Victoria Street railway station, Perth

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Victoria Street
Victoria Street 2025.png
Northbound view from Platform 1, October 2025
General information
Location Stirling Highway, Cottesloe
Australia
Coordinates 32°00′43″S115°45′18″E / 32.012043°S 115.754936°E / -32.012043; 115.754936
Owned by Public Transport Authority
Operated by Transperth
Line      Fremantle line
Distance14.2 kilometres (8.8 mi) from Perth
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station codeFVS
99331 (platform 1)
99332 (platform 2)
Fare zone2
History
Opened1954
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2013–14150,070
Services
Preceding station Transperth icon.svg Transperth Following station
Mosman Park
towards Perth
Fremantle line North Fremantle
towards Fremantle
Former services
Mosman Park
towards Perth
Fremantle line Leighton
towards Fremantle
Location
Victoria Street railway station, Perth
Location of Victoria Street railway station

Victoria Street railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle line, 14.2 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburbs of Mosman Park and Cottesloe.

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History

Victoria Street station opened in 1954. [1] It closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored. To the west of the station, a now lifted freight line ran from Cottesloe to the Leighton Marshalling Yard. [2] [3]

From 2034, Victoria Street station's platforms are planned to be extended to the south to accommodate six-car trains. [4]

Services

Victoria Street station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line. [5] [6]

Victoria Street station saw 150,070 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year. [7]

Platforms

Victoria Street station platforms
StopPlatformLineStopping patternDestinationNotes
993311 Fremantle All stations Perth
993322 Fremantle All stations Fremantle

Bus routes

StopRouteDestination / descriptionNotes
Stirling Highway (north bound)906Rail replacement service to Perth station
998 CircleRoute clockwise to Fremantle station [8] Limited stops [8]
Stirling Highway (south bound)906Rail replacement service to Fremantle station
999 CircleRoute anti-clockwise to Fremantle station [9] Limited stops [9]

References

  1. New Timetables for Suburbans Sunday Times 21 November 1954 page 6
  2. History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
  3. Our History Public Transport Authority
  4. Gorman, Lloyd (18 January 2025). "Subi to Freo stations on home stretch". Post. pp. 7, 53.
  5. Fremantle Line Timetable Archived 21 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
  6. Understanding Australia's urban railways Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
  7. "Question On Notice No. 4244 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Route 998". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 18 June 2025 [effective from 20 July 2025].
  9. 1 2 "Route 999". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 18 June 2025 [effective from 20 July 2025].