List of closed Perth railway stations

This is a list of stations that have been closed since the building of railways in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia.

Mundaring Line

In some cases there are stations that were so effectively removed that there are no traces left, such as Bellevue. However at Mundaring and Darlington concrete platform edges remain.

Although Mundaring Branch Railway stations were closed in 1954, it was not until the 1960s that the line was formally closed, and the line and stations removed after that.

Metropolitan lines

The lines to Karragullen along the Upper Darling Range Railway, and to Chidlow (via Parkerville or Mundaring) were considered to be part of the metropolitan service, by the Western Australian Government Railways administration at the time they were operating.

Section closures

In some cases single stations were closed for logistical reasons; generally it was a group of stations when a section of railway was closed.

1881-1930

1930-1949

1950-1966

Eastern Railway First Route (Mundaring Loop)

Traffic ceased on the Mundaring Loop between Bellevue and Mount Helena in 1954 before it was officially closed by parliament in 1966.[9]

Armadale Line

Eastern Railway Second Route

The Second Route closed on 13 February 1966.

1966-2000

America's Cup defence

The 1987 America's Cup was defended at Fremantle and a number of stations were closed on the 1906 era line to Robbs Jetty and Spearwood line.

2000-present

Unknown date

Higham, on the Armadale line between Cannington and Kenwick at William Street, renamed Beckenham around 1970.

Tredale, after Armadale station on the Armadale line and built to service Armadale Senior High School, closed in the mid 1980s.

Wellard station was near the current Kwinana Freeway and railway underpass. This is not to be confused with the current Wellard station on the Mandurah line which opened in 2007.

Naval Base once had a train station to serve the factory workers for the Alcoa Alumina refinery.

For some considerable time there was a spur from the Midland line, terminating at a station adjacent to Ascot Racecourse. This line left the main line around Meltham, crossing the Swan River via a timber bridge about 1 km upstream from Garratt Rd. The spur line was closed some time around the early 1950s.

Resources

References

  1. "Fremantle Railway Station". The West Australian (Perth, WA). 2 July 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. "Government Gazette". The Herald (Fremantle, WA). 24 September 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. "Fremantle Muncipality [sic]". The West Australian (Perth, WA). 4 February 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. "The East Fremantle Railway Station". The West Australian (Perth, WA). 10 October 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  5. "Complaints about new railway bill". The West Australian (Perth, WA). 1 December 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Finlayson, Don (1986) Steam around PerthARHS WA p.49
  7. "Bayswater". The Daily News (Perth, WA). 17 January 1914. p. 14. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  8. "Bayswater Road Board". The West Australian (Perth, WA). 21 June 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  9. 1 2 Quinlan, Howard & Newland, John R. (2000) Australian Railway Routes 1854-2000 ISBN 0-909650-49-7 WN45, page 66
  10. Perth's Belmont Park station to close in October in preparation for new stadium station Urbanlyst 2 September 2013
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