MerredinLink
.JPG) A MerredinLink train at East Perth in January 2015 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger train | ||||
| Status | Operational | ||||
| Locale | Western Australia | ||||
| First service | June 2004 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Transwa | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | East Perth Merredin | ||||
| Distance travelled | 261 kilometres | ||||
| Average journey time | 3 hours 15 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | 3 x weekly | ||||
| Line(s) used | Eastern Eastern Goldfields | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | WDA/WDB railcar | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
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The MerredinLink is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between Perth and Merredin.
History
The MerredinLink was introduced in June 2004 when the AvonLink from Perth was extended from Northam to Merredin on three days a week.[1][2]
In August 2013, Transwa announced that the MerredinLink would cease with The Prospector to make additional stops.[3][4] However in December 2013 the service was given a reprieve.[5][6]
In May 2014, it was announced that the service would continue until at least June 2017.[7] To release rolling stock for an enhanced AvonLink service, in December 2014 the MerredinLink was reduced to a Wednesdays only service.[8] From July 2017 it resumed operating three times a week.[9] As at November 2018, it operates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.[10]
Rolling stock
The MerredinLink is operated by a two-carriage WDA/WDB railcar.[11]
See also
References
- ^ AvonLink and MerredinLink Transwa
- ^ Easy to train for Avon Descent Avon Advocate 18 July 2016
- ^ AvonLink and MerredinLink Service Changes Transwa
- ^ Transwa cancels AvonLink train service WA Today 20 August 2013
- ^ The State Government has backflipped on its decision to scrap the AvonLink train service ABC News 3 December 2013
- ^ AvonLink train service will stay open until mid-2014 after community outrage Perth Now 3 December 2013
- ^ AvonLink Trial Receives Go Ahead Shire of Toodyay 8 May 2014
- ^ New AvonLink services start today Minister for Transport 1 December 2014
- ^ AvonLink train service to be saved Minister for Transport 1 June 2017
- ^ "AvonLink and MerredinLink Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Our fleet Public Transport Authority
External links
Media related to Transwa Avonlink at Wikimedia Commons