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Morley–Ellenbrook line

January 01, 1970

The Morley–Ellenbrook line is an under construction suburban railway line and service in Perth, Western Australia, which will be operated by the Public Transport Authority as part of the Transperth system. The line diverges from the Airport and Midland lines at Bayswater station and heads north-north-west to serve five new stations along a 21.3-kilometre-long (13.2 mi) branch to Ellenbrook. Morley–Ellenbrook line services will continue west of Bayswater station to terminate at Perth station in the central business district.

Morley–Ellenbrook line
Morley–Ellenbrook line within Tonkin Highway north of Noranda station, February 2024
Overview
StatusUnder construction
OwnerPublic Transport Authority
LocalePerth, Western Australia
Termini
Stations5 (branch)
13 (total)
Service
TypeSuburban rail
SystemTransperth
Operator(s)Public Transport Authority
Depot(s)Claisebrook railcar depot
Rolling stockTransperth B-series trains
History
CommencedJanuary 2022 (January 2022)
Planned opening2024 (2024)
Technical
Line length21.3 km (13.2 mi) (branch)
Number of tracks2
CharacterAt-grade and elevated
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)
SignallingFixed block signalling
Train protection systemAutomatic train protection

The Morley–Ellenbrook line diverges from the Airport and Midland lines at Bayswater station, where it enters a viaduct to pass over those lines' eastbound track and several roads before entering the median strip of Tonkin Highway through a tunnel. The line heads north from there, stopping at Morley and Noranda stations, before exiting the highway through another tunnel to reach Malaga station. The Morley–Ellenbrook line then runs east along the southern side of Whiteman Park before bending north to head between Whiteman Park and Drumpellier Drive to reach Whiteman Park station. North from there, the line enters Ellenbrook to terminate at Ellenbrook station.

Land for a railway line to Ellenbrook was reserved in the 1990s during the first stages of the development of Ellenbrook as a "master planned community". The line was promised by both major political parties in the leadup to the 2008 state election, but it was soon cancelled by the Liberal government after winning the election. After the Labor Party won the 2017 state election, the Morley–Ellenbrook line began planning as part of the wider Metronet project. Enabling works within the Tonkin Highway median strip were undertaken by the Tonkin Gap project, which started construction in November 2020 and was completed in early 2024. The main Morley–Ellenbrook line contract was awarded to Laing O'Rourke in October 2020 and construction began in January 2022. The main contract's original budget was $1.123 billion, which was increased in 2023 to $1.651 billion. In March 2024, the first station was completed. The line is currently planned to open in late 2024.

The Morley–Ellenbrook line is planned to have a frequency of five trains per hour during peak, reducing to four trains per hour off peak, operated by Transperth B-series trains. Peak frequencies are planned to increase to six trains per hour by 2031, which will require upgrades to signalling to accommodate the Morley–Ellenbrook line alongside Airport and Midland line services. All stations along the branch are fully accessible and have 150-metre-long (490 ft) platforms, but train lengths are limited by 100-metre (330 ft) platforms between Perth and Bayswater. The branch is forecast to have 11,753 boardings per weekday upon opening, increasing to 18,070 boardings per weekday in 2031.

History edit

Proposals edit

The 1955 Plan for the Metropolitan Region, Perth and Fremantle, also known as the Stephenson–Hepburn Report, proposed a 7+1⁄2-mile (12 km) railway line branching off the Eastern Railway at Bayswater, then heading north through Morley to reach Walter Road and then north-west to terminate near Wanneroo Road. The branch was planned to have six stations and projected to have 7,000 daily passengers. The report also proposed the Beechboro–Gosnells Highway, which would become Tonkin Highway.[1][2] When the Metropolitan Region Scheme was adopted in 1963 though, the land for the proposed highway was reserved but the not the land for the proposed railway.[3][4] Tonkin Highway between Railway Parade and Reid Highway was eventually opened in stages between 1984 and 1991.[5][6]

The development of Ellenbrook as a "master planned community" began in the mid-1990s, during which, a transit corridor into the town centre was reserved.[7]: 11  In 1994, the Metropolitan Region Scheme was amended to reserve a transit corridor along Reid Highway and Lord Street (now known as Drumpellier Drive).[7]: 11 

Following the success of the Mandurah line, the premier of Western Australia, Alan Carpenter, announced a week before the September 2008 state election a commitment to built a railway line to Ellenbrook for A$850 million if the Labor Party was re-elected, with construction starting in 2012 and finishing in 2015.[8][9][10] Opposition leader and Liberal Party leader Colin Barnett also committed to building a railway to Ellenbrook, but following his election victory, he backpedalled on the promise, saying he had only committed to considering it if re-elected to a second term.[11][12] In April 2009, the Public Transport Authority cancelled a route definition study into the Ellenbrook line commissioned by the Carpenter government, which the opposition had found out by a freedom of information request.[13][14] In July 2011, the government's Public Transport in Perth in 2031 plan instead committed to a bus rapid transit (BRT) service between Ellenbrook and Bassendean station on the Midland line.[12][15][16] By August 2012, the design of the BRT route was underway,[17] but in August 2013, Barnett revealed that the BRT project had been cancelled due to costs increasing from $61 million to $110 million.[18]

Ahead of the March 2013 state election, Barnett again promised to build the Ellenbrook line if re-elected, which he reiterated during an election debate on ABC News. In February 2013 though, Barnett reneged on that promise, saying that "when we looked at it and we took advice from the Department of Transport and others, it was clear that rail line was ahead of its time".[19] Meanwhile, Labor leader Mark McGowan committed to building the Ellenbrook line as part of Labor's proposed Metronet project.[20][21][22] The Liberals won the election.[23]

