North Fremantle railway station
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| Location | Stirling Highway, North Fremantle Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°01′48″S 115°45′06″E / 32.030054°S 115.751760°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transperth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Fremantle line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 16.2 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | FNF 99341 (platform 1) 99342 (platform 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 28th July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–14 | 168,147 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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North Fremantle railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle line, 16.2 kilometres from Perth, serving the Fremantle suburb of North Fremantle.
History
The original North Fremantle station on the north side of Tydeman Street opened in 1881.[1] In 1964, a new station halt opened in conjunction with a new Fremantle Railway Bridge with the original site redeveloped as a diesel locomotive depot.[2]
On 28 July 1991 as part of the electrification of the line, a new station opened 800 metres to the north also replacing Leighton station that was a further 700 metres further north.[3][4]
To the west of the station lies a freight line to the closed Leighton Marshalling Yard.
Services
North Fremantle station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.[5][6]
North Fremantle station saw 168,147 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.[7]
Platforms
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| Stop | Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Destination | Notes |
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| 99341 | 1 | Fremantle | All stations, +S | Perth | |
| 99342 | 2 | Fremantle | All stations, +S | Fremantle |
Bus routes
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
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| Stirling Highway (north bound) | 998 | CircleRoute clockwise via Stirling Highway[9] | Limited stops[9] |
| 107 | to Claremont Station via Victoria Street & Palmerston Street[10] | ||
| 906 | Rail replacement service to Perth station | ||
| Stirling Highway (south bound) | 999 | CircleRoute anti-clockwise via Stirling Highway[11] | Limited stops[11] |
| 107 | to Fremantle Station via Queen Victoria Street[10] | ||
| 906 | Rail replacement service to Fremantle station |
References
- ^ "Occasional Notes". The West Australian. 21 October 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Minchin, RS; Higham, GJ (1981). Robb's Railway Fremantle to Guildford Railway Centenary. Bassendean: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 37. ISBN 0-9599690-2-0.
- ^ Our History Public Transport Authority
- ^ History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
- ^ Fremantle Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
- ^ Understanding Australia's urban railways Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
- ^ "Question On Notice No. 4244 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Manual – Rail Access" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Route 998". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ a b "Route 107". Bus Timetable 31 (PDF). Transperth. 11 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
- ^ a b "Route 999". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
External links
Media related to North Fremantle railway station at Wikimedia Commons