Claremont railway station, Perth

Claremont
Southbound view in July 2005
Location	Gugeri Street, Claremont Australia
Coordinates	31°58′51″S 115°46′53″E / 31.980706°S 115.781415°ECoordinates: 31°58′51″S 115°46′53″E / 31.980706°S 115.781415°E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Line(s)	Fremantle
Distance	9.3 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Architectural style	Federation
Other information
Station code	FCT 99281 (platform 1) 99282 (platform 2)
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1881
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Butlers Swamp
Services
Preceding station   Transperth Trains network   Following station Loch Street towards Perth Fremantle Line Swanbourne towards Fremantle

Claremont railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle line, 9.3 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Claremont.

History

Claremont station opened in 1881 as Butlers Swamp, being renamed Claremont in 1883. It is the only station on the Fremantle line to retain its original buildings, and is thus its 1886 buildings are the oldest railway station buildings in Perth.^[1][2] It was the only station on the line to be built with a crossing loop.^[3]

With the relocation of the Royal Perth Show to the Claremont Showgrounds in 1905, a third platform was added with the station serving the show until Showgrounds station opened in 1954.^[2] The station closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored.^[4] The station building was restored at the same time. When the line was electrified in 1991, the station was cut back to one island platform.

After the Town of Claremont's Council Chambers were gutted by fire in 2010, it relocated its administration to the former station master's building.^[5] The former goods shed is to be converted into a cultural centre and cafe.^[6]

Station location

Claremont station is located in the middle of Claremont. The railway's right-of-way lies between two arterial roads: Shenton Road and Gugeri Street. There are three access points to the station from each street. At the western and eastern ends of the island platform are grade level track crossings through electrically activated gates. In the centre of the platform the original pedestrian bridge provides access by stairs to the platform and to the elevated signal box.^[7]

Services

Claremont station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.^[8][9]

Platforms

[2766] Claremont station platforms

Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
99281	1	Fremantle	All stations, A, S	Perth
99282	2	Fremantle	All stations, B	Fremantle

Bus routes

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[19604] Gugeri Street (east bound)	27, 28	Terminating[10][11]
	102, 107	to Elizabeth Quay bus station via Stirling Highway[12][13]
	906	Rail replacement service to Perth station
[11160] Gugeri Street (west bound)	23	to Elizabeth Quay bus station via Dalkeith & Mounts Bay Road[14]
	24	to East Perth via Dalkeith & Shenton Park[15]
	25	to East Perth via Nedlands, Shenton Park & Subiaco[16]
	27	to East Perth via Swanbourne & Mount Claremont[10]
	28	to East Perth via Mount Claremont & Floreat[11]
	102	to Cottesloe station via Marine Parade[12]
	107	to Fremantle station via Peppermint Grove[13]
	906	Rail replacement service to Fremantle station
Bus stop situated in Zone 2

Furgher reading

• A History of Claremont Station Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 599 September 1987 pp195–216

References

1. Claremont Railway Station Heritage Council of Western Australia
2. History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
3. Minchin, RS; Higham, GJ (1981). Robb's Railway Fremantle to Guildford Railway Centenary. Bassendean: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 23. ISBN 0 9599690 2 0.
4. Our History Public Transport Authority
5. Claremont Station Master's House Rescue 2013 Western Australian Heritage Awards
6. From rail cargo to art gallery: Old Claremont shed to be transformed into cultural space ABC News 6 November 2015
7. Claremont Station Layout Transperth
8. Fremantle Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
9. Understanding Australia's urban railways Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
10. Route 27 timetable Transperth
11. Route 28 timetable Transperth
12. Route 102 timetable Transperth
13. Route 107 timetable Transperth
14. Route 23 timetable Transperth
15. Route 24 timetable Transperth
16. Route 25 timetable Transperth

External links

• Media related to Claremont railway station, Perth at Wikimedia Commons
• Gallery History of Western Australia Railways & Stations

Claremont
Zone 1