Welshpool railway station, Perth

Welshpool
Welshpool
General information
Location	Sevenoaks Street, Welshpool/Bentley; Australia
Coordinates	31°59′43″S 115°55′24″E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth Train Operations
Line(s)	Armadale line; Thornlie line;
Distance	9.5 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	AWL; 99081 (platform 1); 99082 (platform 2)
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1889
Closed	20 November 2023
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2013–14	116,681
Services
Location
	Location of Welshpool railway station

Welshpool railway station is on the Transperth network. It is located on the Armadale and Thornlie lines, 9.5 kilometres from Perth Station serving the suburbs of Welshpool and Bentley, Western Australia.

The station will close on 20 November 2023 as part of a wider upgrade to the line.[1]

History

Welshpool Station opened in 1889 as one of the original stations on the Armadale line.[2] As early as the 1930s the location was concern for railway crossing safety.[3][4]

During the second world war, it was considered as a suitable location for a proposed munitions factory.[5]

Welshpool Station was planned to be closed under the original 1999 South West Metropolitan Railway Master Plan for the Armadale line branch route of the Mandurah line to enable the construction of a bridge over Welshpool Road instead of the current level crossing.[6] However, with the change in route alignment, the closure was no longer necessary at that point in time.[7]^: ix

Future

The station is planned to close on 20 November 2023 as part of a Metronet project for the removal of level crossings on the Armadale line. The project involves the removal of the Welshpool Road level crossing. Because Welshpool Station does not have high patronage, and it is close to Welshpool Road and a bridge that Leach Highway goes over, it was determined that it was not possible to remove the Welshpool Road level crossing without closing Welshpool Station.[8]

Services

Welshpool Station is served by Transperth Armadale and Thornlie line services.[9]

The station saw 116,681 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[10]

Platforms

Welshpool Station platforms
Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination
99081	1	Armadale and Thornlie lines	All stations, T	Perth
99082	2	Armadale	All stations	Armadale
99082	2	Thornlie	T	Thornlie

References

https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/armadale-line-shutdown-begins-20-november
History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line Right Track
"Railway Crossing Closures". The Swan Leader. Vol. VII, no. 14. Western Australia. 14 February 1936. p. 1. Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
"Welshpool Crossing Smash". The Swan Leader. Vol. VII, no. 46. Western Australia. 2 October 1936. p. 1. Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
"Munitions Men Choose Welshpool". The Daily News. Vol. LIX, no. 20631. Western Australia. 17 May 1941. p. 33 (LAST RACE). Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee 1999, p. 47.
"Perth Urban Rail Development Project – Supplementary Master Plan" (PDF). Transperth. August 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2003. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
"Level Crossings – Welshpool Road". Metronet. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
Armadale/Thornlie Line Timetable Archived 25 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
"Question On Notice No. 4248 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

Bibliography

South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee (March 1999). Draft South West Metropolitan Railway: Perth to Jandakot, Rockingham and Mandurah Master Plan. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007 – via New MetroRail.

External links

Gallery History of Western Australian Railways & Stations

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[1] ttps://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/armadale-line-shutdown-begins-20-november

[2] History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line Right Track

[3] "Railway Crossing Closures". The Swan Leader. Vol. VII, no. 14. Western Australia. 14 February 1936. p. 1. Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Welshpool Crossing Smash". The Swan Leader. Vol. VII, no. 46. Western Australia. 2 October 1936. p. 1. Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Munitions Men Choose Welshpool". The Daily News. Vol. LIX, no. 20631. Western Australia. 17 May 1941. p. 33 (LAST RACE). Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[FOOTNOTESouth_West_Metropolitan_Transit_Planning_Steering_Committee199947-6] South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee 1999, p. 47.

[2002_master_plan-7] "Perth Urban Rail Development Project – Supplementary Master Plan" (PDF). Transperth. August 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2003. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[8] "Level Crossings – Welshpool Road". Metronet. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[9] Armadale/Thornlie Line Timetable Archived 25 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016

[10] "Question On Notice No. 4248 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2022.