In the May 2016 state budget, the Ellenbrook BRT project was revived with a cheaper route. Estimated to cost $49 million, the new route was a 9-kilometre (5.6 mi) dedicated busway along Lord Street between the Ellenbrook town centre and Marshall Road. There would have been bus stations in the Ellenbrook town centre, at Gnangara Road and Marshall Road, with a future station at Youle-Dean Road. The busway would have been grade separated at Gnangara Road, Park Street and Youle-Dean Road, and buses would have continued south of Marshall Road along regular streets to Bassendean and Midland stations. Sections of Lord Street would have been upgraded and realigned as well.[24][25][26] A request for tenders was released in July 2016[27] and in November 2016, CPB Contractors was selected as the preferred proponent, with the cost by then having risen to $55 million.[28][29]

In July 2016, the Transport@3.5 million plan was published. It said a railway line to Ellenbrook would not be needed until after 2050. Instead, a tunnel from Perth to Morley would be built as the first stage of a line to East Wanneroo and that the Ellenbrook line would later be built as a spur off that line.[30][31][32] A week later, Barnett backtracked, saying that a rail line to Ellenbrook would be constructed "well before" 2050.[33] The final version of the Transport@3.5 million report, published in February 2017, said that a rail line to Ellenbrook would be needed before 2050.[34] Meanwhile, Labor again promised to build the Morley–Ellenbrook line for $863 million as part of its revised Metronet project,[35][36] with construction beginning in 2019 and finishing in 2022.[37][38]

The March 2017 state election resulted in the defeat of the Liberal Party and election of Labor to government.[39] Soon after being elected to government, Premier Mark McGowan announced the cancellation of the Ellenbrook BRT project as it was redundant to the Ellenbrook line, and the contract with CPB would be renegotiated so that Lord Street could be realigned and upgraded to a four-lane dual carriageway.[40][41][42] Upon the project's completion in April 2019, Lord Street was renamed Drumpellier Drive.[43][44] As part of the NorthLink WA project, the intersections between Tonkin Highway and Collier Road, Morley Drive, Benara Road, and Reid Highway were grade separated and the highway was extended north, providing the corridor for the Morley–Ellenbrook line to be built. The first three grade separations were completed in January 2018,[45][46] and the Reid Highway interchange opened in March 2019.[47]

Planning edit

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull committed $500 million in the April 2018 federal budget for the Morley–Ellenbrook line,[48][49] subject to a favourable assessment by the independent statutory authority Infrastructure Australia.[7]: 50 

The finalised route for the Morley–Ellenbrook line was revealed in August 2019, with the state government saying that it considered 100 possible routes. The main engineering challenge of the final alignment were the entrance and exit to and from Tonkin Highway. The number and location of stations were finalised, with there being five stations: Morley, Noranda, Malaga, Whiteman Park, and Ellenbrook. It was also announced that the scope of an existing project to rebuild Bayswater station would be increased to add extra platforms for the Morley–Ellenbrook line. The expected opening date at the time was 2022–23.[50][51][52]

Consideration was given to having the line travel along Tonkin Highway on the western side of Whiteman Park, but this route was not chosen as it would not allow for a station at the entrance to Whiteman Park or a station to serve Henley Brook, Dayton, Brabham or West Swan. The design does allow for a branch to extend north along Tonkin Highway past Malaga.[53][54] Another option that was considered was tunnelling the Morley–Ellenbrook line between Bayswater station and Tonkin Highway instead of building a viaduct. Tunnelling was rejected due to the severe slopes required for a tunnel, the Bayswater Main Drain being in the way, disruption to the Airport and Midland lines, and the high cost of tunnelling. During further design, the height of the viaduct was reduced due to complains from nearby residents.[55][56] The route through the southern and eastern parts of Whiteman was criticised by the shadow minister for transport, Libby Mettam, who said that it broke the terms of an agreement when Lew Whiteman and other landowners sold the land to the state government, which said that the land must remain public open space. The state government retorted by saying that the previous Liberal government had planned for the land to become a cemetery and a sporting complex.[57][58]

The environmental assessment was divided into two packages. The Bayswater to Malaga environmental assessment application was submitted to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in November 2019,[59][60] which determined in December 2019 that the Bayswater to Malaga portion did not require assessment by the EPA.[61] The Malaga to Ellenbrook environmental assessment application was submitted to the EPA in December 2019, which approved the application in November 2020. Important environmental considerations included the clearing of vegetation, impacts on Bennett Brook and nearby wetlands, and the habitat of Carter's freshwater mussels and black cockatoos.[62]

In February 2020, the Parliament of Western Australia passed an enabling act for the Morley–Ellenbrook line, authorising the line's construction.[63][64] Infrastructure Australia released its assessment of the Morley–Ellenbrook line in May 2020, adding the project to the Infrastructure Priority List as a "Priority Project", enabling it to receive $500 million in federal funding. Infrastructure Australia described the project as a "marginal" case, saying that urban renewal would be crucial to the project achieving the desired patronage levels and that the government had overestimated projected patronage growth and travel times, but that the Morley–Ellenbrook corridor had high population growth and was one of Perth's only corridors without a railway line.[65][66][67] In June 2020, the project definition plan was released,[68][69] which said that the Morley–Ellenbrook line would be divided into four programs of work: the Bayswater station project, the Tonkin Gap project, the main Morley–Ellenbrook line works, and forward works.[7]: 6, 50 

Tonkin Gap project edit

Works to allow for the Morley–Ellenbrook line to run in the Tonkin Highway median strip were undertaken as part of an earlier project by Main Roads Western Australia, the Tonkin Gap project. This project's main purpose was to widen Tonkin Highway between Collier Road in Bayswater and Dunreath Drive in Redcliffe, but other works included building the underpasses and dive structures for the railway to enter and exit the highway at Bayswater and Ballajura, modifying drainage along the Morley–Ellenbrook line route, adding barriers between Tonkin Highway and the railway, rebuilding the Broun Avenue bridge to allow for a bus interchange at Morley station, building railway bridges across Morley Drive, and adding deflection walls to bridge piers.[70][71]

 
Earthworks for the Morley–Ellenbrook line by the Tonkin Gap Alliance near Benara Road in July 2021

