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Coordinates: 31°31′55″S 115°38′38″E / 31.53194°S 115.64389°E / -31.53194; 115.64389
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Yanchep
Rectangular shaped building in front of a tiled forecourt
Yanchep station in July 2024
General information
LocationBotanic Boulevard
Yanchep, Western Australia
Australia
Coordinates31°31′55″S 115°38′38″E / 31.53194°S 115.64389°E / -31.53194; 115.64389
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byPublic Transport Authority
Line(s)     Yanchep line
Distance54.5 km (33.9 mi) from Perth Underground
Platforms1 side platform and 1 island platform, 3 platform edges total
Tracks3
Bus stands14
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeCutting
Parking923 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone6
History
Opened14 July 2024 (14 July 2024)
Passengers
Predicted11,032 per day in 2031
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Eglinton
towards Elizabeth Quay
 Yanchep line Terminus
Location
Map
Location of Yanchep station

Yanchep railway station is a suburban rail station in Yanchep, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The station has been the northern terminus of Transperth's Yanchep line since the station opened on 14 July 2024. It consists of three platforms in a cutting below a ground level concourse.

Since planning for the Yanchep line, originally known as the Joondalup line, began in the 1980s, it has been planned for the line to eventually be extended to Yanchep. The Yanchep Rail Extension project began in 2017 to extend the Joondalup line by three stations and 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) to Yanchep. Construction on the extension began in mid-2020. Originally planned to be completed by the end of 2021, the extension opened on 14 July 2024.

Trains at Yanchep station run at up to a five-minute frequency during peak hour, lowering to a fifteen-minute frequency off-peak and on weekends and public holidays. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. The journey to Perth Underground station takes 49 minutes. There are four bus routes that serve the station, which run to Eglinton station to the south and Two Rocks to the north.

Description

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Train station platform underneath a large concrete concourse
Platform level
Interior of a train station, with fare gates and stairs down to the platform below
Concourse level

Yanchep station is in Yanchep, a far northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The station is 54.5 kilometres (33.9 mi) from Perth Underground station[1] and in fare zone six. Yanchep station is the northernmost station of the Yanchep line. To the south, the next station is Eglinton station.[2][3]

Yanchep station consists of one island platform and one side platform, for a total of three platform faces, sunk into a cutting.[4] The station was initially planned to have two platform faces with future expansion to three,[5] but three platform faces ended up being built.[4] On top of the platforms is a ground level concourse, connected to the platforms by lifts, stairs and escalators. To the south of the station building and over the tracks is a public forecourt. East of the station is the bus interchange with fourteen stands, and north-east is a car park[4][6] with 923 bays. Other facilities include a bicycle shelter and toilets. The station is fully accessible.[7]

The land surrounding Yanchep station, which is undeveloped at the time the station was constructed, will be part of the future Yanchep city centre. The land is privately owned by the Yanchep Beach Joint Venture.[6]

Public art

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Art piece on the ceiling as described in the following paragraph
Art piece on the interior ceiling by Penelope Forlano

On the retaining walls at platform level is a painted mural by Jack Bromell, depicting local flora and fauna with poetry interspersed. The mural's colours come from Yanchep's reefs, lagoon, limestone cliffs, Banksia forests, wetlands and tuart trees. On the interior ceiling is an aluminium art piece by Penelope Forlano representing "stalactites and the natural forces shaping the local environment including wetlands, lagoons, and caves". On the underside of the entrance's shade canopies are paintings by representing native fauna and flora such as bulrushes.[8]

History

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The original section of the Yanchep line, formerly known as the Joondalup line, began construction in November 1989.[9][10] It opened between Perth station and Joondalup station on 20 December 1992[11][12] and between Joondalup and Currambine station on 8 August 1993.[13] An extension to Clarkson station opened on 4 October 2004[14] and an extension to Butler station opened on 21 September 2014.[15][16] Since planning for the line began in the 1980s, it has been planned to eventually reach Yanchep.[17] By the time that planning for the extension to Clarkson was underway, the state government had acquired from Tokyu Corporation the land required for the railway line all the way to Two Rocks, including land in Yanchep.[18]

