Mandurah railcar depot

Mandurah railcar depot

Interactive map of Mandurah railcar depot
Location
Location	Rafferty Road, Mandurah
Coordinates	32°31′12″S115°44′54″E / 32.5200°S 115.7483°E / -32.5200; 115.7483
Characteristics
Owner	Public Transport Authority
Rolling stock	Transperth B-series & Transperth C-series
Routes served	Mandurah and Yanchep
History
Opened	23 December 2007

Mandurah railcar depot is a Transperth railcar depot in the suburb of Mandurah. It is situated on Rafferty Road Southwest of the intersections of Mandurah Road, Kirkpatrick Drive, and Mandjoogoordap Drive immediately North of the terminus of the Mandurah line.

History

Mandurah railcar depot was constructed as part of the Mandurah line under the PTA's New Metrorail project and was opened along with the rest of the railway line on 23 December 2007. ^{[1] [2]} The depot is connected North of Mandurah station and is accessible by trains on both the up and down lines from the station via a series of crossovers.

Function

The depot serves to stow and clean trains, ^[3] with maininenance of Mandurah and Yanchep line trains occurring at Nowergup railway depot on the Yanchep line instead. The depot stows Transperth B-series ^[4] & Transperth C-series train sets as Transperth A-series railcars are not used on the Mandurah or Yanchep lines. The depot has capacity for up to 17 three-car train sets. ^[5]

References

1. MacTiernan, Alannah (10 November 2007). "December date set for Mandurah rail commencement" (Press release). Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
2. "Contract signed for rail project's 70km 'backbone'". Media Statements. 23 May 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
3. SLR Consulting (2 June 2017). "Mandurah Railcar Depot Noise and Vibration Management Plan" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
4. SLR Consulting (2 June 2017). "Mandurah Railcar Depot Noise and Vibration Management Plan" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
5. "Manual – Rail Access" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 2 January 2026.