Kenwick railway station

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Kenwick
Kenwick Station, Western Australia, November 2023 21.jpg
Kenwick station in November 2023
General information
LocationWanaping Road, Kenwick
Western Australia
Australia
Coordinates 32°02′11″S115°58′12″E / 32.036488°S 115.969942°E / -32.036488; 115.969942
Owned by Public Transport Authority
Operated by Transperth Train Operations
Line      Armadale line
Distance15.8 km (9.8 mi) from Perth
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1914
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2013–14148,340
Services
Preceding station Transperth icon.svg Transperth Following station
Beckenham
towards Perth
Armadale line Maddington
towards Byford
Location
Kenwick railway station
Location of Kenwick railway station

Kenwick railway station is located on the Transperth network. It is located on the Armadale Line, 15.8 kilometres from Perth Station serving the suburb of Kenwick.

Contents

History

Kenwick station opened in 1914. [1] In 1982–83, the platforms were extended. [2] The station closed on 31 March 2014 for a six-month upgrade. [3] [4] It reopened on 27 October 2014. [5] [6]

The station was closed on 20 November 2023 for 18 months to facilitate works on the Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal and Byford Rail Extension projects, as well as major rail maintenance work along the section of line where construction wasn't taking place. The station reopened with the remainder of the line from Cannington to Byford on 12 October 2025. [7]

Opposite the station lies a connection to the Kwinana freight line.

Services

Kenwick station is served by Transperth Armadale Line services. [8]

The station saw 148,340 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year. [9]

Platforms

Kenwick station platforms [11] [12] [13]
StopPlatformLineStopping patternDestinationNotes
991211 Armadale All stops Perth
991222All stops Byford

References

  1. History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line Right Track
  2. MetroBus (1998), MetroBus Annual Report 1997–1998, p. 55
  3. Kenwick Station Temporary Closure Transperth
  4. "Kenwick Station closed for major upgrade" Railway Digest May 2014 page 28
  5. Kenwick Train Station to re-open after multi-million dollar upgrade WA Today 6 October 2014
  6. Kenwick Station upgrade Public Transport Authority Archived 8 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Armadale Line". www.transperth.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  8. Armadale/Thornlie Line Timetable Archived 25 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
  9. "Question On Notice No. 4248 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. "Manual – Rail Access" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  11. Farrell, Michael. "SmartRider". Metrodroid Wiki. GitHub. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  12. "Stops Near You (99121)". Transperth. Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  13. "Armadale/Thornlie Line Train Timetable" (PDF). Transperth. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

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