Leederville railway station explained

Leederville railway station should not be confused with West Leederville railway station.

Leederville
Style:Transperth
Style2:YAN
Address:Mitchell Freeway, Leederville
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-31.9389°N 115.8403°W
Distance:3.2km (02miles) from Perth
Bus Routes:2
Bus Stands:3
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:2
Opened:20 December 1992
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:JLE
99801 (platform 1)
99802 (platform 2)
Owned:Public Transport Authority
Operator:Transperth
Zone:1
Passengers:2,700 per day
Pass Year:March 2018
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Location of Leederville railway station
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Leederville railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network in Western Australia. It is located on the Yanchep line, 3.2km (02miles) from Perth Underground station serving the suburb of Leederville.

History

Leederville station was constructed by John Holland Constructions under a $1million contract awarded in mid-1992.[1] John Holland won an award at the Excellence in Construction Awards in 1993 for the company's work on Leederville station.[2]

Leederville station opened on 20 December 1992 in the median strip of the Mitchell Freeway.[3]

In 2003, the contract for extending the platforms on seven Joondalup line (now Yanchep line) stations, including Leederville station, was awarded to Lakis Constructions. The platforms on these stations had to be extended by to accommodate 150m (490feet) six-car trains, which were planned to enter service. Along with the extensions, the platform edges were upgraded to bring them into line with tactile paving standards. Leederville was the first station to begin being extended.[4] Work at this station was completed by April 2004.[5]

In 2012 a double-ended turnback siding was opened between the tracks at the city side of the station, constructed as part of a $19.8 million program to improve the resilience of the Transperth network during disruptions.[6]

Future

In 2024, City of Vincent Mayor Alison Xamon and Town of Cambridge Mayor Gary Mack called on the state government to upgrade Leederville station, saying it is "holding up the revitalisation of the surrounding precinct". Xamon said that disability access is poor and that the footbridge does not have any shelter.[7]

Services

Leederville station is served by Transperth Yanchep line services.[8]

Leederville station saw 937,581 passengers in the 2013-2014 financial year.[9] In March 2018, Leederville station had approximately 2,700 boardings on an average weekday, making it the fourth least used station on the Yanchep line.[10]

Platforms

Platforms currently in use are as follows:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contract awarded for work on Edgewater station . Media Statements . 16 July 2024 . 2 July 1992.
  2. Book: Builder Construction Yearbook . 1993 . Master Builders' Association of Western Australia . 60–61.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20090714102307/http://www.righttrack.wa.gov.au/Portals/3/media/History_Clarkson.pdf History of Stations on the Clarkson Train Line
  4. Web site: OnTrack: October 2003 . New MetroRail . 24 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070829000235/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202003-10.pdf . 29 August 2007 . October 2003 . dead.
  5. Web site: OnTrack: April 2004 . New MetroRail . 24 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070829000131/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202004-04.pdf . 29 August 2007 . April 2004 . dead.
  6. http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/portals/0/annualreports/2012/report/network-and-infrastructure.html Network and Infrastructure – PTA Annual Report 2011-12
  7. Web site: Councils call for station overhaul . The Perth Voice Interactive . 25 March 2024 . 21 March 2024.
  8. Web site: Joondalup Line Train Timetable . Transperth . 9 August 2022.
  9. Web site: Question On Notice No. 4246 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan . Parliament of Western Australia . 25 July 2022.
  10. Web site: Yanchep Rail Extension Project Definition Plan . Metronet . 14 May 2023 . 18 . June 2018.