East Guildford railway station explained

Style:Transperth
Style2:MID
East Guildford
Address:Swan Street, Fauntleroy Street, Allpike Street
Guildford
Coordinates:-31.8965°N 115.9799°W
Owned:Public Transport Authority
Operator:Transperth Trains
Distance:141NaN1 from Perth
Platforms:2 (1 island)
Structure:Open Station
Code:MEG
Zone:2
Former:Woodbridge
Passengers:84,415
Pass Year:2013–14
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Location of East Guildford railway station
Mapframe-Zoom:13

East Guildford railway station is a Transperth railway station 14 km from Perth railway station, in Western Australia, on the Midland Line.

History

The station opened on 13 July 1896 as Woodbridge and served the Royal Agricultural Society's Woodbridge Showgrounds. It was renamed East Guildford on 1 April 1908. Since the change was at the request of the Guildford Municipal Council, the council was charged £35 5s 6d for the cost of changing the name on tickets and station signboards. The station was remodelled in the late 1960s.[1] [2] [3]

Rail services

East Guildford 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.[4] The station saw 84,415 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Visit of the Minister of Railways to the district . 14 July 1896 . The West Australian. 3. 7 August 2013.
  2. News: Change of name . 28 February 1908 . . 6 . 7 August 2013.
  3. Web site: Archived copy. 21 July 2008. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20080721030410/http://www.righttrack.wa.gov.au/Portals/3/media/History_Midland.pdf. 21 July 2008.
  4. Web site: Midland Line Train Timetable . Transperth . 16 September 2021.
  5. 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 .