Subiaco railway station explained

Subiaco
Style:Transperth
Address:Roberts Road, Subiaco, Western Australia
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-31.9447°N 115.824°W
Distance:3.7 kilometres from Perth
Structure:Below ground
Platform:2 side
Tracks:2
Opened:1883
Rebuilt:12 December 1998
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:FSO
99221 (platform 1)
99222 (platform 2)
Owned:Public Transport Authority
Operator:Transperth Train Operations
Zone:1
Passengers:975,390
Pass Year:2013–14
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Location of Subiaco railway station
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Subiaco railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network in Western Australia. It is located on the Fremantle line and Airport line, from Perth station serving the suburbs of Subiaco and Wembley.

History

Original station and yard

Subiaco station opened in 1883.[1] The station closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored.[2] Up until the 1980s there was a freight receiving depot at this station, and a third platform.

Signal Cabin was opened in 1923, closed in 1990 and preserved at Bennett Brook Railway in 1999.

Sinking of railway

As part of the Subi Centro project, 900m (3,000feet) of rail line and the station were sunk in 1997–98. The new station opened on 12 December 1998. The project cost $35 million in total.[3] The elevated signal cabin was restored and relocated to Whiteman Village Junction on the Bennett Brook Railway in January 2000.[1] [4]

Until the opening of the William Street platforms at Perth station in October 2007, it was the only underground railway station on the Transperth network.

Services

Subiaco station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.[5] [6]

Since 10 October 2022, the station has received Airport line services.[7] [8]

Subiaco station saw 975,390 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.[9]

Notes and References

  1. 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
  2. http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/aboutus/ourhistory/tabid/42/default.aspx Our History
  3. Web site: Official opening of the Subiaco rail tunnel and station . Media Statements . 1 October 2023 . 12 December 1998.
  4. "Western Australian News" Railway Digest April 2000 page 47
  5. http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Fremantle%20Line%2020160131.pdf Fremantle Line Timetable
  6. https://bitre.gov.au/publications/2012/files/report_131.pdf Understanding Australia's urban railways
  7. Web site: New Airport Line a win for commuters with services to almost double . Media Statements . 29 September 2022 . 20 September 2022 .
  8. Web site: de Kruijff . Peter . Long-delayed $1.9b Forrestfield-Airport rail link to open in October . WAtoday . 29 September 2022 . 16 August 2022.
  9. 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.