Stirling railway station, Perth

Stirling
Northbound view in August 2005
Location	Mitchell Freeway, Stirling Australia
Coordinates	31°53′39″S 115°48′16″E / 31.894101°S 115.804482°ECoordinates: 31°53′39″S 115°48′16″E / 31.894101°S 115.804482°E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Line(s)	Joondalup
Distance	9.0 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	JSG 99821 (platform 1) 99822 (platform 2)
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	28 February 1993
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Transperth Trains network   Following station Glendalough towards Elizabeth Quay Joondalup Line Warwick towards Butler

Stirling railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Joondalup line, nine kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Stirling.

History

Stirling station opened on 28 February 1993 in the median strip of the Mitchell Freeway. ^[1][2][3]

A pair of crossovers link the two mainline tracks at the Perth end of the station, allowing the turnback of train services in the event of a disruption in either direction.^[4]

Traffic issues

The station's location presented some interesting design challenges - while the station resides within the Mitchell Freeway road reserve, the road reserve for the future Stephenson Highway runs in an area directly over the station at the southern end of its platforms. During the design of the station and its approach roads, the engineering firm Ove Arup & Partners was tasked with investigating and designing road layouts to accommodate for both future and current needs.^[5]

Due to the nature of the future Stephenson Highway, a number of road layout options were considered including:^[5]

• Original designs first proposed for the freeway by the Main Roads Department, consisting of a diamond interchange between Scarborough Beach Road and Stephenson Highway, and link of existing Oswald Street (later known as Ellen Stirling Boulevard), Osborne Park.
• As per the above option, but without the Osborne Park link.
• As per the above option, but without the link of Oswald Street between Scarborough Beach Road and Cedric Street (an option recommended by station designers Hames Sharley architects).
• A design only known as the Forbes and Fitzhardinge planning scheme, of which no information or design drawings exist within the engineers' report.

All of the above designs involved significantly complex road layouts which amongst others included partial cloverleaf interchanges, and the construction of new bridges connecting the future highway to Cedric Street.^[5]

Services

Stirling station is served by Transperth Joondalup line services.^[6]

Platforms

Platforms currently in use are as follows:

Stop no.	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
[2801] Stirling station platforms
99821		Joondalup	All stations, A	Perth underground
99822		Joondalup	All stations	Butler
			K	Clarkson
			W	Whitfords	W-pattern shuttle peak time weekdays only

Bus routes

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[11537] Stand 1	414	to Glendalough station via Balcatta & Main Street[7]
	428	to Warwick station via Jones Street & Natalie Way[8]
	904	Rail replacement service to Butler station
	904	Rail replacement service to Perth station
[11538] Stand 2	415	to Mirrabooka bus station via Amelia Street & Ravenswood Drive[9]
[11539] Stand 3	998	CircleRoute to Fremantle station via Morley, Bayswater, Belmont & Murdoch[10]	Limited stops[11]
[11540] Stand 4	999	CircleRoute to Fremantle station via Innaloo, Churchlands & Cottesloe[12]	Limited stops[11]
[11541] Stand 5	410	to Scarborough via Scarborough Beach Road[13]
	412	to Scarborough via Woodlands[14]
[11542] Stand 6	421	to Scarborough via Doubleview[15]
	423	to Warwick station via Karrinyup bus station & Hillarys Boat Harbour[16]
[11543] Stand 7	425	to Warwick station via Karrinyup bus station & Carine[17]
	681	to Crown Perth, Burswood
[11544] Stand 8	413	to Glendalough station via Osborne Park[18]
	424	to Karrinyup bus station via Gwelup & North Beach[19]
	427	to Warwick station via North Beach Road & Erindale Road[20]
[26332] Stand 9	402	to Roe Street bus station via Main Street & Loftus Street[21]
	403	to Roe Street bus station via Royal Street & Loftus Street[22]
	422	to Scarborough Beach via Huntriss Road & Karrinyup bus station[23]

References

1. Bus/train interchanges on northern subs railway to open February Minister for Transport 28 January 1993
2. History of Stations on the Clarkson Train Line Right Track
3. Northern Suburbs Transit System; Perth to Joondalup Railway; Progress Summary - June 1991. Perth: The Urban Rail Electrification Committee, Government of Western Australia. 1991. Fig. 2, Accessed at J S Battye Library, Perth
4. Network and Infrastructure - PTA Annual Report 2011-12
5. Stirling Transfer Station: Traffic Engineering and Network Capacity Analysis for Urban Rail Development Office. West Perth: Ove Arup & Partners. November 1990. Sect. 3.1, Accessed at J S Battye Library, Perth
6. Joondalup Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
7. Route 414 timetable Transperth
8. Route 428 timetable Transperth
9. Route 415 timetable Transperth
10. Route 998 timetable Transperth
11. CircleRoute Timetable 200 Transperth
12. Route 999 timetable Transperth
13. Route 410 timetable Transperth
14. Route 412 timetable Transperth
15. Route 421 timetable Transperth
16. Route 423 timetable Transperth
17. Route 425 timetable Transperth
18. Route 413 timetable Transperth
19. Route 424 timetable Transperth
20. Route 427 timetable Transperth
21. Route 402 timetable Transperth
22. Route 403 timetable Transperth
23. Route 422 timetable Transperth

External links

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