Butler railway station
Butler | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view in September 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Butler Boulevard, Butler Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°38′11″S 115°42′02″E / 31.6365°S 115.7005°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Transperth | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Joondalup | ||||||||||
| Distance | 40.7 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 891 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | JBR 99901 (platform 1) 99902 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 5 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 September 2014 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Butler railway station is a railway station of the Transperth network. It is the current terminus of the Joondalup line, 40.7 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Butler.
Plans are underway to extend the Joondalup Line further north to Yanchep with construction set to commence in 2019 and be completed by 2021. The plan includes the construction of three stations, Alkimos, Eglinton, and Yanchep, as well as a 13.8 kilometre principal shared path and a bus stowage depot at Alkimos.[1]
History
Construction of the station in the suburb of Butler commenced in 2011, with the station opened on 21 September 2014 by Premier Colin Barnett and Minister for Transport Dean Nalder.[2][3][4][5] The station is 7.5 kilometres north of Clarkson station, the previous terminus of the Joondalup line.[6][7]
The station is a futuristic-looking building, which also incorporates a bus station, and has parking for 930 cars. Other major infrastructure on the project included bridges over the rail tracks at Landbeach Boulevard, Benenden Avenue and the future Butler Boulevard.[2]
Some nearby residents experienced excessive vibrations when trains passed their homes for the first year after trains started running.[8][9] Subsequent rail grinding in the years following construction has relieved almost all vibration issues.
Services
Butler station is served by Transperth Joondalup line services.[10]
Platforms
| Stop | Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Destination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99901 | 1 | Joondalup | All station, A | Perth Underground | |
| 99902 | 2 | Joondalup | All stations | Perth Underground |
Bus routes
Butler station is served by the following Transperth bus routes
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| [26894] Stand 1 | 480 | to Clarkson station via Marmion Avenue[11] | |
| 482 | to Clarkson station via Santa Barbara Parade & Marmion Avenue[12] | ||
| [26895] Stand 2 | 483 | to Clarkson station via Merriwa[13] | |
| [26896] Stand 3 | 484 | to Clarkson station via Ridgewood[14] | |
| [26897] Stand 4 – Set down | 904 | Rail replacement service to Perth station | |
| [26898] Stand 5 | 490 | to Two Rocks via Marmion Avenue & Yanchep[15] | |
| 491 | to Yanchep via Marmion Avenue *service to extend to future Yanchep train station by 2021[16] | ||
| [26899] Stand 6 | 483 | to Alkimos via Hollington Boulevard *service to extend to future Alkimos train Station by 2021[17] | |
| 484 | to Alkimos via Benenden Avenue[18] |
References
- ^ "Yanchep Rail Extension fact sheet" (PDF). Metronet. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ a b Butler station opens Public Transport Authority
- ^ Extended northern railway: Butler station to open today Perth Now 21 September 2014
- ^ Butler train station and rail extension opens ABC News 21 September 2014
- ^ "The Butler Rail Extension Opening" Railway Digest November 2014 pages 32-34
- ^ "Joondalup Line Extension". Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Perth's Joondalup Railway to be Extended". Railway Technology. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Train Troubles, Residents Rattled". Nine News Perth. 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Train Pain". Nine News Perth. 12 October 2014.
- ^ Joondalup Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
- ^ "Route 480". Bus Timetable 85 (PDF). Transperth. 6 March 2024 [effective from 14 April 2024].
- ^ "Route 482". Bus Timetable 85 (PDF). Transperth. 6 March 2024 [effective from 14 April 2024].
- ^ "Route 483". Bus Timetable 78 (PDF). Transperth. 14 March 2024 [effective from 14 April 2024].
- ^ "Route 484". Bus Timetable 78 (PDF). Transperth. 14 March 2024 [effective from 14 April 2024].
- ^ "Route 490". Bus Timetable 83 (PDF). Transperth. 25 October 2023 [effective from 17 December 2023].
- ^ "Route 491". Bus Timetable 83 (PDF). Transperth. 25 October 2023 [effective from 17 December 2023].
- ^ "Route 483". Bus Timetable 78 (PDF). Transperth. 14 March 2024 [effective from 14 April 2024].
- ^ "Route 484". Bus Timetable 78 (PDF). Transperth. 14 March 2024 [effective from 14 April 2024].
External links
Media related to Butler railway station at Wikimedia Commons