Joondalup railway line

Joondalup railway line

Legend
 Continues to Mandurah line
Esplanade
0.0km Perth Underground
William Street Tunnel
Roe Street Tunnel
Fremantle line
 Graham Farmer Freeway
 (Hamilton Interchange)
 Neutral Section
 Loftus St/Thomas St
3.2km Leederville
 Lake Monger Dr/Vincent St
 Neutral Section
 Hillman Substation
 Powis Street
5.4km Glendalough
 Scarborough Beach Road
Hutton Street
9km Stirling
 Cedric Street
 Karrinyup Road
 Erindale Road
 Reid Highway
 Beach Road
14.5km Warwick
 Warwick Road
17.8km Greenwood
 Hepburn Avenue
19km Whitfords
 19.5km Whitfords Avenue
Whitfords Siding
Ocean Reef Road
 Neutral Section
 Edgewater Substation
23km Edgewater
 Mitchell Freeway (southbound)
 Joondalup Drive/Hodges Drive
26km Joondalup
Station Square
Joondalup Drive
 Shenton Avenue
 Mitchell Freeway (southbound)
29.2km Currambine
 Burns Beach Road
33.2km Clarkson
Neutral Section
 Hester Avenue
Nowergup Depot
Landbeach Boulevard
 Benenden Avenue
Butler Boulevard
 40.7km Butler
Transperth railway lines
Armadale/Thornlie
Fremantle
Joondalup
Mandurah
Midland
List of Transperth stations

The Joondalup Line is a suburban railway line in Perth, Australia. It mostly traverses the median strip of the Mitchell Freeway, connecting the northern coastal areas between Perth and Clarkson.

History

For more details on this topic, see Northern Suburbs Transit System.

The line to Joondalup was completed on 20 December 1992 as a major capital works project started by the Dowding Labor government.[1] A realignment of the entire bus system was undertaken whereby the new train stations became bus interchanges. The extension to Currambine was completed in March 1993.[1] Initially, service frequencies were similar to those for the Fremantle line as lower passenger numbers were anticipated, however overcrowding saw the doubling of services between Whitfords and Perth on weekdays. Services were reverted to Fremantle Line frequencies between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on 28 June 2009 due to low passenger numbers on those services.[2]

On 4 October 2004, the Clarkson extension, part of the Gallop government's New MetroRail project, was opened to the public, connecting the outer northern suburbs to the city for the first time.[3] Previously, catching a bus to Joondalup which took approximately 30–40 minutes was the only option. The Nowergup railway depot was also built.

On 29 January 2005, Greenwood was opened to alleviate pressure at the adjacent Whitfords and Warwick stations.[3]

On 8 August 2005, the line, which previously ran through onto the Armadale line, was separated to the far western end of the Perth station, and no longer provided a through service.

On 15 October 2007, Clarkson line trains began running to Perth Underground and Esplanade stations via new tunnels under central Perth.

On 23 December 2007, the opening of the Mandurah Line saw the Clarkson and Mandurah lines form a north-south corridor, providing a through service from Clarkson to Mandurah.

On 21 September 2014, Butler was opened, servicing further development in the northern corridor. [4]

Extensions

There are early plans of extending the line with another 3 stations northwards once the new suburb of Alkimos is built.[5] It will also be extended to Yanchep and have a station on the eastern edge of the Jindowie development.

Patronage

Below is the annual patronage of Joondalup railway line from 2010–2011 financial year. Figures are provided as total boardings, which includes all fare-paying boardings and free travel on stations within the free transit zones as well as transfers between stations. The figures for rail replacement and special events services are not included in the total.[6]

Joondalup railway line annual patronage
Year Patronage ±%
2010–11 15,611,836 —
2011–12 16,700,234 +6.97%
2012–13 17,449,891 +4.49%
2013–14 16,897,361 −3.17%

Railway stations

Most of the trains operating on this line are Transperth B-series trains purchased for the Clarkson-Mandurah run, although some shuttle services (W pattern) between Whitfords and Cockburn Central are made up of Transperth A-series EMUs.

Joondalup Line
Name of station Code Zone Serving suburbs Pattern stops at this station Connections
All C K L W
Esplanade REE 1, FTZ Perth ●

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Bus transfers at Esplanade Busport
Through to Mandurah Line
Perth Underground
 MPH 1, FTZ Perth, Northbridge ●

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Platform transfer to Armadale / Thornlie Line,
Fremantle Line, Midland Line
Transwa Australind service to Bunbury
Bus transfers at Wellington Street bus station
Leederville JLE 1 Leederville, West Leederville ●

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Glendalough JGH 1 Glendalough, Osborne Park ●

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Bus transfers
Stirling JSG 2 Innaloo, Osborne Park, Stirling ●

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Bus transfers, CircleRoute
Warwick JWK 2 Carine, Duncraig, Hamersley, Warwick ●

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Bus transfers
Greenwood JGD 2 Duncraig, Greenwood, Kingsley, Padbury ●

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Whitfords JWS 3 Craigie, Kingsley, Padbury, Woodvale ●

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Bus transfers
Edgewater JER 3 Beldon, Edgewater, Heathridge ●

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Joondalup JJP 3 Joondalup ●

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Bus transfers
Currambine JCE 4 Currambine, Joondalup, Kinross ●

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Clarkson JCN 4 Clarkson ●

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Bus transfers
Butler JBR 5 Butler ●

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Bus transfers

Legend:
Red denotes city stations
Green denotes Clarkson line stations
Black denotes termini
Stopping patterns:
All     all stops to Butler
C       express to Stirling, then all stops to Butler
K       all stops to Clarkson; terminates at Clarkson
L       express to Stirling, then all stops to terminate at Clarkson
W      all stops to Whitfords, except Greenwood
P       reverse of W – all stops to Perth, except Greenwood; terminates at Platform 8 at Perth

Proposed stations

There are plans to extend the line up to Yanchep and place stations at Brighton, Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep.[7][8]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History at a Glance, 1976-2000". Public Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
  2. ↑ "Off-peak train service reduction 'minor'". Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "History at a Glance, 2001 to Present". Public Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  4. ↑ "Media Statements". Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
  5. ↑ http://internet.landcorp.com.au/portal/page/portal/alkm1/features
  6. ↑ "Transperth patronage". Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
  7. ↑ Outer metropolitan Perth and Peel sub-regional strategy plan. Retrieved 01/05/2014
  8. ↑ Department of Transport- Public Transport for Perth in 2013. Retrieved 01/05/2014