Wembley Downs via Grantham Street & Hale Road [15]
	85	to Glendalough Station via Cambridge Street & Herdsman Parade [16]
	906	Rail replacement service to Fremantle station
Railway Street (east bound)	5 Green CAT	to Elizabeth Quay bus station via Colin Street & Malcolm Street [11]
	81, 82, 83, 84, 85	to Perth Busport [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
	906	Rail replacement service to Perth station

References

1. Our History Public Transport Authority
2. History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
3. Station plaque
4. West May 2014 plaque2.jpg Station plaque
5. Gorman, Lloyd (12 July 2025). "Pedestrians cross over too many trains". Post. p. 9.
6. Fremantle Line Timetable Archived 21 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
7. Understanding Australia's urban railways Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
8. "New Airport Line a win for commuters with services to almost double". Media Statements. 20 September 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. de Kruijff, Peter (16 August 2022). "Long-delayed $1.9b Forrestfield-Airport rail link to open in October". WAtoday.
10. "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.
11. "Green CAT". Perth CAT Timetable 302 (PDF) (Perth CAT). Transperth. 12 February 2025 [effective from 16 March 2025].
12. "Route 81". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 23 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
13. "Route 82". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 23 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
14. "Route 83". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 23 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
15. "Route 84". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 23 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
16. "Route 85". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 23 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].

External links

• Media related to City West railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Gallery History of Western Australian Railways & Stations