Karrakatta railway station explained

Karrakatta
Style:Transperth
Address:Railway Road, Karrakatta, Western Australia
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-31.9685°N 115.796°W
Distance:7.4km (04.6miles) from Perth
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 side
Tracks:2
Opened:1886
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Public Transport Authority
Operator:Transperth Train Operations
Zone:1
Passengers:66,562
Pass Year:2013–14
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Location of Karrakatta railway station
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Karrakatta railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network in Western Australia. It is located on the Airport line and Fremantle line, 7.4km (04.6miles) from Perth station serving the suburb of Karrakatta.

History

Karrakatta station opened in 1886.[1] The station closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored.[2]

The station has received Airport line services since 10 October 2022.[3]

Services

Karrakatta station is served by the Airport and Fremantle lines on the Transperth network. Services are operated by Transperth Train Operations, a division of the PTA.[4] [5] The Fremantle line runs between Fremantle station and Perth station, continuing past Perth as the Midland line. The Airport line, which commenced regular services on 10 October 2022, goes between High Wycombe station and Claremont station.[6] [7] [8]

Airport line and Fremantle line trains stop at Karrakatta every 12 minutes each during peak hour for a combined frequency of a train every 6 minutes. Outside peak hour and on weekends and public holidays, each line has a train every 15 minutes for a combined frequency of 7.5 minutes. Late at night, each line has a half-hourly or hourly frequency.[7] [8]

Karrakatta station saw 66,562 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year, making it the least used station on the Fremantle line.[9]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080721030836/http://www.righttrack.wa.gov.au/Portals/3/media/History_Fremantle.pdf History of Stations on the Fremantle Line
  2. http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/about-us/our-history/ Our History
  3. Web site: New Airport Line a win for commuters with services to almost double . Public Transport Authority . 29 September 2022.
  4. Web site: Transperth . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220205/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/our-services/transperth . 5 February 2022 . live. Public Transport Authority . 14 December 2021.
  5. Web site: About Us . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220205/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/about-us . 5 February 2022 . live. Transperth . 14 December 2021.
  6. Web site: Train System Map . Transperth . 29 September 2022 . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816063012/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Using%20Transperth/Transperth%20System%20Map.pdf . live .
  7. Web site: Fremantle Line Train Timetable . Transperth . 10 October 2022.
  8. Web site: Airport Line Train Timetable . Transperth . 10 October 2022.
  9. Web site: Question On Notice No. 4244 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220205/https://parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/pquest.nsf/viewLAPQuestByDate/4440C3F6F8C0E53248257E6E00293108 . 5 February 2022 . live. Parliament of Western Australia . 2 December 2021.