Kewdale Freight Terminal

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Pacific National yard, Kewdale Freight Terminal.

Kewdale Freight Terminal is a large intermodal rail facility in the Perth suburb of Kewdale, Western Australia.

[edit] Users of Kewdale Freight Terminal

Pacific National yard and depot
Great Southern Railways provisioning
Transwa Prospector depot - opened April 2005.
BP Fuel siding
Sadliers Tranpsort siding
Country Carriers siding
BlueScope Steel yard - moved to new facility in Forrestfield late 2005.

Transwa Prospector Depot, Kewdale Freight Terminal.

[edit] Redevelopment Plans

BP Fuel siding, Kewdale Freight Terminal.

All rail freight in and out of this terminal is moved on a single standard gauge track which crosses Daddow Road, and this level crossing has become a congestion headache for road users in the industrial area. In November 2005 the Federal Government announced A$11.5 million for the construction of an overpass at the level crossing.

Numerous rail operators including Pacific National, Australian Railroad Group, Transwa and South Spur Rail Services share common sections of the yard which can also lead to congestion. Apart from the departure road, the yard is unsignalled. Track occupation of the common sections - north service road, eastern diagonal, and western diagonal - is manually managed by radio communications with WestNet Rail Eastern Train Control.