The Tonkin Gap was constructed under an "alliance contract". The Tonkin Gap Alliance, consisting of BMD, Georgiou, WA Limestone, BG&E and GHD, was announced as the preferred proponent in May 2020.[72][73][74] The $400 million contract was signed in June 2020.[75] Construction began in November 2020.[76][77]

From May 2021, the northbound Tonkin Highway carriageway between Railway Parade and Collier Road was shifted east to allow for the construction of the southern dive structure.[78] In December 2022, both carriageways were diverted to the western side of the dive structure,[79] and in early 2023, the southbound carriageway was moved back to the eastern side of the dive structure.[80] From September 2021, the southbound Tonkin Highway carriageway near Marshall Road was shifted west to allow for the construction of the northern dive structure. Piling works started that month[81] and were completed in April 2022,[82] after which, excavation and concrete pours commenced.[83] In March 2023, the northern dive structure was completed and the southbound Tonkin Highway carriageway was moved back to the eastern side of the dive structure.[84]

In November 2022, it was announced that a footbridge across Tonkin Highway between Malaga station and Ballajura would be added to the scope of the Tonkin Gap project, in response to a community survey undertaken by Metronet in 2021.[85][86][87]

Bayswater station project edit

 
Bayswater station under construction in March 2023

Before the Morley–Ellenbrook line, Bayswater station was already planned to be rebuilt for the Forrestfield–Airport Link (Airport line), which was under construction at the time. The station was planned to be rebuilt as an elevated station with two platform faces and a turnback siding west of the station. The planned number of platform faces was increased to four upon the announcement of the Morley–Ellenbrook line's route.[50][88] On 9 April 2020, the contract for the Bayswater station project, worth $253 million, was awarded to the Evolve Bayswater Alliance, consisting of Coleman Rail and Decmil.[89][90] Construction began in January 2021[91] and the southern half of the new station opened on 8 October 2023.[92][93] From 28 March to 8 April 2024, the Airport and Midland lines were shut down to realign the tracks through Bayswater station to their final alignment and construct the connection to the Morley–Ellenbrook line. The northern half of the station opened at the end of that shutdown. The outer two platforms have since been used for Airport and Midland line services; the middle two platforms will be used by the Morley–Ellenbrook line upon opening.[94][95]

Morley–Ellenbrook line construction edit

The main Morley–Ellenbrook line project also used the "alliance contract" model. A request for proposal for the design and construction of the line was released in January 2020,[96][97] and in April 2020, two alliances were shortlisted: the Ellenbrook Alliance, consisting of CPB Contractors and Downer EDI, and the MELconnx Consortium, consisting of U.K. company Laing O'Rourke.[98][99][100] The MELconnx Consortium was shortlisted as the preferred proponent in September 2020.[101][102] The following month, the contract with the MELconnx Consortium was signed for $700 million, with the completion date delayed to 2023–24.[103][104][105] The contract's total budget was $1.123 billion when including contingency, escalation, and ancillary costs,[106] with a further $233 million for the Morley–Ellenbrook line portion of the Bayswater station and Tonkin Gap projects.[105][107] The shadow minister for transport, Libby Mettam, criticised the decision to go with a foreign contractor over a local contractor, but Premier Mark McGowan defended the choice, saying "this is a massive project".[102][107]

The MELconnx Consortium chose Woods Bagot to be the main architect for the five stations, alongside Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick helping with Morley and Noranda stations, and UDLA and TCL doing the landscape architecture.[108][109][110] The designs for each of the five stations were revealed progressively between July 2021 and April 2022.[108][111][112][113][114]

 
Bayswater viaduct under construction in January 2024, viewed from Railway Parade

By January 2022, work was underway on building Ellenbrook station.[115][116] Because the Morley–Ellenbrook line passes through the grounds of Ellenbrook Christian College, the state government funded a $2.8 million pavilion for the school's sports oval, and built an underpass,[117][118] which opened in March 2023.[119] By that month, the first 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) of track had been laid, between Whiteman Park station and Gnangara Road.[120][121] By June 2023, the installation of beams for the Whiteman Park station viaduct had begun.[122] The May 2023 state budget revealed the project's cost had increased by $528.1 million,[123][124] bringing the total cost to $1.651 billion.[125] The cost increase was blamed on issues with the supply of labour, equipment, and materials.[126] By March 2024, 75 percent of tracklaying had been done, Ellenbrook station was complete, making it the first of the new stations to be complete,[127][128] and the Bayswater viaduct structure had all major beams installed. Tracklaying was scheduled to be complete by the middle of 2024[129] and the line is scheduled to open in late 2024.[130]

Description edit

Route edit

 
Bayswater viaduct under construction in January 2024, viewed from Tonkin Highway

The Morley–Ellenbrook line will diverge from the Airport and Midland lines at Bayswater and run for 21.3 kilometres (13.2 mi) to Ellenbrook.[7]: 9, 20  South-west of Bayswater station, Morley–Ellenbrook line services are planned to run along the Midland line to Perth station, where they will terminate and run empty to the siding west of Daglish station to turn around and travel back to Ellenbrook.[7]: 24 

The Morley–Ellenbrook line will split from the main line just west of Bayswater station; the Morley–Ellenbrook line will use the two inner tracks at Bayswater station and the Airport and Midland lines will use the two outer tracks, allowing Morley–Ellenbrook line services to either terminate at Bayswater or continue to Perth station. East of Bayswater station, the Morley–Ellenbrook line will enter a viaduct, passing over the eastbound Airport and Midland line track and running parallel to it before curving north to pass over Railway Parade and Clavering Road, enter a tunnel under the Tonkin Highway northbound carriageway, and surface within the Tonkin Highway median strip.[7]: 20 

 
The Morley–Ellenbrook line viewed from the Dulwich Street bridge in Bennett Springs in February 2024. This is the site of the future Bennett Springs station.

