Summary
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.
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| Location | Roberts Road, Subiaco, Western Australia Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°56′41″S 115°49′26″E / 31.944743°S 115.824019°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transperth Train Operations | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Fremantle line Airport line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3.7 kilometres from Perth | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Below ground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | FSO 99221 (platform 1) 99222 (platform 2) | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1883 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 12 December 1998 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| 2013–14 | 975,390 | |||||||||||||||
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History edit
Original station and yard edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
| Stop | Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Destination | Notes |
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| 99221 | 1 | Fremantle | All stations | Perth | |
| Airport | All stations | High Wycombe | |||
| 99222 | 2 | Fremantle | All stations | Fremantle | |
| Airport | All stations | Claremont |
Bus routes edit
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
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| 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 edit
- ^ a b History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
- ^ Our History Public Transport Authority
- ^ French, C. J. E; McCole, Ruth; Historical Highlights (2004), Signal cabins in Western Australia, Historical Highlights, ISBN 978-0-646-44046-0
- ^ 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
- ^ "Official opening of the Subiaco rail tunnel and station". Media Statements. 12 December 1998. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Western Australian News" Railway Digest April 2000 page 47
- ^ Fremantle Line Timetable Archived 21 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
- ^ Understanding Australia's urban railways Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
- ^ "New Airport Line a win for commuters with services to almost double". Media Statements. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ de Kruijff, Peter (16 August 2022). "Long-delayed $1.9b Forrestfield-Airport rail link to open in October". WAtoday. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Route 95". Bus Timetable 41 (PDF). Transperth. 5 January 2024 [effective from 28 January 2024].
- ^ "Route 97". Bus Timetable 41 (PDF). Transperth. 5 January 2024 [effective from 28 January 2024].
- ^ a b "Route 28". Bus Timetable 33 (PDF). Transperth. 11 January 2024 [effective from 28 January 2024].