Chidlow railway station, Perth

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Chidlow railway station, Perth was a railway station of importance on the Eastern Railway in Western Australia. In all Working Timetables (WTT) during the operation of this line, there was an arrival and departure time, owing to either taking on water for steam engines, or change in crew.

Up until its closure, it had tearooms, and the overnight sleeper train 'The Westland' to Kalgoorlie had a refreshment stop at Chidlow. In some regularly reprinted photographs of the station buildings and platform the sign is for Chidlow's Well Refreshment Station.

The Bellevue to Chidlow railway line involved the encounter with the Darling Scarp requiring extra power for the up line, and considerable extra caution for the down line.

The station was closed in 1966 at the time of the Avon Valley rail route being opened, and the old Eastern Railway route became superfluous to WAGR needs.

The Mundaring and Hills Historical Society usually have a photograph of this railway station in their annual calendar.

[edit] References

• Elliot, Ian Mundaring a History of the Shire
• Watson, Lindsay The Railway History Of Midland Junction : Commemorating The Centenary Of Midland Junction, 1895-1995 Swan View, W.A : L & S Drafting in association with the Shire of Swan and the Western Australian Light Railway Preservation Association, [1995]
• Watson, Lindsay.Midland Junction Railway Station Western rails, Vol 9, no.4(July 1987), p.10-12