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Railways in Perth
A B-series at McIver Station
A B-series at McIver Station
Overview
OwnerPublic Transport Authority
LocalePerth
Transit typeCommuter Rail
Number of lines7 (with 1 additional line under construction)
Number of stations74 (5 underground) (plus 12 additional under construction with 1 to be closed)
Annual ridership60.6 million (2017-18)[1]
Websitewww.transperth.wa.gov.au
Operation
Began operation1998
CharacterHeavy rail, grade separated, rapid transit metro
Number of vehicles48 two-car A series sets, 78 three-car B series sets, 41 six-car C series sets (under construction in Bellevue)
Technical
System length252.8 km (157.1 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead lines

Transperth Train Operations is a division of the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. It is responsible for operating Perth’s urban passenger rail system, as part of the Transperth network.

Perth's passenger rail network covers 252.8 km (157.1 mi) of track with 90 stations on 8 lines across the city's greater metropolitan area.[2] Over the last three decades the rail network has undergone rapid expansion. Between 1981 and 2016 the network tripled in route length and was electrified.[3] The Northern Suburbs Railway was opened in 1993 and was progressively extended, while the new 72 km (45 mi) Mandurah Line was opened in 2007.[3] Rail patronage over this period grew from just 6.5 million passengers in 1981 to 60.6 million in 2017–18.[3][2] The Airport Line was opened on 9 October 2022.

Perth's rail network is a commuter rail service that connects its suburbs with the city centre. It is notable within Australia, however, for its high frequency of services and high average speeds.[4] Its main hub is Perth railway station, which serves all Transperth rail lines in the central business district.

There are currently several large extensions to the network either under construction or planned, including the Morley-Ellenbrook Line and Thornlie–Cockburn link, under the Metronet expansion project.

History

Infrastructure

The Fremantle to Guildford line commenced operating as a steam-powered service in March 1881, followed by the Perth to Armadale line in May 1889, and the Perth to Joondalup line (now Butler) in 1993 and the Perth to Mandurah line in December 2007. The Fremantle line service ceased in September 1979 but was reinstated in July 1983.[5][6] Diesel trains were used on the rail network until the three lines then in service, the Armadale, Fremantle and Midland, were electrified in the early 1990s.

The first service with the A-series train was introduced in September 1991, with regular services beginning on the Armadale line on 7 October 1991. The Midland and Fremantle lines commenced service with the then-new A-series trains in December 1991.

The conversion from diesel to electric trains was accompanied by many upgrades to the rail network, such as upgrades to stations and tracks, and the cost of the undertaking was estimated at $109 million.

Northern Suburbs Transit System

Further information: Northern Suburbs Transit System

The Northern Suburbs Transit System was the name given to the project to provide high-speed passenger rail services to the northern corridor of metropolitan Perth. To service the expanding northern suburbs, Joondalup line was built in the median of the Mitchell Freeway in the early 1990s, after several years of planning.[7] The line was later extended to Currambine in 1993, to Clarkson in 2004 and Butler in 2014.[8]

Mandurah Line

Further information: Mandurah railway line

Legislation for the construction of the Mandurah Line was passed in December 1999.[9] The original proposed route branched from the Armadale line at Kenwick, and then ran alongside the freight lines until Jandakot where it would run in the middle of the Kwinana Freeway. However, a bill passed in November 2002 after a change of state government saw that the route would start at Perth, traverse the Kwinana Freeway, and then continue along its initial route after Jandakot.[10]

Construction of the line started in February 2004 and it opened on 23 December 2007.[11]

Thornlie Spur

Because the government did not begin its review of the Mandurah Line masterplan until after construction had begun, the tunnel under the Roe Highway had already been constructed. To make use of the new tunnel, the government decided to convert this section into a small spur line to Thornlie.

It was decided that Armadale trains would alternate with Thornlie trains, with the Thornlie trains stopping at all stations and Armadale trains only stopping at Oats Street and Cannington stations. Thornlie station opened on 7 August 2005.

