Welshpool railway station, Perth

Welshpool Station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Armadale/Thornlie Line, 9.5 kilometres from Perth Station serving the suburbs of Welshpool and Bentley, Western Australia.

Welshpool
General information
LocationSevenoaks Street, Welshpool/Bentley
Australia
Coordinates31°59′43″S 115°55′24″E
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth Train Operations
Line(s)
Distance9.5 kilometres from Perth
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station codeAWL
99081 (platform 1)
99082 (platform 2)
Fare zone1
History
Opened1889
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2013–14116,681
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Oats Street
towards Perth
 Armadale line Queens Park
towards Armadale
Thornlie line
T
 Queens Park
towards Thornlie
Location
Location of Welshpool railway station

The station is planned to close in 2023 as part of a wider upgrade to the line.

History

Welshpool Station opened in 1889 as one of the original stations on the Armadale Line.[1]

Welshpool Station was planned to be closed under the original 1999 South West Metropolitan Railway Master Plan for the Armadale line branch route of the Mandurah line to enable the construction of a bridge over Welshpool Road instead of the current level crossing.[2] However, with the change in route alignment, the closure was no longer necessary at that point in time.[3]: ix 

Future

The station is planned to close as part of a Metronet project for the removal of level crossings on the Armadale Line. The project involves the removal of the Welshpool Road level crossing. Because Welshpool Station does not have high patronage, and it is close to Welshpool Road and a bridge that Leach Highway goes over, it was determined that it was not possible to remove the Welshpool Road level crossing without closing Welshpool Station.[4]

Services

Welshpool Station is served by Transperth Armadale/Thornlie Line services.[5]

The station saw 116,681 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[6]

Platforms
Welshpool Station platforms
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99081 1 Armadale/Thornlie All stations, T Perth
99082 2 Armadale All stations Armadale
Thornlie T Thornlie

References
  1. History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line Right Track
  2. South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee 1999, p. 47.
  3. "Perth Urban Rail Development Project – Supplementary Master Plan" (PDF). Transperth. August 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2003. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. "Level Crossings – Welshpool Road". Metronet. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. Armadale/Thornlie Line Timetable Archived 25 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
  6. "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.

Bibliography
  • Gallery History of Western Australian Railways & Stations
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