Esplanade railway station, Perth

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Coordinates: 31°57′24″S 115°51′20″E / -31.956586, 115.855476

Esplanade
Joondalup Line
Mandurah Line
Station code	REE
Street	William Street, Mounts Bay Road
Suburb	Perth
Fare zone	1, FTZ
Distance from Perth Station	0.6 km
Stopping patterns	All, C, K, W
Number of platforms	2
Platform architecture	1 island
Station structure	Closed Station
Access by	Ground level entrance
Transit guard booth	Yes
Train transfer	Yes
Bus transfer	Yes, at Esplanade Busport
Park 'n' Ride	No
Lock 'n' Ride	No
Lifts	2
Escalators	2
Add Value Machines	Yes
Public telephones	Yes, at Esplanade Busport
Public toilets	Yes, at Esplanade Busport

Esplanade Station is a below ground railway station located in the CBD of Perth, Western Australia. Situated parallel to William Street, it features integrated bus services at the neighbouring Esplanade Busport. It is served by a north-south railway line, the southern part of which is the interburban Mandurah Line and the northern part of which is the urban Joondalup Line. Through services operate between these lines, connecting Esplanade Station to the Perth Underground station, less than 1km away, the neighboring southern city of Mandurah and the northern suburb of Clarkson. The station provides access to the Perth Water portion of the Swan River, as well as St. Georges Terrace and Mounts Bay Road. On 2007-10-15, it was opened as part of the New MetroRail project and became the terminus of the Joondalup Line. On 2007-12-23, the rest of the Mandurah Line was opened and the through services [1]. The station lacks bins, except for a single small bin outside the station.

Contents 1 Platforms 2 Transfers 3 Photo gallery 3.1 Construction photo gallery 3.2 Others 4 External links

[edit] Platforms

Esplanade station has the following platform configuration:

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Destination	Notes
1	Mandurah	All stations	Perth	Most services continue to Joondalup Line
2	Mandurah	All stations, C, K, W	Mandurah	Shuttle weekdays only

[edit] Transfers

Bus transfers are available at the adjoining Esplanade Busport. Ferry transfers are available at the nearby Barrack Street Jetty.

[edit] Photo gallery

[edit] Construction photo gallery

1st July, 2004

28th August, 2004

22nd October, 2004

15th February, 2005

[edit] Others

31st August, 2007

[edit] External links

• New MetroRail website
• Esplanade Station, New MetroRail website
• Esplanade construction works, New MetroRail
• Artist impression of Esplanade Station

Preceding station		Transperth Trains network		Following station
Terminus		Joondalup Line All, C, W		Perth SmartRider Free Transit Zone towards Whitfords or Clarkson
Perth SmartRider Free Transit Zone Terminus		Mandurah Line All, K, W		Canning Bridge Zone 1 towards Cockburn Central, Rockingham or Mandurah
		Mandurah Line C		Bull Creek Zone 2 towards Mandurah