New MetroRail

Further information: New MetroRail

In 2003, the government launched the New MetroRail program as the official name of the upgrades to the rail network. This program included the following projects:

Airport Line

Main article: Airport line, Perth

In August 2014, the government announced the 8.5 km (5.3 mi) Forrestfield-Airport Link[12][13] would be constructed providing a service to Perth Airport and High Wycombe.[14][15] Construction commenced officially in November 2016, with the Airport Line in service on 9 October 2022.[16][17]

Service

Rail services in Perth were at first operated by the Department of Works and Railways until 1890, when Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) was established.[18] In 1974, the suburban train network was placed under the control of the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust (commonly called the MTT), which had operated Perth's buses since 1958. The MTT contracted out the operation of rail services to WAGR, trading as Westrail following 1975.[19][20]: 6, 8 [21]: 233  On 31 August 1986, the MTT changed its trading name to Transperth.[19][22] The rail system was rebranded as Fastrak in November 1992,[23] however this name stopped being used around 1995.[21]: 237  On 1 July 2003, Transperth merged with several other government authorities to form the Public Transport Authority.[24] Prior to that, services were operated by the WAGR Commission's Urban Passenger Services Group,[25] and since then, services have been operated by Transperth Train Operations.[26]

Future expansion

Metronet

Main article: Metronet (Western Australian government agency)

Prior to the 2017 Western Australian state election, the then-opposition Labor Party promised a large expansion to Perth's rail network under the title Metronet.[27] After the comprehensive victory by Labor, the Mark McGowan government established Metronet to oversee a number of projects to expand and improve the network.[28] Projects in stage one include:

Morley–Ellenbrook Line

Main article: Morley–Ellenbrook railway line

A rail link to Ellenbrook had been originally promised by then-Premier Alan Carpenter and Opposition Leader Colin Barnett prior to the 2008 elections, however this proposal was not realised.[29] Mark McGowan revived the project in 2017.[30] A business case was prepared for a new 21 km (13 mi) Morley-Ellenbrook Line with stations at Morley, Noranda, Malaga, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook, with a future station planned for Bennett Springs East.[31] Construction started in 2021, with the line expected to open in 2024.[32][33]

Perth's first east–west rail link is planned to run between Thornlie and Cockburn Central stations, connecting the Mandurah and Armadale lines.[34] This proposal involves 14.5 km (9.0 mi) of new railway, relocating 11 km (6.8 mi) of freight line and building two new stations. Construction started in 2020, with the line expected to open in 2025.[34][35]

Yanchep Rail Extension

The Yanchep Rail Extension is a project to extend the Joondalup line north for 14.5 km (9.0 mi) with stations at Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep.[36] The Yanchep Rail Extension and the Thornlie-Cockburn Link are slated to have a combined cost of $1.1 billion.[37] The extension started construction in 2020, with a planned completion in 2023.[needs update][36][38][39]

Other Metronet projects

Perth–Bunbury fast rail

Proposals exist for a higher-speed rail link from Perth to Bunbury,[47] with a proposed travel time of 45 minutes[48] compared to the current Australind service's 2 hours 30 minutes.

Other proposals

Circle Routes

The original Metronet plan promised by WA Labor proposed the creation of two circle routes linking what is now High Wycombe Station to Thornlie Station following the freight rail line, then following that freight rail line to Fremantle Station creating a southern circle line.[49] This plan likewise identified a second circle route splitting from the under construction Noranda Station following the median of the Reid Highway to link with the Joondalup Line at Balcatta.

The Infrastructure WA State Infrastructure Strategy published in 2022 calls for the State Government to investigating the feasibility of these long-term major projects the East Wanneroo Rail Link, Bunbury Faster Rail and Perth metropolitan orbital rail route.[50]

East Wanneroo Line

The original Metronet plan promised by WA Labor also proposed the creation of a branch off of their proposed northern circle to Wanneroo. In 2018 work was commissioned to identify an East Wanneroo Rail alignment as part of the East Wanneroo Structure Plan.[51] These planning documents identify the railway splitting from the Morley-Ellenbrook Line after Noranda, travelling through East Wanneroo and connecting to the Joondalup Line at Clarkson Station. Stops are proposed in the Structure Plan at Gnangara and East Wanneroo.

