Belmont Park railway station
This article is about the former station in Perth, Australia. For the station in New York, see Belmont Park (LIRR station).
Belmont Park | |||||||||||||||
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 Station in June 2005 | |||||||||||||||
| Location |
Victoria Park Drive, Burswood Australia | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3.2 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code |
ABP 99031 (platform 1) 99032 (platform 2) | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1906 | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | 18 October 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Goodwood | ||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
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Belmont Park railway station was located on the Armadale/Thornlie line in Perth, Western Australia. It was operated by Transperth serving Belmont Park Racecourse from 1906 until 2013.
History
Belmont Park station opened in 1906 as Goodwood.[1] In 1979 it was renamed Belmont Park.[2][3] It was only used when there was an event at the Belmont Park Racecourse.[4]
The station closed on 18 October 2013 to make way for the new Stadium station that is being built as part of the Perth Stadium project.[5][6]
Platforms & services
| Stop no. | Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Destination | Notes |
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| [2779] Belmont Park station platforms | |||||
| 99031 |  |
Armadale | All stations | Perth | |
| Thornlie | |||||
| 99032 |  |
Armadale | All stations | Armadale | |
| Thornlie | T | Thornlie | |||
Bus routes
| Route Number | Destination / Description | ||
| [21853] Victoria Park Drive (north-east bound) | |||
| 907, 908 | Rail replacement service to Perth station | ||
| [21854] Victoria Park Drive (south-west bound) | |||
| 907 | Rail replacement service to Armadale station | ||
| 908 | Rail replacement service to Thornlie station | ||
References
- ↑ Timeline 1900-1929 Town of Victoria Park
- ↑ Timeline 1970-2004 Town of Victoria Park
- ↑ "Change of Name of Goodwood Railway Station (City of Perth, 1527/22)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 22 December 1978. pp. 1978:4801.
- ↑ History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line Right Track
- ↑ Belmont Park stop to give way to Stadium Station Government of Western Australia 28 August 2013
- ↑ Perth's Belmont Park station to close in October in preparation for new stadium station Urbanlyst 2 September 2013
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