From Bayswater, the Morley–Ellenbrook line will head north along Tonkin Highway for approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi)[7]: 29  until it reaches Ballajura. There will be two stations along this section: Morley station at Broun Avenue and Noranda station at Benara Road. North of Marshall Road, the Morley–Ellenbrook line will enter a short tunnel and bend east under the southbound Tonkin Highway carriageway. Within an undeveloped area of land bounded by Tonkin Highway, Beechboro Road North and Marshall Road will be Malaga station, which will be at ground level. Heading east from Malaga station, the Morley–Ellenbrook line will pass under a road-over-rail bridge at Beechboro Road North and then travel through land within the southern area of Whiteman Park, north of Marshall Road. The line will bridge over Bennett Brook and enter a rural part of Bennett Springs, where there will be a road-over-rail bridge at Dulwich Street. Between Dulwich Street and Cheltenham Street will be an area reserved for a future Bennett Springs station.[7]: 20 

 
Viaduct over Whiteman Drive East, just north of Whiteman Park station

In Bennett Springs, the Morley–Ellenbrook line will bend north to travel along the western side of Drumpellier Drive, avoiding Horse Swamp, which is classed as a conservation category wetland. At Whiteman Drive East, one of the main entrance roads to Whiteman Park, will be Whiteman Park station. The station will be on a viaduct which will bridge over Whiteman Drive East. North of Whiteman Park station, the Morley–Ellenbrook line will continue parallel to Drumpellier Drive and then enter a tunnel to pass under the intersection between Gnangara Road and Drumpellier Drive, emerging on the eastern side of Drumpellier Drive. The railway will then diverge from Drumpellier Drive to enter Ellenbrook, passing through the Ellenbrook Christian College school grounds on an embankment to reach the Ellenbrook town centre, where the line will terminate at Ellenbrook station at ground level.[7]: 20 

 
Transperth system map, with the Morley–Ellenbrook line highlighted

Stations edit

 
Bayswater station in October 2023, with stage two under construction on the right
 
Morley station under construction in February 2024
 
Noranda station under construction in January 2024
 
Whiteman Park station under construction in March 2024
 
Ellenbrook station under construction in January 2024

Morley–Ellenbrook line services will stop at 13 stations: eight from Perth to Bayswater and five on the Morley–Ellenbrook line branch. The stations from Perth to Bayswater are all in fare zone one,[131] Morley, Noranda, Malaga and Whiteman Park stations will be in fare zone two and Ellenbrook station will be in fare zone three.[7]: 2–3  All stations on the Morley–Ellenbrook line branch will be fully accessible[7]: 2–3  and have 150-metre-long (490 ft) island platforms, long enough for a six-car train. Most stations between Perth and Bayswater only have platforms long enough for four-car trains, limiting the length of trains that can run on the Morley–Ellenbrook line. The exceptions are Bayswater, East Perth and Perth stations.[132] The remaining stations' platforms are planned to be lengthened in the future.[7]: 24  Several stations between Perth and Bayswater are also not fully accessible. Factors limiting accessibility include non-compliant ramps, a lack of tactile paving, large platform gaps, and pedestrian level crossings.[133]

Station Distance from Perth[134] Fare zone[131] Location[135] Opened[136][130] Connections[137]
km mi
Perth 0.0 0.0 1/FTZ Perth 1881 Bus at Perth Busport
Australind, Airport, Armadale, Fremantle, Joondalup, Mandurah, Midland and Thornlie lines
McIver 0.7 0.4 1/FTZ Perth 1989 Airport, Armadale, Midland and Thornlie lines
Claisebrook 1.3 0.8 1/FTZ East Perth, Perth 1883 Airport, Armadale, Midland and Thornlie lines
East Perth 2.1 1.3 1 East Perth, Perth 1969 Airport and Midland lines, Transwa coaches, MerredinLink, Prospector,[138] and Indian Pacific[139]
Mount Lawley 3.2 2.0 1 Mount Lawley 1907 Airport and Midland lines
Maylands 4.5 2.8 1 Maylands 1896 Airport and Midland lines
Meltham 5.5 3.4 1 Bayswater 1948 Airport and Midland lines
Bayswater 6.8 4.2 1 Bayswater 1896 Bus, Airport and Midland lines
Morley 2 Embleton, Morley 2024 (planned) Bus
Noranda 2 Morley, Noranda 2024 (planned) Bus
Malaga 2 Whiteman 2024 (planned) Bus
Whiteman Park 2 Whiteman 2024 (planned) Bus
Ellenbrook 3 Ellenbrook 2024 (planned) Bus

Services edit

Morley–Ellenbrook line frequencies are planned to be five trains per hour during peak and four trains per hour at other times. By 2031, it is planned that peak frequencies will increase to six trains per hour. As the tracks between Bayswater and Daglish are limited to 15 trains per hour (five trains per hour for the Airport, Midland and Morley–Ellenbrook lines each), an upgrade of signalling will be required to increase frequencies. An additional siding at Daglish will be needed as well.[7]: 24  An end-to-end journey is predicted to take 30 minutes.[7]: 12 

Rolling stock edit

Nine three-car Transperth B-series trains will operate Morley–Ellenbrook line services upon the line's opening. Trains will be stabled and maintained at Claisebrook railcar depot near the Perth CBD and the future Bellevue railcar depot at the end of the Midland line. Provisions have been made for a future depot along the Morley–Ellenbrook line in Henley Brook with capacity for twelve six-car trains.[7]: 24, 26 

Patronage edit

The Morley–Ellenbrook line branch is forecast to have 11,753 boardings per weekday upon opening, increasing to 18,070 boardings per weekday in 2031. The busiest station is forecast to be Ellenbrook station, with 8,016 boardings by 2031, followed by Whiteman Park station with 3,795 boardings, Malaga station with 3,084 boardings, Noranda station with 1,810 boardings, and Morley station with 1,365 boardings.[7]: 12 