The Infrastructure WA State Infrastructure Strategy published in 2022 likewise identified the need for the State Government to investigating the feasibility of the East Wanneroo Rail Link.

Extension to Mundijong and Pinjarra

WA Labor's original Metronet plan further proposed duplication and electrification of the South Western Railway, Western Australia to Pinjarra. The Byford Rail Extension project definition plan identifies future construction of electrified rail line south to Mundijong.[52]

South Perth station

A station in South Perth on the Mandurah Line has been proposed since 2010 to serve Perth Zoo and the City of South Perth as a bus-rail interchange. In 2019, South Perth MLA John McGrath made renewed calls to plan and build the station.[53]

Suburban services

The Transperth train system is generally regarded as a commuter rail system. However, it shares many similarities with rapid transit systems, including high frequency services (every 5 minutes from 2–6 pm on the Joondalup/Mandurah lines),[54] short distances between stations (less than 2 km or 1.2 mi on Midland/Fremantle lines) and high capacity, single deck electric multiple unit (commonly known as EMUs) trains with fast acceleration.

Routes

Map
Transperth system map

Transperth runs six train routes along five train lines that converge at Perth railway station, with two spur lines. These lines are:

All of the above services except the Prospector and AvonLink run on 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge tracks. The Prospector and AvonLink run on 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge tracks and takes the same route as the Midland line services. Consequently, the track between East Perth and Midland is dual gauge.

Stations

See also: List of Transperth railway stations

Transperth serves the following railway stations:

Armadale/Thornlie Line Fremantle Line Joondalup Line Mandurah Line Midland Line Airport Line Ellenbrook Line
(Under Construction)
21 stations 17 stations 13 stations 12 stations 15 stations 3 stations 5 stations
Template:Armadale-Thornlie Line Template:Fremantle Line
Legend
54.5
 Yanchep Bus transfer
46.7
 Eglinton Bus transfer
43.0
 Alkimos Bus transfer
40.7
 Butler Bus transfer
Nowergup depot
33.2
 Clarkson Bus transfer
29.2
 Currambine
26.2
 Joondalup Bus transfer
22.9
 Edgewater
19.8
 Whitfords Bus transfer
17.7
 Greenwood
14.5
 Warwick Bus transfer
8.8
 Stirling Bus transfer
5.6
 Glendalough Bus transfer
2.4
 Leederville Bus transfer
Perth Transperth Transwa
0.0
 Perth Underground Bus transfer
0.6
 Elizabeth Quay Bus transfer
Mandurah line Transperth
Legend
Yanchep line Transperth
 Perth Transperth Transwa
0.0
 Perth Underground Bus transfer
0.6
 Elizabeth Quay Bus transfer
Swan River
7.2
 Canning Bridge Bus transfer
Canning River
11.7
 Bull Creek Bus transfer
13.9
 Murdoch Bus transfer
Thornlie line Transperth
20.5
 Cockburn Central Bus transfer
23.8
 Aubin Grove Bus transfer
32.9
 Kwinana Bus transfer
37.1
 Wellard Bus transfer
43.2
 Rockingham Bus transfer
47.5
 Warnbro Bus transfer
Karnup
(planned)
64.5
 Lakelands Bus transfer
Mandurah depot
70.8
 Mandurah Bus transfer
Template:Midland Line
Airport Line
Legend
km
16.0
High Wycombe Bus transfer
00.0
High Wycombe stowage
16.0
 High Wycombe
00.0
00.0
Dundas Link
Abernethy Road
Affleck Road
Horrie Miller Drive
13.5
Airport Central Perth Airport
Horrie Miller Drive
Perth Airport runways
Miller Road
Woods Road
Taplin Road
Snook Road
Ross Drive
Brearley Avenue
Dunreath Drive
10.8
Redcliffe Bus transfer
First Street
Great Eastern Highway
Tonkin Highway
Swan River
Dunstone Road
Guildford Road
00.0
Midland line
Morley-Ellenbrook line
06.7
Bayswater Bus transfer CircleRoute
Bayswater Bridge
Hotham Street Bridge
05.5
Meltham
04.5
Maylands
Seventh Avenue Bridge
Third Avenue Bridge
00.0
03.2
Mount Lawley
Guildford Road underpass
01.9
East Perth Transwa Indian Pacific
00.0
East Perth Terminal Transwa Indian Pacific
01.9
 East Perth
00.0
00.0
East Perth tunnel
Graham Farmer Freeway
00.0
Armadale line
01.3
Claisebrook Free Transit Zone
Claisebrook depot
Claisebrook shunting neck
Lord Street Bridge
00.9
McIver Free Transit Zone
Perth turnback
Barrack Street Bridge
Mandurah line
00.0
 Perth Bus transfer Transwa Free Transit Zone
00.0
Yanchep line
00.0
00.0
Perth City Link tunnel
James Street bus bridge
Yanchep line
Mitchell Freeway
West Perth Subway
1.6
City West Free Transit Zone
Leederville Cutting
Loftus Street bridge
Hamilton Street bridge
2.7
West Leederville
West Leederville football platform
00.0
00.0
Haydn Bunton Drive bridge
Subi Centro tunnel
3.7
 Subiaco Bus transfer
5.0
Daglish
Daglish turnback
Nicholson Road subway
5.9
Shenton Park Bus transfer CircleRoute
Shenton Park Bus Bridge
Nagal Pass
07.4
 Karrakatta
8.0
Loch Street
Ashton Avenue bridge
8.6
Showgrounds Special event station
Shenton Road subway
9.3
Claremont Bus transfer CircleRoute
Claremont turnback 1
Stirling Road subway
Claremont turnback 2
00.0
Fremantle line
Railways in Perth
Airport
Armadale
Fremantle
Mandurah
Midland
Thornlie
Yanchep
List of Transperth stations
Legend
 Ellenbrook Bus transfer
Whiteman Park Bus transfer
Ballajura Bus transfer
Noranda
Morley Bus transfer
to Midland Transperth
to High Wycombe Transperth
 Bayswater Bus transfer
to Perth
This diagram:
Stations in italics are under planning or under construction are labelled as Under Construction till project is fully finished.

