Noranda railway station

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Noranda Station under construction, Western Australia, January 2024 27.jpg
Station construction in January 2024
General information
Location Tonkin Highway & Benara Road, Noranda / Morley
Western Australia
Australia
Coordinates 31°52′26″S115°55′05″E / 31.874°S 115.918°E / -31.874; 115.918
Owned by Public Transport Authority
Operated by Public Transport Authority
Line(s)      Ellenbrook line
Platforms1 island platform with 2 platform edges
Tracks2
Bus stands2 (on Benara Road)
Construction
Parking400 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Architect Woods Bagot & TRCB
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Fare zone2
History
Opening2024
Services
Preceding station Transperth icon.svg Transperth Following station
Opening in 2024
Morley
towards Perth
Ellenbrook line Ballajura
towards Ellenbrook
Location
Noranda railway station
Location of Noranda station

Noranda railway station is a suburban rail station under construction as part of the Transperth network. It is planned to open in 2024 as a station on the Ellenbrook line, serving the Perth suburbs of Beechboro, Kiara and Noranda. It is being built in the median of Tonkin Highway, just north of Benara Road.

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History

Earthworks in July 2021 Noranda Station construction, July 2021 02.jpg
Earthworks in July 2021

In August 2019, the location of the station was revealed. In November 2019, Metronet did a community survey to decide where to put the station car park. The three options were south-west, north-west or north-east of Benara Road and Tonkin Highway. In the end, the north-east option was the most preferred option, with 66% of respondents preferring that option. The reasons included that it does not require a signalised intersection unlike the other options, and it had the largest amount of car bays of the three options. [1] [2]

In September 2020, Laing O'Rourke was announced as the preferred proponent for the construction of the Morley–Ellenbrook railway line. [3] [4]

Station design

Noranda railway station will be built just north of Benara Road in the Tonkin Highway median, similar to many stations along the Yanchep and Mandurah lines. Passengers will access the station by either a walkway to the Benara Road bridge or a walkway across Tonkin Highway to the carpark. The carpark will be located east of Tonkin Highway and be accessed via Benara Road. It will have 400 car bays and a drop off zone. Two bus stands will be located on Benara Road. A pedestrian underpass will be built under Benara Road to allow pedestrians to safely and easily access the station and bus stop. Facilities at the station will include passenger toilets and a kiosk. [5]

Services

Noranda station will be served by Transperth Trains operating along the Ellenbrook line to Perth and Ellenbrook railway stations. It is projected that a journey to Perth will take 18 minutes. Noranda station is in fare zone 2. [5] Noranda station is projected to have 1,810 passenger boardings per day in 2031. [6]

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References

  1. "Noranda Options Parking Fact Sheet.pdf" (PDF). Metronet. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. "Noranda Preferred Parking Option Fact Sheet.pdf" (PDF). Metronet. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. "Joint media statement - Preferred proponent named to construct METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. Burroughs, David (23 September 2020). "Preferred bidder for construction of Perth's northeastern line announced". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Noranda Station Fact Sheet.pdf" (PDF). Metronet. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  6. "Joint media statement - Perth's newest METRONET train station designs unveiled". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.