Stadium railway station

Stadium
Location Victoria Park Drive, Burswood
Coordinates 31°57′00″S 115°53′34″E / 31.94995°S 115.892876°ECoordinates: 31°57′00″S 115°53′34″E / 31.94995°S 115.892876°E
Owned by Public Transport Authority
Operated by Transperth
Line(s) Armadale/Thornlie
Fremantle
Joondalup
Distance 3.20 kilometres from Perth
Platforms 6 (3 islands)
Tracks 6
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Under construction
Fare zone 1
History
Opened scheduled late 2017
Electrified Yes

Stadium railway station is a station being constructed on the Armadale/Thornlie line in Perth, Western Australia. It is scheduled to open in 2017 to serve the new Perth Stadium.

History

The plans for the Perth Stadium included a dedicated railway station on the site of Belmont Park station. On 18 October 2013 Belmont Park station closed.[1][2]

The new railway station will have six platforms for trains direct to Joondalup, Fremantle, Armadale and Perth. Infrastructure in the project will include two overpasses over the railway lines. Sidings capable of holding 117 carriages will also be laid nearby on the Burswood Peninsula.[3]

In October 2014, three parties were shortlisted to bid for the construction of the station:[4][5]

The contract was awarded to Laing O'Rourke / AECOM in March 2015, with a targeted completion date of late-2017.[6]

In January 2015, a 1.4 kilometre section of the line between Goongoonup Bridge and Burswood station was moved closer to the Graham Farmer Freeway to facilitate construction of the station.[7]

Platforms & services

Stop no. Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
[2779] Stadium station platforms
99031 Perth Express to Perth Perth Runs express to Platform 6, then goes to Leederville and turns back to Perth Underground
99032 Armadale All stations Perth
Thornlie
99033 Joondalup All stops, C, W Butler
99034 Fremantle All, A, B, D, K, L Fremantle
99035 Armadale All stops, C Armadale
Thornlie T Thornlie
99036 Armadale All stops, C Armadale
Thornlie T Thornlie

References

  1. ↑ Belmont Park stop to give way to Stadium Station Government of Western Australia 28 August 2013
  2. ↑ Perth's Belmont Park station to close in October in preparation for new stadium station Urbanlyst 2 September 2013
  3. ↑ Stadium Rail Project Public Transport Authority 11 August 2014
  4. ↑ Trio competes for Perth stadium rail contract Construction Industry News 27 October 2014
  5. ↑ Three groups shortlisted to build Perth's new stadium station Urbanlyst 28 October 2014
  6. ↑ Perth stadium station contract let The West Australian 19 March 2015
  7. ↑ "Armadale line moved to allow Perth Stadium station construction to commence" Railway Digest March 2015 page 26