Murdoch railway station explained

Murdoch
Style:Transperth
Style2:MAN
Address:Kwinana Freeway, Murdoch
Country:Australia
Distance:13.8 kilometres from Perth
Bus Routes:20
Bus Stands:12
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:2
Opened:23 December 2007
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:RMU
99651 (platform 1)
99652 (platform 2)
Owned:Public Transport Authority
Operator:Transperth
Zone:2
Passengers:7,969 daily[1]
Pass Year:2017
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Location of Murdoch railway station
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Murdoch railway station is a railway and bus station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Mandurah line, from Perth station inside the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway serving the suburb of Murdoch.

History

Murdoch railway station was designed to subsume the existing Murdoch Park 'n' Ride bus station located on the same site. The Park 'n' Ride was closed on 31 January 2007 to facilitate construction of the railway station.[2]

The contract for the construction of Murdoch railway station, along with Bull Creek railway station and Canning Bridge railway station, was awarded to John Holland Pty Ltd in November 2004. This contract was the first contract awarded for the construction of stations on the Southern Suburbs Railway project, and it had a value of $32 million.[3]

During planning, the station was projected to have 4,980 boardings per day upon opening.[4]

Murdoch Station opened along with the rest of the Mandurah line on 23 December 2007. In 2017, Murdoch was named the busiest station utilised on the line as well as the third busiest on the Transperth network overall with extremely high patronage.[5] [6] [7]

Services

Murdoch Station is served by Transperth Mandurah line services.[8]

Transfers

Bus transfers are available on the concourse level. The bus station is situated on a bridge structure extending over the Kwinana Freeway and railway station.[5] Traffic signals at both ends of the bridge include a bus phase.

Bus routes

Stands 7–12

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to Seaforth – the loneliest train station on the Perth rail network. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 March 2018. 27 May 2020.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070207104137/http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/ServiceInfo/ServiceChanges/tabid/132/newsid568/53/Default.aspx Murdoch Park 'n' Ride bus stand relocation
  3. Web site: Contract awarded for first three Southern Suburbs Railway stations . Media Statements . 1 October 2021 . 6 November 2004 . 28 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028001443/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2004/11/Contract-awarded-for-first-three-Southern-Suburbs-Railway-stations.aspx . dead .
  4. Web site: Murdoch . New MetroRail . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311033341/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/Default.aspx?tabid=117 . 11 March 2007 . dead.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20070829014134/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/Default.aspx?tabid=117 Murdoch
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20090714102307/http://www.righttrack.wa.gov.au/Portals/3/media/History_Mandurah.pdf History of Stations on the Mandurah Line
  7. http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/portals/0/annualreports/2008/transperth-2.html Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2008
  8. http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Mandurah%20Line%2020160131.pdf Mandurah Line Timetable