Rockingham railway station, Perth
Rockingham | |||||||||||
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 Station in December 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Rae Road, Cooloongup Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°17′23″S 115°45′41″E / 32.289809°S 115.761269°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Transperth | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mandurah | ||||||||||
| Distance | 43.2 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 14 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 12 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | RRM 99701 (platform 1) 99702 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 5 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 December 2007 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Rockingham station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Mandurah line, 43.2 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Cooloongup.
History
Under the original 1999 Southern Suburbs Railway plan, Rockingham station would have been located within the Rockingham central business district in close proximity to major shopping and civic areas. This plan proposed the line to access Rockingham CBD by tunnel.
However, in 2002, the Southern Suburbs Railway (Mandurah line) was altered to operate via a more direct route from Perth via the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway rather than via the Armadale and Kwinana lines as originally planned.[1] The planned central Rockingham station was abandoned at this time, in order to offset the extra cost of the Perth leg. The new location avoided the cost of tunnelling under Rockingham, but was now located on the edge of the city rather than in the centre of it two kilometres east of Rockingham Shopping Centre.
To offset this, the State Government announced plans to construct a light rail link to the Rockingham CBD instead. This did not transpire, although provision was made in the station design and layout for it. Evidence of the abandoned light rail is seen in the busway approach to the station, where concrete 'tracks' can be seen. These would have accommodated rail inset into a concrete base and presumably can still be used in this way in the future. The light rail track would have ended at a platform under the existing station canopy near the western entrance.
Rockingham station opened along with the rest of the Mandurah line on 23 December 2007.[2][3][4] The station was designed by Jones Coulter Young architects.[5]
Services
Rockingham station is served by Transperth Mandurah line services.[6]
Platforms
| Stop | Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Destination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99701 | 1 | Mandurah | All stations, K | Perth Underground | |
| 99702 | 2 | Mandurah | All stations | Mandurah |
Bus routes
Stands 1–6
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| [23782] Stand 1 | 549 | to Fremantle station via Rockingham Road[7] | |
| [23783] Stand 2 | 548 | to Fremantle station via Patterson Road & Cockburn Road[8] | |
| [23784] Stand 3 | 555 | to Rockingham Beach via Wanliss Street[9] | |
| [23785] Stand 4 | 558 | to Mandurah station via Mandurah Road[10] | |
| 559 | to Secret Harbour via Warnbro Sound Avenue[11] | ||
| [23786] Stand 5 | 561 | to Secret Harbour via Secret Harbour Boulevard[12] | |
| 562 | to Warnbro station via Willmott Drive[13] | ||
| [23787] Stand 6 | 557 | to Warnbro station via Charthouse Road[14] |
Stands 7–12
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| [23788] Stand 7 | 909 | Rail replacement service to Mandurah station | |
| 689 | to Crown Perth, Burswood | ||
| [23789] Stand 8 | 554 | Hillman Circular via Calume Street[15] | |
| 556 | to Rockingham Hospital via Elanora Drive[16] | ||
| [23790] Stand 9 | 550 | to Rockingham Beach via Kent Street[17] | |
| 551 | to Shoalwater via Parkin Street & Safety Bay Road[18] | ||
| [23791] Stand 10 | 552 | to Shoalwater via Townsend Road[19] | |
| 553 | to Shoalwater via Cygnus Street & Waikiki Road[20] | ||
| [23792] Stand 11 | School Specials | ||
| [23793] Stand 12 | 909 | Rail replacement service to Perth station |
References
- ^ Railway (Jandakot to Perth) Bill 2002 Parliament of Western Australia
- ^ Rockingham New MetroRail
- ^ History of Stations on the Mandurah Line Right Track
- ^ Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2008 Public Transport Authority
- ^ Rockingham Bus & Rail Station JCY Architects & Urban Designers
- ^ Mandurah Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
- ^ "Route 549". Bus Timetable 125 (PDF). Transperth. 17 August 2022 [effective from 10 October 2022].
- ^ "Route 548". Bus Timetable 126 (PDF). Transperth. 9 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 555". Bus Timetable 127 (PDF). Transperth. 29 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 558". Bus Timetable 130 (PDF). Transperth. 29 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 559". Bus Timetable 130 (PDF). Transperth. 29 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 561". Bus Timetable 131 (PDF). Transperth. 30 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 562". Bus Timetable 130 (PDF). Transperth. 29 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 557". Bus Timetable 130 (PDF). Transperth. 29 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 554". Bus Timetable 129 (PDF). Transperth. 28 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 556". Bus Timetable 129 (PDF). Transperth. 28 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 550". Bus Timetable 128 (PDF). Transperth. 8 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 551". Bus Timetable 128 (PDF). Transperth. 8 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 552". Bus Timetable 128 (PDF). Transperth. 8 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 553". Bus Timetable 128 (PDF). Transperth. 8 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
External links
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