Loch Street railway station explained

Loch Street
Style:Transperth
Address:Loch Street, Karrakatta
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-31.9718°N 115.7916°W
Distance:8.0 kilometres from Perth
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 side
Tracks:2
Opened:1954
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Public Transport Authority
Operator:Transperth Train Operations
Zone:1
Passengers:70,656
Pass Year:2013–14
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Location of Loch Street railway station
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Loch Street railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle and Airport lines, eight kilometres from Perth station serving the suburbs of Claremont, Mount Claremont and Karrakatta.

History

Loch Street station opened in 1954. Its construction was part of the conversion of Perth's passenger train system from steam to diesel power, allowing smaller intervals between stations.[1] [2] On 18 August 2002, Loch Street had its regular services limited due to low passenger numbers, closeness to Karrakatta station (500 metres) and, prior to May 2009, the length of its platforms.[3] [4] [5] The platforms weren't long enough to accommodate four car train sets, resulting in alternate trains skipping the station. Only two car train sets stopped, at night and on weekends. In May 2009, work to extend the platforms was completed.[6]

Since 10 October 2022, the station has been served by Airport line services in addition to the pre-existing Fremantle line services.[7]

Services

Loch Street 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.[8] [9] 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.[10] [11] [12]

Airport line and Fremantle line trains stop at Loch Street 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.[11] [12]

Loch Street station saw 70,656 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year, making it the second least used station on the Fremantle line, beaten only by its neighbour Karrakatta.[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: Passenger Trains To Be Faster. 30 September 1954. The West Australian. 1.
  2. 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
  3. https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2002/09/New-services-for-Loch-and-Grant-Street-stations.aspx New services for Loch and Grant Street stations
  4. https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2002/10/Weekend-train-services-to-Loch-and-Grant-Street-Stations-start-again.aspx Weekend train services to Loch and Grant Street Stations start again
  5. https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2002/11/Plan-to-extend-evening-train-services-to-Loch-and-Grant-Street-Stations.aspx Plan to extend evening train services to Loch and Grant Street Stations
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20090621051258/http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/scripts/viewarticle.asp?NID=2693 Grant Street and Loch Street stations upgrade
  7. Web site: New Airport Line a win for commuters with services to almost double . Public Transport Authority . 29 September 2022.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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 .
  11. Web site: Fremantle Line Train Timetable . Transperth . 10 October 2022.
  12. Web site: Airport Line Train Timetable . Transperth . 10 October 2022.
  13. 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.