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morley, ellenbrook, line, under, construction, suburban, railway, line, service, perth, western, australia, which, will, operated, public, transport, authority, part, transperth, system, line, diverges, from, airport, midland, lines, bayswater, station, heads,. The Morley Ellenbrook line is an under construction suburban railway line and service in Perth Western Australia which will be operated by the Public Transport Authority as part of the Transperth system The line diverges from the Airport and Midland lines at Bayswater station and heads north north west to serve five new stations along a 21 3 kilometre long 13 2 mi branch to Ellenbrook Morley Ellenbrook line services will continue west of Bayswater station to terminate at Perth station in the central business district Morley Ellenbrook lineMorley Ellenbrook line within Tonkin Highway north of Noranda station February 2024OverviewStatusUnder constructionOwnerPublic Transport AuthorityLocalePerth Western AustraliaTerminiPerth south west Ellenbrook north east Stations5 branch 13 total ServiceTypeSuburban railSystemTransperthOperator s Public Transport AuthorityDepot s Claisebrook railcar depotRolling stockTransperth B series trainsHistoryCommencedJanuary 2022 January 2022 Planned opening2024 2024 TechnicalLine length21 3 km 13 2 mi branch Number of tracks2CharacterAt grade and elevatedTrack gauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in narrow gaugeElectrification25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenaryOperating speed130 km h 81 mph SignallingFixed block signallingTrain protection systemAutomatic train protection The Morley Ellenbrook line diverges from the Airport and Midland lines at Bayswater station where it enters a viaduct to pass over those lines eastbound track and several roads before entering the median strip of Tonkin Highway through a tunnel The line heads north from there stopping at Morley and Noranda stations before exiting the highway through another tunnel to reach Malaga station The Morley Ellenbrook line then runs east along the southern side of Whiteman Park before bending north to head between Whiteman Park and Drumpellier Drive to reach Whiteman Park station North from there the line enters Ellenbrook to terminate at Ellenbrook station Land for a railway line to Ellenbrook was reserved in the 1990s during the first stages of the development of Ellenbrook as a master planned community The line was promised by both major political parties in the leadup to the 2008 state election but it was soon cancelled by the Liberal government after winning the election After the Labor Party won the 2017 state election the Morley Ellenbrook line began planning as part of the wider Metronet project Enabling works within the Tonkin Highway median strip were undertaken by the Tonkin Gap project which started construction in November 2020 and was completed in early 2024 The main Morley Ellenbrook line contract was awarded to Laing O Rourke in October 2020 and construction began in January 2022 The main contract s original budget was 1 123 billion which was increased in 2023 to 1 651 billion In March 2024 the first station was completed The line is currently planned to open in late 2024 The Morley Ellenbrook line is planned to have a frequency of five trains per hour during peak reducing to four trains per hour off peak operated by Transperth B series trains Peak frequencies are planned to increase to six trains per hour by 2031 which will require upgrades to signalling to accommodate the Morley Ellenbrook line alongside Airport and Midland line services All stations along the branch are fully accessible and have 150 metre long 490 ft platforms but train lengths are limited by 100 metre 330 ft platforms between Perth and Bayswater The branch is forecast to have 11 753 boardings per weekday upon opening increasing to 18 070 boardings per weekday in 2031 Contents 1 History 1 1 Proposals 1 2 Planning 1 3 Tonkin Gap project 1 4 Bayswater station project 1 5 Morley Ellenbrook line construction 2 Description 2 1 Route 2 2 Stations 3 Services 3 1 Rolling stock 3 2 Patronage 4 References 5 External linksHistory editProposals edit The 1955 Plan for the Metropolitan Region Perth and Fremantle also known as the Stephenson Hepburn Report proposed a 7 1 2 mile 12 km railway line branching off the Eastern Railway at Bayswater then heading north through Morley to reach Walter Road and then north west to terminate near Wanneroo Road The branch was planned to have six stations and projected to have 7 000 daily passengers The report also proposed the Beechboro Gosnells Highway which would become Tonkin Highway 1 2 When the Metropolitan Region Scheme was adopted in 1963 though the land for the proposed highway was reserved but the not the land for the proposed railway 3 4 Tonkin Highway between Railway Parade and Reid Highway was eventually opened in stages between 1984 and 1991 5 6 The development of Ellenbrook as a master planned community began in the mid 1990s during which a transit corridor into the town centre was reserved 7 11 In 1994 the Metropolitan Region Scheme was amended to reserve a transit corridor along Reid Highway and Lord Street now known as Drumpellier Drive 7 11 Following the success of the Mandurah line the premier of Western Australia Alan Carpenter announced a week before the September 2008 state election a commitment to built a railway line to Ellenbrook for A 850 million if the Labor Party was re elected with construction starting in 2012 and finishing in 2015 8 9 10 Opposition leader and Liberal Party leader Colin Barnett also committed to building a railway to Ellenbrook but following his election victory he backpedalled on the promise saying he had only committed to considering it if re elected to a second term 11 12 In April 2009 the Public Transport Authority cancelled a route definition study into the Ellenbrook line commissioned by the Carpenter government which the opposition had found out by a freedom of information request 13 14 In July 2011 the government s Public Transport in Perth in 2031 plan instead committed to a bus rapid transit BRT service between Ellenbrook and Bassendean station on the Midland line 12 15 16 By August 2012 the design of the BRT route was underway 17 but in August 2013 Barnett revealed that the BRT project had been cancelled due to costs increasing from 61 million to 110 million 18 Ahead of the March 2013 state election Barnett again promised to build the Ellenbrook line if re elected which he reiterated during an election debate on ABC News In February 2013 though Barnett reneged on that promise saying that when we looked at it and we took advice from the Department of Transport and others it was clear that rail line was ahead of