Grant Street railway station

Grant Street
Grant Street
	Northbound view in May 2012
General information
Location	Curtin Avenue, Cottesloe ; Australia
Coordinates	31°59′12″S115°45′54″E / 31.986676°S 115.764876°E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth Train Operations
Line(s)	Fremantle line
Distance	11.1 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	FGS; 99301 (platform 1); 99302 (platform 2)
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1954
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2013–14	85,036
Services
Location
	Location of Grant Street railway station

Last updated August 01, 2023

Grant Street railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle line, 11.1 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Cottesloe.

History

Grant Street station opened in 1954.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]

Following the introduction of four-carriage trains on 18 August 2002, services could not stop at Grant Street due to the platform lengths with alternative road transport provided.^[4]^[5]^[6] In May 2009, work was completed at the station to extend the platforms, and four-carriage trains now stop at the station.^[7]

Services

Grant Street station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.^[8]^[9]

Grant Street station saw 85,036 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.^[10]

Platforms

Grant Street has two platforms: platform 1 has Perth-bound trains; platform 2 has Fremantle-bound trains.

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References

↑ New Timetables for Suburbans Sunday Times 21 November 1954 page 6
↑ History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
↑ Our History Public Transport Authority
↑ New services for Loch and Grant Street stations Archived 25 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 13 September 2002
↑ Weekend train services to Loch and Grant Street Stations start again Archived 25 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 11 October 2002
↑ Plan to extend evening train services to Loch and Grant Street Stations Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 1 November 2002
↑ Grant Street and Loch Street stations upgrade Public Transport Authority
↑ Fremantle Line Timetable Archived 21 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
↑ Understanding Australia's urban railways Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
↑ "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.

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[1] New Timetables for Suburbans Sunday Times 21 November 1954 page 6

[2] History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track

[3] Our History Public Transport Authority

[4] New services for Loch and Grant Street stations Archived 25 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 13 September 2002

[5] Weekend train services to Loch and Grant Street Stations start again Archived 25 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 11 October 2002

[6] Plan to extend evening train services to Loch and Grant Street Stations Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 1 November 2002

[7] Grant Street and Loch Street stations upgrade Public Transport Authority

[8] Fremantle Line Timetable Archived 21 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016

[9] Understanding Australia's urban railways Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12

[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.

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