Cottesloe railway station

Cottesloe
Transperth Trains • List of Perth railway stations
Fremantle Line
Location
Street	Curtin Avenue, Railway Street, Station Street
Suburb	Cottesloe
Distance from Perth	12.4 km (7.7 mi)
General information
Station code	FCE
Fare zone	2
Station design
Number of platforms	2
Platform architecture	1 island
Station structure	Open Station
Access by	Pedestrian Overpass, Automatic Pedestrian Gates
Transfers
Train transfer	No
Bus transfer	Yes
Facilities
Transit guard booth	No
Park 'n' Ride	Yes
Lock 'n' Ride	No
Lifts	0
Escalators	0
Add Value Machines	No
Public telephones	No
Public toilets	No

Coordinates: 31°59′49″S 115°45′39″E / 31.996894°S 115.760939°E / -31.996894; 115.760939

Cottesloe is a Transperth railway station 12.4 km from Perth railway station in Western Australia on the Fremantle Line.

History

Cottesloe station was originally established as Bullens Siding in 1884. Robert Napoleon Bullen was the proprietor of the Albion Hotel. The station was a request stop. Passengers could stop the train with a provided red flag in daylight or a candle in a jar at night. In June 1892 the station was renamed Cottesloe and became a regular stop for trains.^[1][2]

Station location

Cottesloe station is located on the eastern edge of Cottesloe near the boundary with Peppermint Grove. The tracks lie between Curtin Avenue and Railway Street, two important roads in the area. There are two access points from each of these roads: At the southern end of the platform a pedestrian bridge provides access by stairs to the platform; those on the northern end of the platform require crossing the tracks at grade level to reach the platform.^[3]

Platforms

Apart from B-pattern trains, all trains service Cottesloe station. During peak periods trains operate every twenty 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 5.30am and 6.00pm all Perth-bound trains from Cottesloe, except one, are Midland Line through-services terminating at Midland station.^[5]

There is a disused third platform, the original southbound platform. During electrification of the line, the original northbound platform became southbound and the goods platform was converted to northbound services. The goods line originally headed north to service the local Eureka flour mill.^[6] A graded grass corridor still marks the site of the track. There was once a manned signal cabin at the western end of the station.

Stop no.	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
[2769] Cottesloe station platforms
99311		Fremantle	All, A, K, L, S	Perth
99312		Fremantle	All stations	Fremantle

Bus routes

A regular bus service stops on the eastern side of the station. The 102 bus operates at 30 minute intervals with Cottesloe Station acting as its terminus.^[7] The 906 bus uses the western side of the station on Curtin Avenue but only operates to replace trains during line maintenance closures.

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