Queens Park railway station, Perth

Queens Park
Queens Park
General information
Location	Sevenoaks Street, Queens Park Western Australia; Australia
Coordinates	32°00′27″S115°56′19″E / 32.007544°S 115.938694°E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth Train Operations
Line(s)	Armadale line ; Thornlie line ;
Distance	11.4 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	AQP; 99091 (platform 1); 99092 (platform 2)
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1899
Closed	1990, 20 November 2023
Rebuilt	1997, mid-2025
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Woodlupine
Passengers
2013–14	238,960
Services
Before closure
Location
	Location of Queens Park railway station

Last updated March 17, 2024

Queens Park Station is a temporarily closed railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Armadale and Thornlie lines, 11.4 kilometres from Perth Station serving the suburb of Queens Park, Western Australia.

History

Queens Park Station opened in 1899 as Woodlupine, being renamed Queens Park on 16 April 1912.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

In 2012, the station was refurbished.^[5]

Future

As part of a Metronet project for several level crossing removals on the Armadale line, Queens Park Station will be rebuilt as an elevated station and the Hamilton Street and Wharf Street level crossings will be replaced with elevated rail. The planned design has Queens Park Station about 100 metres (300 ft) closer to Hamilton Street, and the passenger car park underneath the elevated railway. The new station will initially be accessed via stairs and lifts, and its design will allow escalators and fare gates to be added in the future. The new station platforms will be side platforms, as opposed to the current island platforms. This is to reduce the impact of the bridge structure on the surrounding area. The platforms will also be built to the length of a six-car train, as opposed to the current station which only has a length of a four-car train.^[6]

Services

Queens Park Station is served by Transperth Armadale and Thornlie line services.^[7]

The station saw 238,960 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.^[8]

This station is also served by the twice daily B pattern which is meant as a school special^[7]

Platforms

Queens Park Station platforms
Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination
99091	1	Armadale and Thornlie	All stations	Perth
99092	2	Armadale	All stations, B	Armadale
99092	2	Thornlie	T	Thornlie

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References

↑ Higham, Geoffrey (Geoffrey J.); Geoproject Solutions (2006), Where WAS that? : an historical gazetteer of Western Australia (2nd ed.), Geoproject Solutions, ISBN 978-0-9758024-0-3
↑ "Woodlupine Railway Station". The West Australian . Vol. XXIII, no. 6, 719. Western Australia. 3 October 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 31 October 2023– via National Library of Australia.
↑ Our History Archived 22 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Authority
↑ History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line Right Track
↑ Station News Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Authority October 2012
↑ "Queens Park Station Factsheet" (PDF). Metronet. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
1 2 Armadale/Thornlie Line Timetable Archived 25 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
↑ "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.

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[1] Higham, Geoffrey (Geoffrey J.); Geoproject Solutions (2006), Where WAS that? : an historical gazetteer of Western Australia (2nd ed.), Geoproject Solutions, ISBN 978-0-9758024-0-3

[2] "Woodlupine Railway Station". The West Australian . Vol. XXIII, no. 6, 719. Western Australia. 3 October 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 31 October 2023– via National Library of Australia.

[3] Our History Archived 22 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Authority

[4] History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line Right Track

[5] Station News Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Authority October 2012

[6] "Queens Park Station Factsheet" (PDF). Metronet. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[:0-7] 1 2 Armadale/Thornlie Line Timetable Archived 25 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016

[8] "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.

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