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Location | Wellington Street, Northam | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°38′58″S116°40′31″E / 31.64938°S 116.67527°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transwa | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Transwa | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Eastern | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 120.50 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1900 (original) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 12 February 1966 (original) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 7 October 1966 (current) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Northam railway station is located in Northam on the Eastern Railway route in Western Australia. It is the second and more recent railway station in Northam.
The line to Northam opened on 13 October 1886 at the end of a 15 kilometre branch line from Spencers Brook on the Eastern Railway. When the Eastern Railway was extended to Southern Cross on 1 July 1894, it was done so via Northam. [1] [2]
Northam became an important junction station with a large yard, signalbox and locomotive depot to serve lines radiating out to Goomalling, Mullewa, Mukinbudin and Wyalkatchem. [3] In 1900, a new station opened on the south-west side of the town. [4] [5]
As part of the construction of a new dual gauge Eastern Railway from Midland via the Avon Valley, a new station was opened on the eastern side of the town on 7 October 1966 by the Minister for Railways Charles Court. Part of the original line along Fitzgerald Street was retained to allow access to the steam locomotive depot and oil and flour mill sidings. It was later removed. [3]
Today, the dual gauge Eastern Railway terminates at Northam and becomes the standard gauge Eastern Goldfields Railway. Narrow gauge lines branch off east of the town north to Goomalling and south to York and Albany via the Great Southern Railway.
Between the western side of the town and Toodyay lies Avon Yard. [6]
The original station closed on 12 February 1966 and has been converted to a museum. [2] [7] [8] [9]
Transwa's AvonLink, MerredinLink and Prospector services stop at Northam, at least one service each day. [10] [11]
The Indian Pacific also passes here, running once or twice a week (depending on the time of year) between East Perth and Sydney Central, but does not stop at the station.
Northam is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers. It is the largest town and regional centre in the Avon Valley region of the Central Wheatbelt. It is located approximately 97 kilometres north east of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. At the time of the 2021 census, Northam had a population of 6,679.
Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 240 destinations, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south west to Esperance in the south east.
The Eastern Railway is the main railway route between Fremantle and Northam in Western Australia. It opened in stages between 1881 and 1893. The line continues east to Kalgoorlie as the Eastern Goldfields Railway.
Midland railway station is the terminus of the Midland line in Perth. Western Australia. It is operated by Transperth and is connected with the feeder bus services that utilise the adjacent bus terminal in Midland.
The AvonLink is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between Midland and Northam.
The Prospector is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between East Perth and Kalgoorlie. On this service, two trains depart almost at the same time in opposite directions. One travels between East Perth and Kalgoorlie, the other between Kalgoorlie and East Perth with crew changeover occurring in Merredin. The original vehicles ordered in 1968 for trains providing this service were replaced in 2004 with vehicles capable of reducing journey times to 6 hours 45 minutes.
The Australind is a currently suspended rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa on the South Western Railway between Perth and Bunbury.
Tammin is a town in the central agricultural region of Western Australia, 184 kilometres (114 mi) east of Perth and midway between the towns of Cunderdin and Kellerberrin on the Great Eastern Highway.
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Doodlakine is a town 220 km (140 mi) east of Perth, Western Australia. It is within the Shire of Kellerberrin along the Great Eastern Highway. The town has a crossing loop for trains on the Perth-to-Kalgoorlie railway and serves as a stop on the MerredinLink rural train service.
Meckering is a town 130 kilometres (80.8 mi) east of Perth, Western Australia along the Great Eastern Highway. Meckering is located within the Shire of Cunderdin.
The Eastern Goldfields Railway, historically also referred to as the Fremantle-Kalgoorlie Railway, was built in the 1890s by the Western Australian Government Railways to connect Perth with the Eastern Goldfields at Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie.
Hines Hill is a town located 240 km (150 mi) east of Perth, between the towns of Merredin and Doodlakine in Western Australia. The town is situated on the Great Eastern Highway and also on the edge of Lake Baandee. The town has one of the first privately owned weighbridges in Western Australia is located close to the town.
Railways in Western Australia were developed in the 19th century both by the Government of Western Australia and a number of private companies. Today passenger rail services are controlled by the Public Transport Authority through Transperth, which operates public transport in Perth, and Transwa, which operates country passenger services. Journey Beyond operates the Indian Pacific.
Merredin railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It is in the town of Merredin.
The WAGR WCA class railcars and WCE class trailers were built by Comeng, Granville for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1971 to operate the new Prospector service between East Perth and Kalgoorlie. At the time of their construction the WCA class units were the longest and fastest diesel railcars in the world.
The Public Transport Centre is a terminal and administration building for public transport in Perth, Western Australia. It is the centerpiece of East Perth Terminal, a standard gauge railway station and coach terminal adjacent to East Perth station on the Transperth narrow gauge suburban rail network.
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The Goomalling to West Merredin railway line is a 183-kilometre (114 mi) long railway line operated by Arc Infrastructure in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, connecting Goomalling with West Merredin. Only the western part of the railway line, the 66-kilometre (41 mi) section from Goomalling to Wyalkatchem, is operational, while the 117-kilometre (73 mi) section from Wyalkatchem to West Merredin is not in use.