Armadale railway line

The Armadale Line is a suburban railway line in Perth, Australia. It runs through Perth's south-eastern suburbs and connects Perth and Armadale.

The Thornlie Line is a spur line connecting with the Armadale Line before Kenwick. It was built between 2004 to 2005 and opened on 7 August 2005. Trains to Thornlie run on the Armadale Line between Perth and Beckenham stations.

History

The Armadale line was opened on 2 May 1889. The original stations were Perth, Kelmscott and Armadale. Cannington and Welshpool opened later in 1897 and 1898 respectively.

The following stations then opened:

• Woodlupine in 1899 (renamed Queens Park in 1912)
• Goodwood in 1906 (renamed Belmont Park in 1979)
• Rivervale, opened in 1906 (later renamed Burswood)
• Mint Street in 1912 (renamed Carlisle in 1919)
• Victoria Park on 22 September 1922
• Seaforth on 4 May 1948
• Lathlain on 2 May 1959 (now closed)
• Beckenham in 1968/9
• Challis on 29 October 1973
• Kingsley on 29 October 1973 (renamed Sherwood 1993)

In September 1991 the line commenced electrified operation.

Between 2004 and 2005, Armadale, Carlisle and Gosnells were upgraded to provide better facilities to passengers and provide better access between trains and buses. Lathlain station was closed on 3 February 2003 as part of the project.

The latest station, Thornlie, was opened on 7 August 2005. The station is built on a spur line of the Armadale Line.

Between 21 March 1993 and 8 August 2005, trains on the Armadale line continued through Perth to the Joondalup line. In 2004 new railcars were introduced, which became exclusive to the Joondalup line. Consequently, from 2005, Armadale Line trains no longer ran through Perth to other lines.

Victoria Park and Kelmscott Stations were upgaded between 2007 and 2008 as part of the Public Transport Authority's 'Building Better Stations' program. Victoria Park station was opened on 20 July 2008. and Kelmscott was opened on 21 November 2008.

Train Stations

During peak hour times on weekdays, some train stations are non-stopped for faster commutes. The Armadale line also runs express trains during the weekdays, and even on weekends.

• Red denotes city stations.
• Yellow denotes Armadale line stations.
• Black denotes termini.

Name of Station	Code	Zone	Serving Suburbs	Pattern stops at this station				Connections
Armadale / Thornlie Line
Perth	MPH	1, FTZ	Perth, Northbridge	All	B	C	T	Platform transfer to Fremantle Line, Joondalup Line, Mandurah Line and Midland Line Transwa Australind service to Bunbury Bus transfers at Wellington Street bus station
McIver	MMR	1, FTZ	Perth, East Perth	All	B	C	T	Midland Line
Claisebrook	MCK	1, FTZ	East Perth	All	B	C	T	Midland Line
Belmont Park	ABP	1	Belmont Park Racecourse	Special events only
Burswood	ABD	1	Burswood	All			T
Victoria Park	AVP	1	Victoria Park, Lathlain	All			T
Carlisle	ACE	1	Carlisle, East Victoria Park	All			T
Oats Street	AOS	1	Carlisle, East Victoria Park	All	B	C	T	Bus transfers, CircleRoute
Welshpool	AWL	1	Bentley, Welshpool	All			T
Queens Park	AQP	2	Cannington, Queens Park	All	B		T
Cannington	ACN	2	Cannington, East Cannington	All	B	C	T	Bus transfers
Beckenham	ABM	2	Beckenham	All	B	C
Thornlie	ATE	2	Langford, Thornlie				T	Bus transfers
Kenwick	AKK	2	Kenwick	All	B	C
Maddington	AMN	2	Maddington	All	B	C		Bus transfers
Gosnells	AGS	3	Gosnells	All	B	C		Bus transfers
Seaforth	ASH	3	Gosnells	All	B	C
Kelmscott	AKT	3	Kelmscott, Westfield	All	B	C		Bus transfers
Challis	ACS	3	Kelmscott	All	B	C
Sherwood	ASD	3	Armadale	All	B	C
Armadale	AAE	4	Armadale	All	B	C		Transwa Australind service to Bunbury Bus transfers

Stopping Patterns

• All - all stops to Armadale
• T - all stops to Thornlie (this route excludes Beckenham)
• B - all stops to Claisebrook, express to Oats Street, express to Queens Park, then all stops to Armadale (excluding Thornlie, to Armadale only).
• C - all stops to Claisebrook, express to Oats Street, express to Cannington, then all stops to Armadale (excluding Thornlie)

• R - pattern deviations to All and T patterns to stop at Belmont Park.

Old Stopping Patterns

An Armadale Line C pattern train waiting to depart at platform 5.

• D - all stops to Armadale, except Beckenham, Seaforth, Challis, and Sherwood. (this route was replaced by pattern E on 8 August 2005, this route excluded Thornlie).
• E - all stops to Claisebrook, express to Cannington, express to Kenwick, then all stops to Armadale except Seaforth, Challis, and Sherwood. (this route was deprecated on 20 August 2006)

See also

• Transperth
• Transperth Trains
• List of Perth railway stations