its time 19 Meanwhile Labor leader Mark McGowan committed to building the Ellenbrook line as part of Labor s proposed Metronet project 20 21 22 The Liberals won the election 23 In the May 2016 state budget the Ellenbrook BRT project was revived with a cheaper route Estimated to cost 49 million the new route was a 9 kilometre 5 6 mi dedicated busway along Lord Street between the Ellenbrook town centre and Marshall Road There would have been bus stations in the Ellenbrook town centre at Gnangara Road and Marshall Road with a future station at Youle Dean Road The busway would have been grade separated at Gnangara Road Park Street and Youle Dean Road and buses would have continued south of Marshall Road along regular streets to Bassendean and Midland stations Sections of Lord Street would have been upgraded and realigned as well 24 25 26 A request for tenders was released in July 2016 27 and in November 2016 CPB Contractors was selected as the preferred proponent with the cost by then having risen to 55 million 28 29 In July 2016 the Transport 3 5 million plan was published It said a railway line to Ellenbrook would not be needed until after 2050 Instead a tunnel from Perth to Morley would be built as the first stage of a line to East Wanneroo and that the Ellenbrook line would later be built as a spur off that line 30 31 32 A week later Barnett backtracked saying that a rail line to Ellenbrook would be constructed well before 2050 33 The final version of the Transport 3 5 million report published in February 2017 said that a rail line to Ellenbrook would be needed before 2050 34 Meanwhile Labor again promised to build the Morley Ellenbrook line for 863 million as part of its revised Metronet project 35 36 with construction beginning in 2019 and finishing in 2022 37 38 The March 2017 state election resulted in the defeat of the Liberal Party and election of Labor to government 39 Soon after being elected to government Premier Mark McGowan announced the cancellation of the Ellenbrook BRT project as it was redundant to the Ellenbrook line and the contract with CPB would be renegotiated so that Lord Street could be realigned and upgraded to a four lane dual carriageway 40 41 42 Upon the project s completion in April 2019 Lord Street was renamed Drumpellier Drive 43 44 As part of the NorthLink WA project the intersections between Tonkin Highway and Collier Road Morley Drive Benara Road and Reid Highway were grade separated and the highway was extended north providing the corridor for the Morley Ellenbrook line to be built The first three grade separations were completed in January 2018 45 46 and the Reid Highway interchange opened in March 2019 47 Planning edit Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull committed 500 million in the April 2018 federal budget for the Morley Ellenbrook line 48 49 subject to a favourable assessment by the independent statutory authority Infrastructure Australia 7 50 The finalised route for the Morley Ellenbrook line was revealed in August 2019 with the state government saying that it considered 100 possible routes The main engineering challenge of the final alignment were the entrance and exit to and from Tonkin Highway The number and location of stations were finalised with there being five stations Morley Noranda Malaga Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook It was also announced that the scope of an existing project to rebuild Bayswater station would be increased to add extra platforms for the Morley Ellenbrook line The expected opening date at the time was 2022 23 50 51 52 Consideration was given to having the line travel along Tonkin Highway on the western side of Whiteman Park but this route was not chosen as it would not allow for a station at the entrance to Whiteman Park or a station to serve Henley Brook Dayton Brabham or West Swan The design does allow for a branch to extend north along Tonkin Highway past Malaga 53 54 Another option that was considered was tunnelling the Morley Ellenbrook line between Bayswater station and Tonkin Highway instead of building a viaduct Tunnelling was rejected due to the severe slopes required for a tunnel the Bayswater Main Drain being in the way disruption to the Airport and Midland lines and the high cost of tunnelling During further design the height of the viaduct was reduced due to complains from nearby residents 55 56 The route through the southern and eastern parts of Whiteman was criticised by the shadow minister for transport Libby Mettam who said that it broke the terms of an agreement when Lew Whiteman and other landowners sold the land to the state government which said that the land must remain public open space The state government retorted by saying that the previous Liberal government had planned for the land to become a cemetery and a sporting complex 57 58 The environmental assessment was divided into two packages The Bayswater to Malaga environmental assessment application was submitted to the Environmental Protection Authority EPA in November 2019 59 60 which determined in December 2019 that the Bayswater to Malaga portion did not require assessment by the EPA 61 The Malaga to Ellenbrook environmental assessment application was submitted to the EPA in December 2019 which approved the application in November 2020 Important environmental considerations included the clearing of vegetation impacts on Bennett Brook and nearby wetlands and the habitat of Carter s freshwater mussels and black cockatoos 62 In February 2020 the Parliament of Western Australia passed an enabling act for the Morley Ellenbrook line authorising the line s construction 63 64 Infrastructure Australia released its assessment of the Morley Ellenbrook line in May 2020 adding the project to the Infrastructure Priority List as a Priority Project enabling it to receive 500 million in federal funding Infrastructure Australia described the project as a marginal case saying that urban renewal would be crucial to the project achieving the desired patronage levels and that the government had overestimated projected patronage growth and travel times but that the Morley Ellenbrook corridor had high population growth and was one of Perth s only corridors without a railway line 65 66 67 In June 2020 the project definition plan was released 68 69 which said that the Morley Ellenbrook line would be divided into four programs of work the Bayswater station project the Tonkin Gap project the main Morley Ellenbrook line works and forward works 7 6 50 Tonkin Gap project edit Works to allow for the Morley Ellenbrook line to run in the Tonkin Highway median strip were undertaken as part of an earlier project by Main Roads Western Australia the Tonkin Gap project This project s main purpose was to widen Tonkin Highway between Collier Road in Bayswater and