West Leederville railway station explained

West Leederville railway station should not be confused with Leederville railway station.

West Leederville
Style:Transperth
Address:Railway Parade, West Leederville
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-31.9427°N 115.8331°W
Distance:2.7 kilometres from Perth
Structure:Ground
Platform:3 side
Tracks:3
Opened:12 July 1897
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Public Transport Authority
Operator:Transperth Train Operations
Zone:1
Former:Leederville
Passengers:223,313
Pass Year:2013–14
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Location of West Leederville railway station
Mapframe-Zoom:13

West Leederville railway station is on the Transperth network in Western Australia. It is located on the Fremantle line and Airport line, 2.7 kilometres from Perth station on the boundary between West Leederville and Subiaco. It was the main station for the former Subiaco Oval containing a special event platform no longer in use.

History

A station at West Leederville was not part of the original Eastern Railway between Fremantle and Guildford when it opened on 1 March 1881. A realigned track through the new Leederville Cutting between West Leederville and West Perth station was opened for traffic on 9 June 1897, and on 12 July the station was opened as Leederville. The station was renamed West Leederville on 1 February 1913 to reflect the name of the local area.[1] [2] [3] [4]

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.[5] In 2005, the platforms were extended to accommodate six carriage trains used on match days at Subiaco Oval. In 2007, a third platform was added on a stabling siding to the west of the existing platforms.[6] When Subiaco Oval closed in 2017 Platform 3 was abandoned as there was no longer a need to use it. It is still occasionally used as a siding to stable a train.

Services

West Leederville station is linked by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line,[7] [8] and Airport line services from Claremont to High Wycombe.

Since 10 October 2022, the station has also received Airport line services.[9] [10]

During events at Subiaco Oval, West Leederville was also linked with Mandurah line services.[11]

West Leederville station saw 223,313 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: A Railway Record – the Marvels of Change. 10 December 2015. Truth. 8 February 1913. Perth, WA. 10.
  2. News: News in Brief. 16 March 2015. The Daily News. 10 June 1897. Perth. 2.
  3. News: Western Australian Government Railways. Opening Leederville Station.. 16 March 2015. The West Australian. 12 July 1897. Perth. 3.
  4. 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
  5. http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/aboutus/ourhistory/tabid/42/default.aspx Our History
  6. https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/10/Public-transport-boost-for-major-Subiaco-Oval-events.aspx Public transport boost for major Subiaco Oval events
  7. http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Fremantle%20Line%2020160131.pdf Fremantle Line Timetable
  8. https://bitre.gov.au/publications/2012/files/report_131.pdf Understanding Australia's urban railways
  9. Web site: New Airport Line a win for commuters with services to almost double . Media Statements . 29 September 2022 . 20 September 2022 .
  10. Web site: de Kruijff . Peter . Long-delayed $1.9b Forrestfield-Airport rail link to open in October . WAtoday . 29 September 2022 . 16 August 2022.
  11. http://membership.fremantlefc.com.au/stadiums-tickets/domain-stadium/public-transport-services West Leederville Station
  12. 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.