Eglinton railway station, Perth

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Eglinton
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Station entrance
General information
LocationPipidinny Road
Eglinton, Western Australia
Australia
Coordinates 31°35′01″S115°40′21″E / 31.58361°S 115.67250°E / -31.58361; 115.67250
Owned by Public Transport Authority
Operated by Public Transport Authority
Line(s)      Yanchep line
Distance46.7 km (29.0 mi) from Perth Underground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Bus stands8
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeCutting
ParkingApproximately 400 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone5
History
Opened14 July 2024 (14 July 2024)
Passengers
Predicted4,792 per day in 2031
Services
Preceding station Transperth icon.svg Transperth Following station
Alkimos
towards Elizabeth Quay
Yanchep line Yanchep
Terminus
Location
Eglinton railway station, Perth
Location of Eglinton station

Eglinton railway station is a suburban rail station in Eglinton, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Situated on Transperth's Yanchep line, the station consists of two side platforms within a cutting below a ground-level concourse, with a bus interchange for feeder bus services.

Contents

Since planning for the Yanchep line, originally known as the Joondalup line, began in the 1980s, it has been planned for the line to eventually be extended to Yanchep. The Yanchep Rail Extension project began in 2017 to extend the Joondalup line by three stations and 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) to Yanchep, with the middle station being Eglinton. Construction on the extension began in mid-2020. Originally planned to be completed by the end of 2021, the extension opened on 14 July 2024.

Trains at Eglinton station run at up to a five-minute frequency during peak hour, lowering to a fifteen-minute frequency off-peak and on weekends and public holidays. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. The journey to Perth Underground station takes 44 minutes. There are five bus routes that serve the station, which run to Alkimos station to the south and Yanchep station to the north.

Description

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Concourse

Eglinton station is in Eglinton, a suburb of Perth in Western Australia. It is located south of Pipidinny Road and east of Marmion Avenue. The station is 46.7 kilometres (29.0 mi) from Perth Underground station [1] and is in fare zone five. The next stations are Alkimos to the south and Yanchep to the north. [2] [3]

Eglinton station consists of two 150-metre-long (490 ft) side platforms sunk into a cutting. On top of the platforms is a ground level concourse, connected to the platforms by a set of lifts and stairs. [4] [5] The station was designed with its platforms in a cutting to improve the pedestrian experience, to lower the impact of noise, and to lower the visual impact. There are entrances on the west and east sides of the station, but only the west entrance was opened initially as the land on the east side has not yet been developed as of the station's construction. [5] West of the station is the bus interchange with eight stands, and north-west is a car park [4] with 392 bays. Other facilities include parking for bicycles and toilets. [6] The station is fully accessible. [4] [6]

Public art

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World Around Us, by Ian Mutch

On the ceiling and entry screens are art pieces by Ian Mutch called World Around Us and Rhythm in Nature respectively, which consist of fabricated aluminium powder coated to look like Grevillea preissii plants and western xenica butterflies. On the platform's retaining walls is Step by Colour, by Concreto, which consists of coloured tiles representing the local landscape and transition from the ocean to tuart forests. [7]

History

The original stage of the Yanchep line, formerly known as the Joondalup line, began construction in November 1989. [8] [9] It was opened between Perth station and Joondalup station on 20 December 1992, [10] [11] and was extended to Currambine station on 8 August 1993. [12] An extension to Clarkson station opened on 4 October 2004 [13] and an extension to Butler station opened on 21 September 2014. [14] [15] Since planning for the line began in the 1980s, it has been planned to eventually reach Yanchep. [16] By the time that planning for the extension to Clarkson was underway, the state government had acquired from Tokyu Corporation the land required for the railway line through Eglinton. [17]

Eglinton station was built as part of the Yanchep Rail Extension, which involved the construction of 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) of track and two other stations: Alkimos and Yanchep. [18] The Yanchep Rail Extension originated from a commitment by the Labor Party prior to winning the 2017 state election to build the extension as part of its Metronet project. [19] In December 2019, the main contract for the Yanchep Rail Extension and the Thornlie–Cockburn Link was awarded to the NEWest Alliance, a joint venture of CPB Contractors and Downer Group. [20] [21]

Earthworks for the Yanchep Rail Extension began in mid-2020. [22] The design of Eglinton station was revealed in August 2020. [23] From August 2021 to April 2023, Pipidinny Road was closed to construct a bridge across the railway line and for the construction of Eglinton station. The closure was originally meant to take nine months, but it was extended due to "additional works to accommodate utility services, the widening of Pipidinny Road, and challenging ground conditions impeding bridge works". [24] [25] [26] Foundation works for Eglinton station had begun by the end of 2021. [27] [28] By March 2023, the concrete slab for the concourse level had been poured, after which, the steel structure for the station building was planned to be constructed. [29] By March 2024, the building's structure was complete, with work focusing on tiling and internal fit-out. Landscaping and the installation of public art was also underway. [30]

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Platforms

The Yanchep Rail Extension was originally meant to open in late 2021. [18] This was first delayed to 2022. After the September 2021 state budget, the extension was delayed to late 2023. [31] [32] [33] After the May 2023 state budget, the government said that the Yanchep extension "is due for completion at the end of 2023, with services commencing in the new year". [34] At the end of 2023, the Yanchep extension was still under construction and services were planned to commence in the first half of 2024. [35] [36] The actual opening date was revealed in April 2024. [37] [38] The station officially opened on 14 July 2024, [39] [40] [41] upon which, the Joondalup line was renamed the Yanchep line. [37] [42]

Services

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Bus interchange

Eglinton station is served by the Yanchep line on the Transperth network. [3] Services are operated by the PTA. [43] The line goes between Yanchep and Elizabeth Quay station in the Perth central business district, continuing south from there as the Mandurah line. [3] Peak headways are five to ten minutes, dropping to fifteen minutes outside of peak and on weekends and public holidays. A train journey from Eglinton to Perth takes 44 minutes. [3] It is projected that Eglinton station will have 4,792 boardings per day by 2031. [18]

The Eglinton station bus interchange has eight bus stands and five regular bus routes. [44] Routes 491 and 492 run to Alkimos station to the south. Routes 494, 495 and 496 run to Yanchep station to the north. [45] Train replacement buses operate as route 904. [44]

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