Swanbourne | |||||||||||
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Location | Claremont Crescent, Swanbourne Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°58′58″S115°46′14″E / 31.982762°S 115.770498°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
Operated by | Transperth | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Fremantle line | ||||||||||
Distance | 10.4 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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Station code | FSE 99291 (platform 1) 99292 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 March 1904 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Osborne Congdon Street | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2013-14 | 105,274 | ||||||||||
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Location of Swanbourne railway station |
Swanbourne railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle line, 10.4 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburbs of Swanbourne, Claremont and Cottesloe.
Swanbourne station opened on 1 March 1904 as Congdon Street. [1] [2] It was renamed Osborne in 1912 [3] [4] (with 'West Claremont' also being considered at this time [5] ) before finally being renamed Swanbourne in 1921. The last change was at the request of the Commissioner of Railways to eliminate confusion with Osborne Park in the city's north-west. [6] [7]
The station closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored. [8]
Swanbourne station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line. [9] [10]
Swanbourne station saw 105,274 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year. [11]
Stop | Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Destination | Notes |
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99291 | 1 | Fremantle | All stations, A, S | Perth | |
99292 | 2 | Fremantle | All stations | Fremantle |
Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
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Claremont Crescent (east bound) | 906 | Rail replacement service to Perth station | |
Claremont Crescent (west bound) | 906 | Rail replacement service to Fremantle station |
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