Patronage

Transperth Trains patronage
YearPatronage±%
2003–04 31,114,975—    
2004–05 32,652,117+4.9%
2005–06 34,132,593+4.5%
2006–07 35,757,833+4.8%
2007–08 42,636,075+19.2%
2008–09 54,749,770+28.4%
2009–10 56,408,742+3.0%
2010–11 58,867,780+4.4%
2011–12 63,029,878+7.1%
2012–13 65,689,337+4.2%
2013–14 63,491,683−3.3%
2014–15 64,224,895+1.2%
2015–16 62,644,806−2.5%
2016–17 60,092,097−4.1%
2017–18 60,600,052+0.8%
2018–19 61,539,510+1.6%
2019–20 49,734,197−19.2%
2020–21 42,998,449−13.5%
2021–22 42,779,726−0.5%
Source: Public Transport Authority

Below is the annual patronage of each railway line as of the 2020–21 financial year. Figures are provided as total boardings, which includes all fare-paying boardings and free travel on stations within the free transit zones as well as transfers between stations. The figures for rail replacement and special events services are included in the total but not allocated to any railway line.[55]

Transperth Train Operations annual patronage (2021–2022)
Railway line/services Patronage %
Mandurah 14,856,023 34% 34
 
Joondalup 11,885,779 27% 27
 
Armadale/Thornlie 5,768,087 13% 13
 
Fremantle 4,853,233 12% 12
 
Midland 4,407,653 10% 10
 
Rail replacement/special services 1,227,674 4% 4
 
Total annual patronage 42,779,726 100%

Rolling stock

Current fleet

  • 43 two-car first-generation A-series EMU's/86 carriages
  • 5 two-car second-generation A-series EMU's/10 carriages
  • 31 three-car first-generation B-series EMU's/93 carriages
  • 15 three-car second-generation B-series EMU's/45 carriages
  • 22 three-car third-generation B-series EMU's/66 carriages
  • 10 three-car fourth-generation B-series EMU's/30 carriages
  • One GE U20C diesel-electric locomotive, classed U and numbered 201

Note: All first and second generation B-series have been upgraded and renumbered to resemble the third generation. The fourth generation is practically the same as the third.