Yanchep station was built as part of the Yanchep Rail Extension, which involved the construction of 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) of track and two other stations: Alkimos and Eglinton.[5] The Yanchep Rail Extension originated from a commitment by the Labor Party prior to winning the 2017 state election to build the extension as part of its Metronet project.[19] In December 2019, the main contract for the Yanchep Rail Extension and the Thornlie–Cockburn Link was awarded to the NEWest Alliance, a joint venture of CPB Contractors and Downer Group.[20][21]

The design of Yanchep station was revealed in August 2020. Vegetation clearing and earthworks in Yanchep began in the second half of 2020.[22] In June 2021, PerthNow reported that construction on the Yanchep Rail Extension had "stalled".[23] Foundation works for Yanchep station had begun by the end of 2021. The first priority was building the 150-metre-long (490 ft) concrete retaining walls,[24][25] which were completed by May 2022.[26] In early April 2023, the Yanchep station deck was poured, in what was the rail extension's largest concrete pour.[27][28] In September 2023, work that was in progress included paving the platforms and construction of the bus interchange canopies and ceilings and partitions for the platforms and concourse.[29] By March 2024, construction was almost complete, with finishing touches being applied and landscaping being done.[30]

A station in a shallow cutting with the station concourse in the background
The exterior to Yanchep station

The Yanchep Rail Extension was originally meant to open in late 2021.[5] This was first delayed to 2022 upon the contract being awarded. After the September 2021 state budget, the extension was delayed to late 2023.[31][32][33] After the May 2023 state budget, the government said that the Yanchep extension "is due for completion at the end of 2023, with services commencing in the new year".[34] At the end of 2023, the Yanchep extension was still under construction and services were planned to commence in the first half of 2024.[35][36] The actual opening date was revealed in April 2024.[37][38] The station was officially opened on 14 July 2024 by Premier Roger Cook and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti.[39][40][41] An opening ceremony and celebrations were held at Yanchep station.[42] Upon opening, the Joondalup line was renamed the Yanchep line.[37][43]

Services

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A bus interchange with shelter running the length of the interchange road
Bus interchange

Yanchep is served by the Yanchep line on the Transperth network.[3] Services are operated by the PTA.[44] The line goes between Yanchep and Elizabeth Quay station in the Perth central business district, continuing south from there as the Mandurah line.[3] Peak headways are five to ten minutes, dropping to fifteen minutes outside of peak and on weekends and public holidays. A train journey to Perth takes 49 minutes.[3] It is projected that Yanchep station will have 11,032 daily boardings by 2031.[5]

The bus interchange has 14 bus stands with four regular bus routes.[4] Routes 494, 495, and 496 run to Eglinton station to the south. Route 498 runs to Two Rocks to the north.[45] Train replacement buses operate as route 904.[4]

References

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  2. ^ "Transperth Zone Map" (PDF). Transperth. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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  13. ^ Charlton, Eric (17 July 1993). "Opening of Currambine railway station next month" (Press release). Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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  27. ^ McGowan, Mark; Saffioti, Rita (16 May 2023). "Joint media statement – First track laid for METRONET Yanchep Rail Extension" (Press release). Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  28. ^ Tan, Christopher (21 May 2023). "Metronet: Yanchep rail extension project crawls ahead after first 3km of track laid". The West Australian. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  29. ^ "Yanchep Rail Extension CRG 14 – Minutes" (PDF). Metronet. 18 September 2023. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  30. ^ "Finishing touches for all stations". Metronet. 18 March 2024. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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  32. ^ Clarke, Jenna (9 September 2021). "Metronet projects, including Thornlie-Cockburn link and Yanchep train line, will be delayed by 12-months". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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  35. ^ Dietsch, Jake (22 December 2023). "First test run for $1.8b Metronet Yanchep rail extension marks major milestone after years of delays". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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  39. ^ Rintoul, Caitlyn (14 July 2024). "Yanchep rail extension officially opened after significant delays and cost blow outs". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  40. ^ Cook, Roger; Saffioti, Rita (14 July 2024). "Joint media statement – METRONET Yanchep Rail Extension officially open" (Press release). Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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  43. ^ Lopez, Erick; Dietsch, Jake (27 April 2024). "Mayor questions name change on train line from Joondalup to Yanchep as opening date is revealed". PerthNow. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
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  45. ^ "Yanchep Line Bus Network: Alkimos – Yanchep". Transperth. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
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