Subiaco railway station

Railway station in Perth, Western Australia

31°56′41″S 115°49′26″E / 31.944743°S 115.824019°E / -31.944743; 115.824019Owned byPublic Transport AuthorityOperated byTransperth Train OperationsLine(s)     Fremantle line
     Airport lineDistance3.7 kilometres from PerthPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConstructionStructure typeBelow groundAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeFSO
99221 (platform 1)
99222 (platform 2)Fare zone1HistoryOpened1883Rebuilt12 December 1998ElectrifiedYesPassengers2013–14975,390 Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
West Leederville
towards Perth
 Fremantle line Daglish
towards Fremantle
West Leederville
towards High Wycombe
 Airport line Daglish
towards Claremont
Location
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Location of Subiaco railway station

Subiaco railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network in Western Australia. It is located on the Fremantle line and Airport line, 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) from Perth station serving the suburbs of Subiaco and Wembley.

History

Original station and yard

Subiaco station platforms

Subiaco station opened in 1883.[1] 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.[2] Up until the 1980s there was a freight receiving depot at this station, and a third platform.

Signal Cabin was opened in 1923, closed in 1990 and preserved at Bennett Brook Railway in 1999.[3][4]

Sinking of railway

As part of the Subi Centro project, 900 metres (980 yd) of rail line and the station were sunk in 1997–98. The new station opened on 12 December 1998. The project cost $35 million in total.[5] The elevated signal cabin was restored and relocated to Whiteman Village Junction on the Bennett Brook Railway in January 2000.[1][6]

Until the opening of the William Street platforms at Perth station in October 2007, it was the only underground railway station on the Transperth network.

Services

Subiaco station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.[7][8]

Since 10 October 2022, the station has received Airport line services.[9][10]

Subiaco station saw 975,390 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.[11]

Platforms

Subiaco station platforms
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99221 1 Fremantle All stations Perth
Airport All stations High Wycombe
99222 2 Fremantle All stations Fremantle
Airport All stations Claremont

Bus routes

Stop Route Destination / description Notes
Subiaco Square Road 95 to Bob Hawke College
95 to Glendalough Station via Bob Hawke College and Harborne Street[12]
97 to University of Western Australia[13]
Roberts Road 28 to East Perth via Wellington Street[14]
906 Rail replacement service to Perth station
Hay Street 28 to Claremont station via Mount Claremont[14]
Station Street 906 Rail replacement service to Fremantle station

References

  1. ^ a b History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
  2. ^ Our History Public Transport Authority
  3. ^ French, C. J. E; McCole, Ruth; Historical Highlights (2004), Signal cabins in Western Australia, Historical Highlights, ISBN 978-0-646-44046-0
  4. ^ Whiteford, David; Western Australian Light Railway Preservation Association (2005), From back yard to Bennett Brook : a history of the Western Australian Light Railway Preservation Association and the Bennett Brook Railway, Western Australian Light Railway Preservation Association, ISBN 978-0-646-49941-3
  5. ^ "Official opening of the Subiaco rail tunnel and station". Media Statements. 12 December 1998. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Western Australian News" Railway Digest April 2000 page 47
  7. ^ Fremantle Line Timetable Archived 21 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
  8. ^ Understanding Australia's urban railways Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
  9. ^ "New Airport Line a win for commuters with services to almost double". Media Statements. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ de Kruijff, Peter (16 August 2022). "Long-delayed $1.9b Forrestfield-Airport rail link to open in October". WAtoday. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Question On Notice No. 4244 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Route 95". Bus Timetable 41 (PDF). Transperth. 5 January 2024 [effective from 28 January 2024].
  13. ^ "Route 97". Bus Timetable 41 (PDF). Transperth. 5 January 2024 [effective from 28 January 2024].
  14. ^ a b "Route 28". Bus Timetable 33 (PDF). Transperth. 11 January 2024 [effective from 28 January 2024].
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