Class Image Type Top speed Formation Total built Entered Service Lines
km/h mph
A-series EMU 120 75 2 cars 48 1991–1999
B-series 160 100 3 cars 78 2004–2019

A-series EMU

The A-series railcars are two-car electric multiple-unit's with a driver's cab at each end. They were built by Walkers/ABB (Sets 01 to 43) and Walkers/ADtranz (Sets 44 to 48) in Maryborough, Queensland.

Classified AEA-AEB (A for passenger, E for electric and the final letter being the car type) under the old WAGR classification system, these units were simply known as EMU's. It was not until the ordering of the first B-series, that they were given the name A series.

The A-series railcars were built for the electrification of Perth's suburban railway system in the early 1990s and the Joondalup line, which was being constructed in the same period. The first was delivered on 1 September 1990. The original order for 43 first-generation railcars were followed by an additional order for 5 second-generation railcars due to the Joondalup line exceeding passenger estimates. Delivered in 1998, the second-generation railcars differ in having LED screens and other upgrades to security and accessibility, as well being the first suburban trains to feature longitudinal seating throughout. A-series railcars can be coupled to form four or six carriage trains.

B-series EMU

Introduced in October 2004, the B-series are the newest electric railcars to operate in Perth. They were built by EDI/Bombardier Transportation in Maryborough, Queensland, and operate predominantly on the Joondalup and Mandurah lines, but can be regularly seen on the Armadale/Thornlie line for Perth Stadium event trains.

Each set consists of three carriages. The powered 'A' and 'B' cars each have a driver's cab, while the central 'T' car is entirely devoted to passengers, and supplies power from overhead lines to the powered cars. The B-series railcars operate as three and six carriage trains, with the potential for nine car trains in the future. They have a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph).

On 19 September 2006 Premier Alan Carpenter, announced that the Public Transport Authority would purchase another 15 new 3-car sets from the EDI-Bombardier Transportation joint venture. The first of the second generation B-series railcars were introduced on 28 June 2009 and have allowed some of the A-series railcars to be transferred to the Midland-Fremantle line.

As more B-series railcars became available with the ordering of a third generation, they allowed the remaining A-series railcars operating on the Joondalup and Mandurah lines to be redistributed to the Armadale/Thornlie, Midland and Fremantle lines, increasing total capacity for these lines.

Future fleet

41 new six-car sets are planned to enter service between 2023 and 2029 (17 for passenger growth and 24 allowing for the removal of the A-series railcars), the purchase and maintain contract for which has been won by Alstom. These railcars will be designated as C-series railcars.

Past fleet

ADK/ADB diesel multiple unit at Midland in December 1986

Transperth operated diesel multiple units prior to the introduction of electric trains in 1992.

  • 10 ADX class, introduced starting 1959, withdrawn between 1982 and 1988
  • 18 ADG class, introduced in 1954, withdrawn in 1992
  • 4 ADH class, built for regional service in 1955/1956, transferred to metropolitan service in 1962/3, withdrawn in 1992
  • 10 ADK/ADB class, introduced in 1968, withdrawn in 1993 and sold to New Zealand Rail
  • 10 ADL/ADC class, built 1982–1985, withdrawn in 1993 and sold to New Zealand Rail

Two sets of SX carriages were leased from Queensland Rail in 1986. They were originally intended for use during the 1987 America's Cup but remained in Perth until 1991.

Following the separation from Westrail, Transperth retained an MA class diesel-hydraulic locomotive for shunting at Claisebrook depot. It was withdrawn in 2014.

Depots

Transperth Train Operations run from two main depots and one minor depot:

See also

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