North Fremantle railway station

North Fremantle
Location	Stirling Highway, North Fremantle Australia
Coordinates	32°01′48″S 115°45′06″E / 32.030054°S 115.751760°ECoordinates: 32°01′48″S 115°45′06″E / 32.030054°S 115.751760°E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Line(s)	Fremantle
Distance	16.2 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	FNF 99341 (platform 1) 99342 (platform 2)
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	28 July 1991
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Transperth Trains network   Following station Victoria Street towards Perth Fremantle Line Fremantle Terminus

North Fremantle railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle line, 16.2 kilometres from Perth, serving the Fremantle suburb of North Fremantle.

History

The original North Fremantle station on the north side of Tydeman Street opened in 1881.^[1] In 1964, a new station halt opened in conjunction with a new Fremantle Railway Bridge with the original site redeveloped as a diesel locomotive depot.^[2]

On 28 July 1991 as part of the electrification of the line, a new station opened 800 metres to the north also replacing Leighton station that was a further 700 metres further north.^[3][4]

To the west of the station lies a freight line to the closed Leighton Marshalling Yard.

Services

North Fremantle station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.^[5][6]

Platforms

[2772] North Fremantle station platforms

Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
99341	1	Fremantle	All stations, A, S	Perth
99342	2	Fremantle	All stations	Fremantle

Bus routes

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[10345] Stirling Highway (north bound)	998	CircleRoute clockwise via Stirling Highway[7]	Limited stops[8]
	103	to East Perth via Stirling Highway[9]
	107	to Elizabeth Quay bus station via Victoria Street & Claremont station[10]
	906	Rail replacement service to Perth station
[10423] Stirling Highway (south bound)	999	CircleRoute anti-clockwise via Stirling Highway[11]	Limited stops[8]
	103	to Fremantle station via Queen Victoria Street[9]
	107	to Fremantle station via Victoria Street[10]
	906	Rail replacement service to Fremantle station

References

1. "Occasional Notes". The West Australian. 21 October 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
2. Minchin, RS; Higham, GJ (1981). Robb's Railway Fremantle to Guildford Railway Centenary. Bassendean: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 37. ISBN 0 9599690 2 0.
3. Our History Public Transport Authority
4. History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
5. Fremantle Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
6. Understanding Australia's urban railways Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
7. Route 998 timetable Transperth
8. CircleRoute Timetable 200 Transperth
9. Route 103 timetable Transperth
10. Route 107 timetable Transperth
11. Route 999 timetable Transperth

External links

Media related to North Fremantle railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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