Bassendean railway station explained

Style:Transperth
Style2:MID
Bassendean
Address:Guildford Road, Railway Parade, Kenny Street, Broadway
Bassendean
Borough:Western Australia
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-31.903°N 115.947°W
Owned:Public Transport Authority
Operator:Transperth Trains
Distance:10.81NaN1 from Perth
Platforms:2 (1 island)
Structure:Closed Station
Bicycle:Bike shelter
Code:MBN
Zone:2
Former:West Guildford
Passengers:793,718
Pass Year:2013–14
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Location of Bassendean railway station
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Bassendean railway station is a Transperth station located in Bassendean, 10.8km (06.7miles) north-east of Perth railway station, on the Midland Line.

History

In August 1906 a deputation from the West Guildford Roads Board spoke with the Minister for Railways JW Langsford, the minister was under the impression that the group were there to push for a station halfway between Guildford and Bayswater stations. The Minister explained that the Commissioner Mr George was opposed to a station at that location. Mr Georges had found that there was a requirement for a station one mile from Guildford and that the Commissioner would visit the spot to see for himself.[1] In July 1907 sort another deputation from the Roads Board, local MLA Mr Johnson said he had already spoken with the Minister for railways who had agreed to visit the district.[2]

The station opened in 1910 as West Guildford, being renamed in 1922. Upgrade works commenced in 2003 with the original building demolished and replaced at a cost of $5 million.[3] On 31 May 2004, the upgraded station was opened by state Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Alannah MacTiernan. It is a part of the Public Transport Authority's Building Better Stations program.[4]

Rail services

Bassendean railway station is served by the Midland railway line on the Transperth network. This line goes between Midland railway station and Perth railway station. Midland line trains stop at the station every 10 minutes during peak on weekdays, and every 15 minutes during the day outside peak every day of the year except Christmas Day. Trains are half-hourly or hourly at night time.[5] The station saw 793,718 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: NEWS AND NOTES. . . Perth . 11 August 1906 . 21 June 2015 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: WEST GUILDFORD ROADS BOARD. . . Perth . 17 July 1907 . 21 June 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: History of stations on the Midland line . righttrack.wa.gov.au . 2008-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080721030410/http://www.righttrack.wa.gov.au/Portals/3/media/History_Midland.pdf . 21 July 2008 . dead.
  4. Web site: Bassendean Station upgrade . 15 March 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080722054333/http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/scripts/viewarticle.asp?NID=1812 . 22 July 2008 . dead .
  5. Web site: Midland Line Train Timetable . Transperth . 16 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Question On Notice No. 4247 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan . Parliament of Western Australia . 25 June 2015 . 18 September 2021 . 18 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210918130737/https://parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/pquest.nsf/viewLAPQuestByDate/BB931DC99ED6DEC648257E6E00292A38 . live .