Kenwick railway station explained

Kenwick
Style:Transperth
Style2:ARM
Address:Wanaping Road, Kenwick
Borough:Western Australia
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-32.0365°N 115.9699°W
Distance: from Perth
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 side
Tracks:2
Opened:1914
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Public Transport Authority
Operator:Transperth Train Operations
Zone:2
Passengers:148,340
Pass Year:2013–14
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Location of Kenwick railway station
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Kenwick railway station is located on the Transperth network. It is located on the Armadale Line, 15.8 kilometres from Perth Station serving the suburb of Kenwick. The station has been closed since 20 November 2023 as the Armadale line has been temporarily shut down for construction works.

History

Kenwick station opened in 1914.[1] In 1982–83, the platforms were extended. The station closed on 31 March 2014 for a six-month upgrade.[2] [3] It reopened on 27 October 2014.[4] [5]

Opposite the station lies a connection to the Kwinana freight line.

Services

Kenwick station is served by Transperth Armadale Line services.[6]

The station saw 148,340 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080721030500/http://www.righttrack.wa.gov.au/Portals/3/media/History_Armadale.pdf History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20140901045114/http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Service-Updates/Service-Update-Details/kenwick-station-temporary-closure-213 Kenwick Station Temporary Closure
  3. "Kenwick Station closed for major upgrade" Railway Digest May 2014 page 28
  4. http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/kenwick-train-station-to-reopen-after-multimillion-dollar-upgrade-20141006-10qyfp.html Kenwick Train Station to re-open after multi-million dollar upgrade
  5. http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Projects/CompletedProjects/KenwickStationupgrade/tabid/600/Default.aspx Kenwick Station upgrade
  6. http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Armadale%20Thornlie%20Line%2020160131.pdf Armadale/Thornlie Line Timetable
  7. Web site: Question On Notice No. 4248 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan . Parliament of Western Australia . 25 July 2022.