City West railway station

City West
Fremantle Line
Station code FCW
Street Railway Street, Campbell Street
Suburb West Perth
Fare zone 1, SFTZ
Distance from Perth Station 1.6 km (1.0 mi)
Stopping patterns All, A, B, D, K, L, M
Number of platforms 2
Platform architecture 2 side
Station structure Open Station
Access by Maze
Transit guard booth No
Train transfer No
Bus transfer No
Park 'n' Ride No
Lock 'n' Ride No
Lifts 0
Escalators 0
Add Value Machines No
Public telephones No
Public toilets No

City West (formerly called West Perth) is a Transperth railway station 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) from Perth railway station in Perth, Western Australia, on the Fremantle Line. It serves the City West commercial complex, including Scitech, and the professional district of West Perth.

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Service

City West is on the Fremantle Line of the Transperth Trains network, a hybrid metro-commuter rail system with five lines in metropolitan Perth. As such, it receives trains eastbound to central Perth and westbound to the suburbs of Subiaco and Fremantle. Seven stopping patterns serve City West station: all stations, A, B, D, K, L and S (to Perth only).[1] In effect, all Fremantle Line trains stop at City West.

In the inbound direction, all trains regardless of stopping pattern at previous stations take two minutes to reach Perth at an average of 75.0 km/h (46.6 mph).[1]

In the outbound direction, an all stations train takes about 28 minutes, averaging 39.5 km/h (24.5 mph), to arrive at Fremantle.[1] A-pattern trains operate express to Subiaco and Claremont, from there stopping at all stations to Fremantle in 22 minutes at an average of 46.6 km/h (29.0 mph). B-pattern trains make all stops to Claremont and then run express to Fremantle, taking about 21 minutes at 48.9 km/h (30.4 mph).[1] K-pattern trains stop at all stations except for Karrakatta and Swanbourne taking about 24 minutes, averaging 42.8 km/h (26.6 mph), to arrive at Fremantle. L-pattern trains stop at all stations apart from Loch Street and Grant Street taking 25 minutes at a speed of 41.0 km/h (25.5 mph).[1]

Platforms

Stop No. Platform Line Stopping Pattern Destination Notes
[2775] City West Station platforms
99201 1 Fremantle All stations Perth
99202 2 Fremantle All, A, B, D, K, L, M Fremantle

Bus routes

Route Number Destination / Description
[12932] Railway Street (west bound)
    81 to City Beach via Cambridge Street and Oceanic Drive
    84 to City Beach via Cambridge Street and The Boulevard
    85 to City Beach via Cambridge Drive, Oceanic Drive and The Boulevard
    91 to Wembley Downs via Grantham Street and Empire Avenue
    92 to Wembley Downs via Grantham Street and Hale Road
    95 to Wembley Downs via Grantham Street, Empire Avenue and Hale Road
    906 Rail Replacement Service to Fremantle
[12931] Railway Street (east bound)
    85, 95 to Wittenoom Street, East Perth
    80, 81, 84, 91, 92 to Wellington Street bus station
    906 Rail Replacement Service to Perth

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Fremantle Line timetable Transperth Retrieved 2009-05-04


City West
SmartRider Free Transit Zone

Preceding station   Transperth Trains network   Following station
SmartRider Free Transit Zone
Terminus
Fremantle Line
All, B, D, K, L, M
Zone 1
towards Fremantle
Fremantle Line
A
Zone 1
towards Fremantle