Queens Park railway station, Perth

Railway station in Perth, Western Australia

  •      Armadale line
  •      Thornlie line
Distance11.4 kilometres from PerthPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeGroundOther informationStation codeAQP
99091 (platform 1)
99092 (platform 2)Fare zone2HistoryOpened1899Closed1990, 20 November 2023Rebuilt1997, mid-2025ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesWoodlupinePassengers2013–14238,960 Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Before closure
Oats Street
towards Perth
 Thornlie line
T
 Cannington
towards Thornlie
Armadale line
All Stops, B
 Cannington
towards Armadale
Location
Map
Location of Queens Park railway station

Queens Park Station is a temporarily closed railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Armadale and Thornlie lines, 11.4 kilometres from Perth Station serving the suburb of Queens Park, Western Australia.

History

Queens Park Station opened in 1899 as Woodlupine, being renamed Queens Park on 16 April 1912.[1][2][3][4]

In 2012, the station was refurbished.[5]

Future

As part of a Metronet project for several level crossing removals on the Armadale line, Queens Park Station will be rebuilt as an elevated station and the Hamilton Street and Wharf Street level crossings will be replaced with elevated rail. The planned design has Queens Park Station about 100 metres (300 ft) closer to Hamilton Street, and the passenger car park underneath the elevated railway. The new station will initially be accessed via stairs and lifts, and its design will allow escalators and fare gates to be added in the future. The new station platforms will be side platforms, as opposed to the current island platforms. This is to reduce the impact of the bridge structure on the surrounding area. The platforms will also be built to the length of a six-car train, as opposed to the current station which only has a length of a four-car train.[6]

Services

Queens Park Station is served by Transperth Armadale and Thornlie line services.[7]

The station saw 238,960 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[8]

This station is also served by the twice daily B pattern which is meant as a school special[7]

Platforms

Queens Park Station platforms
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99091 1 Armadale and Thornlie All stations Perth
99092 2 Armadale All stations, B Armadale
Thornlie T Thornlie

References

  1. ^ Higham, Geoffrey (Geoffrey J.); Geoproject Solutions (2006), Where WAS that? : an historical gazetteer of Western Australia (2nd ed.), Geoproject Solutions, ISBN 978-0-9758024-0-3
  2. ^ "Woodlupine Railway Station". The West Australian. Vol. XXIII, no. 6, 719. Western Australia. 3 October 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 31 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Our History Archived 22 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Authority
  4. ^ History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line Right Track
  5. ^ Station News Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Authority October 2012
  6. ^ "Queens Park Station Factsheet" (PDF). Metronet. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b Armadale/Thornlie Line Timetable Archived 25 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
  8. ^ "Question On Notice No. 4248 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

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