Dunreath Drive in Redcliffe but other works included building the underpasses and dive structures for the railway to enter and exit the highway at Bayswater and Ballajura modifying drainage along the Morley Ellenbrook line route adding barriers between Tonkin Highway and the railway rebuilding the Broun Avenue bridge to allow for a bus interchange at Morley station building railway bridges across Morley Drive and adding deflection walls to bridge piers 70 71 nbsp Earthworks for the Morley Ellenbrook line by the Tonkin Gap Alliance near Benara Road in July 2021 The Tonkin Gap was constructed under an alliance contract The Tonkin Gap Alliance consisting of BMD Georgiou WA Limestone BG amp E and GHD was announced as the preferred proponent in May 2020 72 73 74 The 400 million contract was signed in June 2020 75 Construction began in November 2020 76 77 From May 2021 the northbound Tonkin Highway carriageway between Railway Parade and Collier Road was shifted east to allow for the construction of the southern dive structure 78 In December 2022 both carriageways were diverted to the western side of the dive structure 79 and in early 2023 the southbound carriageway was moved back to the eastern side of the dive structure 80 From September 2021 the southbound Tonkin Highway carriageway near Marshall Road was shifted west to allow for the construction of the northern dive structure Piling works started that month 81 and were completed in April 2022 82 after which excavation and concrete pours commenced 83 In March 2023 the northern dive structure was completed and the southbound Tonkin Highway carriageway was moved back to the eastern side of the dive structure 84 In November 2022 it was announced that a footbridge across Tonkin Highway between Malaga station and Ballajura would be added to the scope of the Tonkin Gap project in response to a community survey undertaken by Metronet in 2021 85 86 87 Bayswater station project edit nbsp Bayswater station under construction in March 2023 Before the Morley Ellenbrook line Bayswater station was already planned to be rebuilt for the Forrestfield Airport Link Airport line which was under construction at the time The station was planned to be rebuilt as an elevated station with two platform faces and a turnback siding west of the station The planned number of platform faces was increased to four upon the announcement of the Morley Ellenbrook line s route 50 88 On 9 April 2020 the contract for the Bayswater station project worth 253 million was awarded to the Evolve Bayswater Alliance consisting of Coleman Rail and Decmil 89 90 Construction began in January 2021 91 and the southern half of the new station opened on 8 October 2023 92 93 From 28 March to 8 April 2024 the Airport and Midland lines were shut down to realign the tracks through Bayswater station to their final alignment and construct the connection to the Morley Ellenbrook line The northern half of the station opened at the end of that shutdown The outer two platforms have since been used for Airport and Midland line services the middle two platforms will be used by the Morley Ellenbrook line upon opening 94 95 Morley Ellenbrook line construction edit The main Morley Ellenbrook line project also used the alliance contract model A request for proposal for the design and construction of the line was released in January 2020 96 97 and in April 2020 two alliances were shortlisted the Ellenbrook Alliance consisting of CPB Contractors and Downer EDI and the MELconnx Consortium consisting of U K company Laing O Rourke 98 99 100 The MELconnx Consortium was shortlisted as the preferred proponent in September 2020 101 102 The following month the contract with the MELconnx Consortium was signed for 700 million with the completion date delayed to 2023 24 103 104 105 The contract s total budget was 1 123 billion when including contingency escalation and ancillary costs 106 with a further 233 million for the Morley Ellenbrook line portion of the Bayswater station and Tonkin Gap projects 105 107 The shadow minister for transport Libby Mettam criticised the decision to go with a foreign contractor over a local contractor but Premier Mark McGowan defended the choice saying this is a massive project 102 107 The MELconnx Consortium chose Woods Bagot to be the main architect for the five stations alongside Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick helping with Morley and Noranda stations and UDLA and TCL doing the landscape architecture 108 109 110 The designs for each of the five stations were revealed progressively between July 2021 and April 2022 108 111 112 113 114 nbsp Bayswater viaduct under construction in January 2024 viewed from Railway Parade By January 2022 work was underway on building Ellenbrook station 115 116 Because the Morley Ellenbrook line passes through the grounds of Ellenbrook Christian College the state government funded a 2 8 million pavilion for the school s sports oval and built an underpass 117 118 which opened in March 2023 119 By that month the first 1 5 kilometres 0 9 mi of track had been laid between Whiteman Park station and Gnangara Road 120 121 By June 2023 the installation of beams for the Whiteman Park station viaduct had begun 122 The May 2023 state budget revealed the project s cost had increased by 528 1 million 123 124 bringing the total cost to 1 651 billion 125 The cost increase was blamed on issues with the supply of labour equipment and materials 126 By March 2024 75 percent of tracklaying had been done Ellenbrook station was complete making it the first of the new stations to be complete 127 128 and the Bayswater viaduct structure had all major beams installed Tracklaying was scheduled to be complete by the middle of 2024 129 and the line is scheduled to open in late 2024 130 Description editRoute edit nbsp Bayswater viaduct under construction in January 2024 viewed from Tonkin Highway The Morley Ellenbrook line will diverge from the Airport and Midland lines at Bayswater and run for 21 3 kilometres 13 2 mi to Ellenbrook 7 9 20 South west of Bayswater station Morley Ellenbrook line services are planned to run along the Midland line to Perth station where they will terminate and run empty to the siding west of Daglish station to turn around and travel back to Ellenbrook 7 24 The Morley Ellenbrook line will split from the main line just west of Bayswater station the Morley Ellenbrook line will use the two inner tracks at Bayswater station and the Airport and Midland lines will use the two outer tracks allowing Morley Ellenbrook line services to either terminate at Bayswater or continue to Perth station East of Bayswater station the Morley Ellenbrook line will enter a viaduct passing over the eastbound Airport and Midland line track and running parallel to it before curving north to