Glendalough railway station

Glendalough Interchange
Joondalup Line
Station code	JGH
Street	Mitchell Freeway, Scarborough Beach Road
Suburb	Osborne Park, Glendalough
Fare zone	1
Distance from Perth Station	5 km (3.1 mi)
Stopping patterns	All, W
Number of platforms	2
Platform architecture	1 island
Station structure	Open Station
Access by	Underground Entry, Overhead bridge, bus transfer
Transit guard booth	Yes
Train transfer	No
Bus transfer	Yes
Total number of bus stands	3
Total number of bus routes	6
Park 'n' Ride	Yes
Lock 'n' Ride	Yes
Lifts	1
Escalators	1 up, 1 down
Add Value Machines	No
Public telephones	Yes
Public toilets	Yes

Coordinates: 31°54′53″S 115°49′23″E / 31.914649°S 115.823085°E / -31.914649; 115.823085

Glendalough Station is a Transperth railway station 5 km from Perth railway station in Western Australia. It is on the Joondalup Line.

History

The station was built over the period 1990-1992, for the opening of the original Joondalup Line. As the suburb of Glendalough was named after the famous monastery of Glendalough in County Wicklow, Ireland, the initial trains on the line announced the station as "Glenda-lock", rather than the "Glenda-loe" pronunciation that had become common amongst Australian English speakers in Perth. When the tape was re-recorded in the late 1990s, its pronunciation was brought into line with common usage.

With the introduction in October 2004 of the Transperth B-series trains (pictured), the announcement was changed to: "The next station is Glendalough. Alight at Glendalough to transfer to bus services for Scarborough." This was replaced with the opening of the Mandurah Line with the standard message, however, trains stopping at Glendalough still mention "Transfer here for Scarborough bus services." Glendalough is the only non-terminal station on any line to have an extended announcement of this type. This followed a public consultation period in late 2003 after Transperth and the State Government proposed to change the name of the station to Scarborough Beach Road Station. It was largely rejected by the community and the plan was abandoned.

Station location

Glendalough station is located mid-way between Glendalough and Mount Hawthorn. Bounded on both sides by the Mitchell Freeway, there are three access points, one on the southern side of Scarborough Beach Road, but also two pedestian enties one from Goodie Place and the other off Leeder Street. From the Scarborough Beach Road entry point, two escalators, one lift and a stairway bring passengers to and from the platform,^[1] between the northbound and southbound overpasses of the Mitchell Freeway.^[1]

Platforms

Two services of the Joondalup Line currently serve Glendalough station: all stations and W. C-pattern express trains do not stop at Glendalough. All stations trains run locally from Perth to Clarkson whilst W-pattern trains run local to Whitfords, skipping Greenwood station.^[2] Perth-bound trains operate every 10 minutes at all times; the same schedule applies to trains bound for Clarkson.^[2]

Stop no.	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
[2802] Glendalough Station platforms
99811		Joondalup	All stations	Perth underground
99812		Joondalup	All stations, W	Clarkson	Shuttle weekdays only

Bus routes

References

See also

• Swan Transit