Burswood railway station

Burswood
Armadale / Thornlie Line
Station code ABD
Street Burswood Road, Goodwood Parade
Suburb Burswood, Lathlain
Fare zone 1
Distance from Perth Station 4.8 km (3.0 mi)
Stopping patterns All, T
Number of platforms 2
Platform architecture 1 island
Station structure Open Station
Access by Maze
Transit guard booth Yes
Train transfer No
Bus transfer No
Park 'n' Ride Yes
Lock 'n' Ride No
Lifts 0
Escalators 0
Add Value Machines No
Public telephones No
Public toilets No

Burswood (known as Rivervale between 1921 and 1993), is a Transperth train station 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) east of Perth railway station on the Armadale/Thornlie Line. It is adjacent to the Burswood Dome and the Burswood Entertainment Complex.

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History

The station's name was originally a corruption of "Burrswood", being misspelt by the station sign's painters in 1893 when the railway was first built.[1] It (and the area) were renamed Rivervale in 1921 in part due to the public's association of Burswood with sewerage processing;[2] however, after the Burswood Resort and Casino were built in 1985, the situation was reversed and the name reverted. Rivervale has survived as a suburb 600m east of the station.

Station location

Burswood station is located within a small triangular area bounded by the Swan River, the Great Eastern Highway ( ), and the Graham Farmer Freeway (). The tracks lie on a right-of-way in between Goodwood Parade and Victoria Park Drive,[3] eventually utilising an overpass to cross the Great Eastern Highway directly to the south. There is an entrance to the station on either side of the tracks on the southern end of the platform, requiring passengers to cross the tracks at grade level.[3]

Platforms

Two services of the Armadale Line stop at Burswood station: all stations and T. All stations trains run locally from Perth towards Armadale, whilst T-pattern trains run locally from Perth station to Thornlie, skipping Beckenham station and splitting from the rest of the Armadale Line at Cannington. B and C-pattern express trains do not stop at Burswood.

Trains bound for Perth depart at 15-minute frequencies,[4] arriving at Perth eight minutes later. Outbound trains to Thornlie run every 15 minutes as well.[4] Occasional off-peak services run to Armadale.[4]

Stop No. Platform Line Stopping Pattern Destination Notes
[2780] Burswood Station platforms
99041 1 Armadale / Thornlie All stations Perth
99042 2 Armadale / Thornlie All stations, T Armadale or Thornlie

Bus routes

Route Number Destination / Description
[22054] Victoria Park Drive (north bound)
    907, 908 Rail Replacement Service to Perth
[22055] Victoria Park Drive (south bound)
    907 Rail Replacement Service to Armadale
    908 Rail Replacement Service to Thornlie

References

  1. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+metropolitan+suburb+names. Retrieved 2007-01-17. 
  2. ^ Dr Geoff Gallop. "From The Swan To The Canning - Historical Notes on Victoria Park and Surrounding Districts", December 1989. Originally published in Southern Gazette, 14 November 1989, p.8. Accessed at Battye Library, Perth.
  3. ^ a b Burswood station layout Transperth Trains Retrieved 2008-04-19
  4. ^ a b c Armadale/Thornlie line timetable Transperth Trains Retrieved 2008-04-19


Burswood
Zone 1

Preceding station   Transperth Trains network   Following station
Special events station
Zone 1
towards Perth
 Armadale Line
All
Zone 1
towards Armadale
Thornlie Line
T
Zone 1
towards Thornlie