City West railway station

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City West
City West Station, Western Australia, August 2021 04.jpg
General information
LocationRailway 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
Distance1.6 kilometres from Perth
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Fare zone1 / Transperth Free Transit Zone.svg
History
Opened18 June 1986
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesWest Perth
Passengers
2013–14514,121
Services
Preceding station Transperth icon.svg Transperth Following station
Perth
Terminus
 Fremantle line West Leederville
towards Fremantle
Perth
towards High Wycombe
Airport line West Leederville
towards Claremont
Location
City West railway station
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.

Contents

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.

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. [5] [6]

It has received Airport line services since 10 October 2022. [7] [8]

City West station saw 514,121 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year. [9]

Platforms

City West station platforms
StopPlatformLineStopping patternDestinationNotes
992011 Fremantle All stations Perth
Airport All stations High Wycombe
992022 Fremantle All stations Fremantle
Airport All stations Claremont

Bus routes

StopRouteDestination / descriptionNotes
Railway Street (west bound)5 Green CAT to Leederville station [10]
81to City Beach via Cambridge Street & Oceanic Drive [11]
82to City Beach via Cambridge Street & The Boulevard [12]
83to Wembley Downs via Grantham Street & Empire Avenue [13]
84to Wembley Downs via Grantham Street & Hale Road [14]
85to Glendalough Station via Cambridge Street & Herdsman Parade [15]
906Rail replacement service to Fremantle station
Railway Street (east bound)5 Green CAT to Elizabeth Quay bus station via Colin Street & Malcolm Street [10]
81, 82, 83, 84, 85to Perth Busport [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
906Rail replacement service to Perth station

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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. ↑ Fremantle Line Timetable Archived 21 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
  6. ↑ Understanding Australia's urban railways Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
  7. ↑ "New Airport Line a win for commuters with services to almost double". Media Statements. 20 September 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ de Kruijff, Peter (16 August 2022). "Long-delayed $1.9b Forrestfield-Airport rail link to open in October". WAtoday.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. 1 2 "Green CAT". Perth CAT Timetable 203 (PDF). Transperth. 15 June 2023 [effective from 2 July 2023].
  11. 1 2 "Route 81". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 15 June 2023 [effective from 16 July 2023].
  12. 1 2 "Route 82". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 15 June 2023 [effective from 16 July 2023].
  13. 1 2 "Route 83". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 15 June 2023 [effective from 16 July 2023].
  14. 1 2 "Route 84". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 15 June 2023 [effective from 16 July 2023].
  15. 1 2 "Route 85". Bus Timetable 43 (PDF). Transperth. 15 June 2023 [effective from 16 July 2023].
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