Perth Stadium railway station explained

Perth Stadium
Style:Transperth
Address:Victoria Park Drive, Burswood, Western Australia
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-31.95°N 115.8929°W
Distance: from Perth
Structure:Ground
Platform:6 platform faces on 3 island platforms
Tracks:6
Opened:2 December 2017
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Public Transport Authority
Operator:Transperth Train Operations
Zone:1
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Location of Perth Stadium railway station
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Perth Stadium railway station is a railway station in Burswood, Western Australia, next to Perth Stadium (known under sponsorship as Optus Stadium). It is located on the Armadale Line With six platforms, the station is the second largest on the Transperth network, after Perth railway station.

Before and after events, there are special services which run direct for the Fremantle line and Joondalup line.

Description

Perth Stadium station is along the South Western Railway, which links Perth to Bunbury.[1] The northern of this railway, between Perth and Armadale, is used by Armadale line suburban rail services as part of the Transperth network.[2] The line and the station is owned by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), an agency of the Government of Western Australia.[3]

Perth Stadium station is to the east of Perth Stadium and to the west of the Graham Farmer Freeway, underneath Victoria Park Drive within the Perth suburb of Burswood, Western Australia. Adjacent stations are Claisebrook station to the west and Burswood station to the south-east.

The station has two concourses: the western concourse and the eastern concourse. The western concourse is north-west of Victoria Park Drive, and is only accessible on event days. That concourse is used to access platforms three and four. The eastern concourse is south-east of Victoria Park Drive and can be accessed from the stadium using an underpass under that road. That concourse can be used to access all platforms. Both concourses have stairs and lifts down to ground level, and toilets at their entrance.[4]

The station is designed to move over 28,000 people following an event, nearly half of the stadium's 60,000 person capacity.

The station is listed as an independent access station on the Transperth website as the platform can be accessed using lifts, the platform gap is small, and tactile paving is in place.[5]

History

On 18 October 2013, Belmont Park railway station was closed to make way for the Perth Stadium railway station.[6] [7]

In October 2014, three parties were shortlisted to bid for the construction of the station:[8] [9]

The contract was awarded to Laing O'Rourke/AECOM in March 2015, with a targeted completion date of late 2017.[10]

In January 2015, a 1.4 kilometre section of the line between Goongoongup Bridge and Burswood station was moved closer to the Graham Farmer Freeway to facilitate construction of the station.[11]

Construction of the station commenced in August 2015[12]

Construction was completed in December 2017, before the stadium's opening in January 2018.[13]

The station was announced as complete in a media statement from the state government on 2 December 2017.[14] [15]

The station hosts its first major event - the free Community Open Day on Sunday January 21, 2018

The station dropped its status as a 'Special Event Station' as trains on the Armadale Line began stopping at the station during the week from Tuesday, 2 April 2024[16]

Platforms and services

Trains serving Perth Stadium station are operated by Transperth Train Operations, a division of the PTA.[17]

On days with no events, the station is served by Armadale line services. This means a frequency of four trains per hour during the day, with a lower frequency at night.[18] Perth-bound trains use platforms 1 and 2, and Armadale-bound trains use platforms 5 and 6,[4] with only platforms 2 and 5 operating on days with no events

For full capacity events at Perth Stadium, the station is also served by direct services from the Fremantle and Joondalup lines, which operate in addition to regular services along those lines. Fremantle line trains use platform 3 and Joondalup line trains use platform 4.[4] There is also a shuttle which goes from Perth Stadium station to Perth station, which can be used to transfer to and from the Mandurah line, Midland line and the previously mentioned lines. Before events, the station is served by Thornlie line services, but after events, the Thornlie line does not operate, so patrons have to catch the Armadale line to Cannington railway station and then catch a rail replacement bus. Services may vary for events not projected to be full capacity.[19] Prior to the station opening, the proportion of passengers for each line was predicted to be 3,000 for the Armadale line, 2,800 for the Fremantle line, 7,500 for the Joondalup line and 10,700 for the Mandurah line.[14]

Platforms currently in use are as follows:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Arnold . John . A History of Bringing the Rails to Pinjarra : The Southwest Railway of Western Australia . 2006 . 0646142283 . 12.
  2. Web site: Manual – Rail Access . Public Transport Authority . 30 August 2021 . 20 September 2021 . 21 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210921045822/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/15/AA_DOCUMENTS/About_us/Working%20with%20PTA/Safety%20resources/8800-400-001%20-%20Rail%20Access%20Manual.pdf . dead.
  3. Web site: Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019 . Public Transport Authority . 8 April 2022 . April 2019 . 24 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190724085310/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/15/AA_DOCUMENTS/Our_system/Freight%20network/PTA%20Rail%20Network%20Map_2019.pdf . live .
  4. Web site: Perth Stadium Station – Access Map . Transperth . 30 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Perth Stadium Station . Transperth . 30 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Belmont Park stop to give way to Stadium Station. Government of Western Australia. 28 August 2013. 5 November 2016. 5 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161105161221/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2013/08/Belmont-Park-stop-to-give-way-to-Stadium-Station.aspx. dead.
  7. Perth's Belmont Park station to close in October in preparation for new stadium station. Urbanlyst. 2 September 2013. 5 November 2016.
  8. http://www.constructionindustrynews.net/storyview.asp?storyid=826937586 Trio competes for Perth stadium rail contract
  9. http://www.urbanalyst.com/in-the-news/western-australia/2924-three-groups-shortlisted-to-build-perths-new-stadium-station.html Three groups shortlisted to build Perth's new stadium station
  10. https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/26729950/perth-stadium-station-contract-let/ Perth stadium station contract let
  11. "Armadale line moved to allow Perth Stadium station construction to commence" Railway Digest March 2015 page 26
  12. http://www.perthstadium.com.au/transport/stadium-station Stadium Station
  13. News: Cookson . Jasmine . Perth Stadium train station complete ahead of venue's January opening . 4 October 2018 . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  14. Web site: Freestone . Jamie . Perth Stadium Station officially open ahead of ground's first event in January . The West Australian . 30 April 2022 . 2 December 2017.
  15. Web site: Perth Stadium Station now complete . Media Statements . 30 April 2022 . 2 December 2017 . 11 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211211105556/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2017/12/Perth-Stadium-Station-now-complete.aspx . dead .
  16. Web site: Trains now stopping at Perth Stadium precinct seven days a week Western Australian Government . 2024-08-03 . www.wa.gov.au . en.
  17. Web site: Transperth . Public Transport Authority . 30 April 2022.
  18. Web site: 15 July 2024 . Armadale/Thornlie Line Train Timetable . 3 August 2024 . Transperth.
  19. Web site: Getting to and from Optus Stadium: A guide to using the new public transport system . AFL.com.au . 30 April 2022.