Nicholson Road railway station explained

Nicholson Road
Style:Transperth
Style2:ARM
Address:Nicholson Road, Canning Vale
Country:Australia
Connections:Bus
Bus Stands:7
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Public Transport Authority
Operator:Transperth
Status:Under construction
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Location of Nicholson Road railway station
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Nicholson Road railway station[1] is an under construction station on the Thornlie–Cockburn Link in Perth, Western Australia as part of Metronet. It is planned to open in 2025.

The station will include a bus interchange with 7 stands[2] and 1,000 car parking spaces. The station will be at-grade, with pedestrian and bicycle access from a new shared path along Canna Drive or via the Nicholson Road underpass, and vehicle and bus access from Tulloch Way and Panama Street.[3] Approximately 2,350 daily boardings are predicted at Nicholson Road railway station in 2031. Services to and Cockburn Central will be provided by Transperth Trains, with the journey to Perth to take approximately 26 minutes. It is 28 minutes to Perth via the Mandurah line.

History

A station at Nicholson Road was first planned as part of the proposed Armadale line branch route of the Mandurah line.[4] This station was ultimately not constructed as the final route was altered to a different alignment.[5]

Construction of the station started in 2020, with first trains expected to run in mid-2025.

At the 2021–22 State Budget, it was announced that the Thornlie–Cockburn link had been deferred by 12 months, as a result of Western Australia's skills shortage. This was alongside the deferment of 15 other state government infrastructure projects. The revised opening date is late 2024.[6] [7] [8] In August 2022, it was announced that the Thornlie–Cockburn link had been delayed until 2025.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thornlie-Cockburn Link . Metronet . 17 June 2021.
  2. News: Acott. Kent. New $520m rail link between Thornlie and Cockburn. 22 January 2018. The West Australian. 25 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Nicholson Road Station fact sheet . METRONET . 17 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200614/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Thornlie-Cockburn%20Link/Thornlie-Cockburn%20Link%20Nicholson%20Road%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: South West Metropolitan Railway Master Plan . New MetroRail . 26 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070829021555/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Plans/Master%20Plan/SWMR%20MP%20-%20199903%20-%20Section08.pdf . 29 August 2007 . March 1999 . dead.
  5. Web site: Perth Urban Rail Development Project – Supplementary Master Plan . Transperth . 26 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030309062054/http://www.purd.transperth.wa.gov.au/files/rdb/PURD_SuppMasterPlan_Aug02.pdf . 9 March 2003 . August 2002 . dead.
  6. Web site: de Kruijff . Peter . State projects delayed to ease pressure on 'hot' WA construction market . WAtoday . 9 September 2021 . 9 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Clarke . Jenna . Metronet projects, including Thornlie-Cockburn link and Yanchep train line, will be delayed by 12-months . The West Australian . 9 September 2021 . 9 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Projects adjusted to deliver a strong economy for the long term . Media Statements . 9 September 2021 . 9 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210909081748/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/09/Projects-adjusted-to-deliver-a-strong-economy-for-the-long-term.aspx . dead .
  9. Web site: All aboard: date set for opening of METRONET Forrestfield-Airport Link . Media Statements . 4 June 2023 . 16 August 2022 . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816045140/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2022/08/All-aboard-date-set-for-opening-of-METRONET-Forrestfield-Airport-Link.aspx . dead .

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