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Victoria Street railway station, Perth

Coordinates: 32°00′43″S 115°45′18″E / 32.012043°S 115.754936°E / -32.012043; 115.754936
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Victoria Street
Northbound view from Platform 2 in July 2005
General information
LocationStirling Highway, Cottesloe
Australia
Coordinates32°00′43″S 115°45′18″E / 32.012043°S 115.754936°E / -32.012043; 115.754936
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth
Line(s)     Fremantle line
Distance14.2 kilometres from Perth
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station codeFVS
99331 (platform 1)
99332 (platform 2)
Fare zone2
History
Opened1954
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Mosman Park
towards Perth
Fremantle line North Fremantle
towards Fremantle

Victoria Street railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle line, 14.2 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburbs of Mosman Park and Cottesloe.

History

Victoria Street station opened in 1954.[1] It closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored. To the west of the station, a now lifted freight line ran from Cottesloe to the Leighton Marshalling Yard.[2][3]

Services

Victoria Street station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.[4][5]

Platforms

[2771] Victoria Street station platforms
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99331 1 Fremantle All stations, A, S Perth
99332 2 Fremantle All stations Fremantle

Bus routes

Stop Route Destination / description Notes
[10350] Stirling Highway (north bound) 998 CircleRoute clockwise via Stirling Highway[6]Limited stops[6]
103 to East Perth via Stirling Highway[7]
906 Rail replacement service to Perth station
[10418] Stirling Highway (south bound) 999 CircleRoute anti-clockwise via Stirling Highway[8]Limited stops[8]
103 to Fremantle station via Queen Victoria Street[7]
906 Rail replacement service to Fremantle station

References

  1. ^ New Timetables for Suburbans Sunday Times 21 November 1954 page 6
  2. ^ History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
  3. ^ Our History Public Transport Authority
  4. ^ Fremantle Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
  5. ^ Understanding Australia's urban railways Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
  6. ^ a b "Route 998". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 29 August 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].
  7. ^ a b "Route 103". Bus Timetable 32 (PDF). Transperth. 19 June 2023 [effective from 16 July 2023].
  8. ^ a b "Route 999". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 29 August 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].