Jumperkine, Western Australia

Jumperkine Western Australia
Jumperkine
Coordinates	31°42′55.8″S116°04′52.4″E / 31.715500°S 116.081222°E / -31.715500; 116.081222
Established	1966
Postcode(s)	6084
LGA(s)	City of Swan
State electorate(s)	Swan Hills
Federal division(s)	Durack

Jumperkine
Siding
General information
Owned by	Arc Infrastructure
Operated by	Aurizon Watco Companies Pacific National SCT Logistics
Line(s)	Eastern
Distance	51 kilometres (32 mi) from Perth
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	1966

Jumperkine is a railway siding at the 41 km (25.5 mi) peg of the dual gauge Avon Valley line on the Eastern Railway between Millendon (towards Perth) and Moondyne (towards Toodyay) in Western Australia.

It is named after nearby Jumperkine Hill, close to where the Brockman River discharges into the Avon River. The siding at Jumperkine was opened in 1966, the preceding siding is Millendon Junction and the succeeding siding is Moondyne. ^[1]

Accidents

A derailment of No. 1304 Goods train in March 1980 resulting in several grain hopper wagons tipping over. ^[2]

On 24 December 2019 two NR class diesel-electric locomotives, No. 80 and No. 59 collided with a grain train resulting in the death of one of the drivers. ^[3] The accident was assessed by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) to have been partially caused by driver fatigue ^[4] as outlined in their final report released on 15 February 2024. ^[5]

References

1. Higham, Geoffrey (8 July 2016). "Back Along the Line" (PDF). geoproject.com.au. p. 4. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
2. Searle, M. (March 1980). "T04863". Rail Heritage WA . Retrieved 18 July 2025.
3. "Driver dies in train crash near Bells Rapids, north-east of Perth, as freight train crashes into grain train". ABC News . 24 December 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "Freight train crash: Fatigue revealed as contributing factor in fatal collision at Jumperkine in 2019". The West Australian . 15 February 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
5. "Collision between freight trains 7MP5 and 2K66" (PDF). Australian Transport Safety Bureau . 15 February 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.