Thornlie railway station

Thornlie
Station front in August 2005
Location	Spencer Road, Thornlie Australia
Coordinates	32°02′50″S 115°57′09″E / 32.047124°S 115.952507°ECoordinates: 32°02′50″S 115°57′09″E / 32.047124°S 115.952507°E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Line(s)	Thornlie
Distance	17.0 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Bus routes	9
Bus stands	5
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	ATE 99103 (platform 1) 99104 (platform 2)
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	7 August 2005
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Transperth Trains network   Following station Cannington towards Perth Thornlie Line Terminus

Thornlie railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is the terminus of the Thornlie spur of the Armadale line, seventeen kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Thornlie.

History

In December 1999, leglislation was tabled by the Government of Western Australia to build the Southern Suburbs Railway from a junction with the Armadale line east of Beckenham station passing beneath the Albany Highway, Roe Highway and Kwinana freight line via the Kewdale Tunnel, then paralleling the freight line south to Jandakot before continuing via the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway.

However, in 2002, the Southern Suburbs Railway (Mandurah line) was altered to operate via a more direct route to Perth.^[1] By this stage the first part of the Kenwick Tunnel had been built.^[2]

To justify the completion of Kenwick Tunnel and other infrastructure, the route was converted into a short spur line to Thornlie.^[3][4]

Provision was made for the line to be extended south to join the Mandurah line at Cockburn Central. The spur and Thornlie station opened on 7 August 2005.^[5][6]

Services

Thornlie station is served by Transperth Thornlie line services.^[7]

Platforms

[2603] Thornlie station platforms

Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
99103	1	Thornlie	T	Perth	Only used when there are delays or on special occasions
99104	2	Thornlie	T	Perth

Bus routes

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[22739] Stand 1	206	to Cannington station via Spencer Road & Langford Avenue[8]
[22740] Stand 2	930	to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station via Westfield Carousel, Albany Highway & St Georges Terrace
	908	Rail replacement service to Perth station
[22741] Stand 3	206	to Murdoch University via Fraser Road North, Livingston & Murdoch station[8]
	207	to Murdoch University via Nicholson Road, Livingston & Murdoch station[9]
	223	to Thornlie via Towncentre Drive[10]
[22742] Stand 4	210	to Gosnells station via Fremantle Road[11]
	211	to Gosnells station via Dorothy Street[12]
	212	to Southern River via Forest Lakes Drive, Huntingdale Road, Harpenden Street, Garden Street & Warton Road[13]
[22743] Stand 5	228	to Gosnells station via Thornlie Avenue, Maddington station & Westfield Street[14]
	517	to Murdoch station via Spencer Road, Balfour Street & Furley Road[15]

References

1. Raiway (Jandakot to Perth) Bill 2002 Parliament of Western Australia
2. Inspection today of $30.3 million Kenwick Joint Project construction site Premier of Western Australia 13 September 1999
3. Go-ahead for completion of Kenwick Rail Tunnel Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 14 May 2003
4. Preferred tenderer announce for Thornlie station Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 12 February 2004
5. Transport Western Australian Government Gazette 5 August 2005 page 3609
6. Thornlie line and station opening a major milestone for public transport network Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 7 August 2005
7. Armadale/Thornlie Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
8. Route 206 timetable Transperth
9. Route 207 timetable Transperth
10. Route 223 timetable Transperth
11. Route 210 timetable Transperth
12. Route 211 timetable Transperth
13. Route 212 timetable Transperth
14. Route 228 timetable Transperth
15. Route 517 timetable Transperth

External links

• Media related to Thornlie railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Gallery History of Western Australian Railways & Stations

Thornlie
Zone 2