Claremont railway station, Perth

Claremont
Transperth Trains • List of Perth railway stations
Fremantle Line
Location
Street	Gugeri Street, Shenton Road, Leura Avenue, Davies Road
Suburb	Claremont
Distance from Perth	9.3 km (5.8 mi)
General information
Station code	FCT
Fare zone	1
Station design
Number of platforms	2
Platform architecture	1 island
Station structure	Open Station
Access by	Pedestrian Overpass, Maze
Transfers
Train transfer	No
Bus transfer	Yes
Facilities
Transit guard booth	Yes
Park 'n' Ride	Yes
Lock 'n' Ride	No
Lifts	0
Escalators	0
Add Value Machines	No
Public telephones	No
Public toilets	No

Coordinates: 31°58′51″S 115°46′53″E / 31.980706°S 115.781415°E / -31.980706; 115.781415

Claremont Station is a Transperth railway station 9.3 km from Perth station, in Western Australia, on the Fremantle Line. It is the westernmost station in Zone 1 on the Fremantle Line and is located approximately halfway between Perth and Fremantle. The disused signalling cabin at the station has been preserved as a museum and is open for viewing on the first Saturday of the month.^[1]

Station location

Claremont station is located in the middle of Claremont. The railway's right-of-way lies between two arterial roads: Shenton Road and Gugeri Street.There are three access points to the station from each street. At the western and eastern ends of the island platform are grade level track crossings through electrically activated gates. In the centre of the platform the original pedestrian bridge provides access by stairs to the platform and to the elevated signal box.^[2] Local schools served by the station include Claremont Primary School, East Claremont Primary School, Claremont School of Art, Christ Church Grammar School, Methodist Ladies' College and Scotch College. Scotch College is primarily served by Swanbourne station.

Future

There are plans by the Public Transport Authority to upgrade the current station. Originally scheduled for completion in 2004, the works by 2009 had been deferred to 2013.^[3] Upgrades to the station would include improved pedestrian, bicycle, and bus access to the station along with enhanced lighting and security.^[3]

Services

All trains stop at Claremont station; these are all stations, A, B, K, L, and S-pattern trains. During peak hours trains operate every ten minutes in each direction. Trains run every 15 minutes during daylight off-peak hours, and every 30 minutes in the evenings till midnight.^[4] Between 5am and 6pm all Perth-bound trains from Claremont, except one, are Midland Line through services terminating at Midland station. Claremont is also the point at which A and B trains switch from local to express running, with A trains running local towards Fremantle and B trains running local towards Perth.^[4]

Stop no.	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
[2766] Claremont station platforms
99281		Fremantle	All, A, K, L, S	Perth
99282		Fremantle	All, B, K, L	Fremantle

Bus routes

• ‡ Bus stop situated in Zone 2.

Historic references

• Cartledge, Andrew (1987) A History of Claremont Station in Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin pp195–216

References