Stadium railway station, Perth

Stadium

Stadium railway station under construction, May 2016
Location Victoria Park Drive, Burswood
Australia
Coordinates 31°57′00″S 115°53′34″E / 31.94995°S 115.892876°E / -31.94995; 115.892876Coordinates: 31°57′00″S 115°53′34″E / 31.94995°S 115.892876°E / -31.94995; 115.892876
Owned by Public Transport Authority
Operated by Transperth
Line(s) Armadale railway line
Distance 3.2 kilometres from Perth
Platforms 6 (3 islands)
Tracks 6
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code ASM
99031 (platform 1)
99032 (platform 2)
99033 (platform 3)
99034 (platform 4)
99035 (platform 5)
99036 (platform 6)
Fare zone 1
History
Opened scheduled late 2017
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Transperth Trains network   Following station
towards Perth
Armadale Line
towards Armadale

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] Construction of the station commenced in August 2015.[8]

Platforms and services

The platform layout planned for Stadium station will have six platform faces from three island platforms.[9] Trains headed towards Perth will not stop at Claisebrook or McIver stations.[10] Connecting from the Thornlie line will require a bus to Cannington station and then a train to Stadium station.[9]

[2779] Stadium station platforms
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99031 1 Perth Perth Drops passengers at Perth Platform 6, then goes to Leederville to turn back to Perth Underground[10]
99032 2 Armadale Perth
99033 3 Joondalup Butler
99034 4 Fremantle Fremantle
99035 5 Armadale Armadale
99036 6 Armadale Armadale

References

  1. ↑ "Belmont Park stop to give way to Stadium Station". Government of Western Australia. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Perth's Belmont Park station to close in October in preparation for new stadium station". Urbanlyst. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  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
  8. ↑ Stadium Station New Perth Stadium
  9. 1 2 "Fact Sheet: Transport Solution By Train" (PDF). New Perth Stadium. Government of Western Australia. March 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  10. 1 2 "New Perth Stadium Transport: Project Definition Plan" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. December 2012. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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