pass over Railway Parade and Clavering Road enter a tunnel under the Tonkin Highway northbound carriageway and surface within the Tonkin Highway median strip 7 20 nbsp The Morley Ellenbrook line viewed from the Dulwich Street bridge in Bennett Springs in February 2024 This is the site of the future Bennett Springs station From Bayswater the Morley Ellenbrook line will head north along Tonkin Highway for approximately 7 kilometres 4 3 mi 7 29 until it reaches Ballajura There will be two stations along this section Morley station at Broun Avenue and Noranda station at Benara Road North of Marshall Road the Morley Ellenbrook line will enter a short tunnel and bend east under the southbound Tonkin Highway carriageway Within an undeveloped area of land bounded by Tonkin Highway Beechboro Road North and Marshall Road will be Malaga station which will be at ground level Heading east from Malaga station the Morley Ellenbrook line will pass under a road over rail bridge at Beechboro Road North and then travel through land within the southern area of Whiteman Park north of Marshall Road The line will bridge over Bennett Brook and enter a rural part of Bennett Springs where there will be a road over rail bridge at Dulwich Street Between Dulwich Street and Cheltenham Street will be an area reserved for a future Bennett Springs station 7 20 nbsp Viaduct over Whiteman Drive East just north of Whiteman Park station In Bennett Springs the Morley Ellenbrook line will bend north to travel along the western side of Drumpellier Drive avoiding Horse Swamp which is classed as a conservation category wetland At Whiteman Drive East one of the main entrance roads to Whiteman Park will be Whiteman Park station The station will be on a viaduct which will bridge over Whiteman Drive East North of Whiteman Park station the Morley Ellenbrook line will continue parallel to Drumpellier Drive and then enter a tunnel to pass under the intersection between Gnangara Road and Drumpellier Drive emerging on the eastern side of Drumpellier Drive The railway will then diverge from Drumpellier Drive to enter Ellenbrook passing through the Ellenbrook Christian College school grounds on an embankment to reach the Ellenbrook town centre where the line will terminate at Ellenbrook station at ground level 7 20 nbsp Transperth system map with the Morley Ellenbrook line highlighted Stations edit nbsp Bayswater station in October 2023 with stage two under construction on the right nbsp Morley station under construction in February 2024 nbsp Noranda station under construction in January 2024 nbsp Whiteman Park station under construction in March 2024 nbsp Ellenbrook station under construction in January 2024 Morley Ellenbrook line services will stop at 13 stations eight from Perth to Bayswater and five on the Morley Ellenbrook line branch The stations from Perth to Bayswater are all in fare zone one 131 Morley Noranda Malaga and Whiteman Park stations will be in fare zone two and Ellenbrook station will be in fare zone three 7 2 3 All stations on the Morley Ellenbrook line branch will be fully accessible 7 2 3 and have 150 metre long 490 ft island platforms long enough for a six car train Most stations between Perth and Bayswater only have platforms long enough for four car trains limiting the length of trains that can run on the Morley Ellenbrook line The exceptions are Bayswater East Perth and Perth stations 132 The remaining stations platforms are planned to be lengthened in the future 7 24 Several stations between Perth and Bayswater are also not fully accessible Factors limiting accessibility include non compliant ramps a lack of tactile paving large platform gaps and pedestrian level crossings 133 Station Distance from Perth 134 Fare zone 131 Location 135 Opened 136 130 Connections 137 km mi Perth 0 0 0 0 1 FTZ Perth 1881 Bus at Perth BusportAustralind Airport Armadale Fremantle Joondalup Mandurah Midland and Thornlie lines McIver 0 7 0 4 1 FTZ Perth 1989 Airport Armadale Midland and Thornlie lines Claisebrook 1 3 0 8 1 FTZ East Perth Perth 1883 Airport Armadale Midland and Thornlie lines East Perth 2 1 1 3 1 East Perth Perth 1969 Airport and Midland lines Transwa coaches MerredinLink Prospector 138 and Indian Pacific 139 Mount Lawley 3 2 2 0 1 Mount Lawley 1907 Airport and Midland lines Maylands 4 5 2 8 1 Maylands 1896 Airport and Midland lines Meltham 5 5 3 4 1 Bayswater 1948 Airport and Midland lines Bayswater 6 8 4 2 1 Bayswater 1896 Bus Airport and Midland lines Morley 2 Embleton Morley 2024 planned Bus Noranda 2 Morley Noranda 2024 planned Bus Malaga 2 Whiteman 2024 planned Bus Whiteman Park 2 Whiteman 2024 planned Bus Ellenbrook 3 Ellenbrook 2024 planned BusServices editMorley Ellenbrook line frequencies are planned to be five trains per hour during peak and four trains per hour at other times By 2031 it is planned that peak frequencies will increase to six trains per hour As the tracks between Bayswater and Daglish are limited to 15 trains per hour five trains per hour for the Airport Midland and Morley Ellenbrook lines each an upgrade of signalling will be required to increase frequencies An additional siding at Daglish will be needed as well 7 24 An end to end journey is predicted to take 30 minutes 7 12 Rolling stock edit Nine three car Transperth B series trains will operate Morley Ellenbrook line services upon the line s opening Trains will be stabled and maintained at Claisebrook railcar depot near the Perth CBD and the future Bellevue railcar depot at the end of the Midland line Provisions have been made for a future depot along the Morley Ellenbrook line in Henley Brook with capacity for twelve six car trains 7 24 26 Patronage edit The Morley Ellenbrook line branch is forecast to have 11 753 boardings per weekday upon opening increasing to 18 070 boardings per weekday in 2031 The busiest station is forecast to be Ellenbrook station with 8 016 boardings by 2031 followed by Whiteman Park station with 3 795 boardings Malaga station with 3 084 boardings Noranda station with 1 810 boardings and Morley station with 1 365 boardings 7 12 References edit Stephenson Gordon Hepburn Alistair 1955 Plan for the Metropolitan Region Perth and Fremantle Government Printing Office pp 121 132 nla obj 745050840 Retrieved 9 May 2024 via National Library of Australia Kennedy Peter 21 July 2011 Lib s public transport opportunity Business News Retrieved 9 May 2024 Metropolitan Region Scheme Map 13 PDF Department of Planning Lands and Heritage 1963 Archived from the original PDF on 6 June 2021 Retrieved 6 June 2021 Zimmerman Josh 22 February 2017 Grandson of town planner Gordon Stephenson sets record straight PerthNow Melville Gazette Retrieved 9 May 2024 Edmonds Leigh 1997 The Vital Link A History of Main Roads Western Australia 1926 1996 University of Western Australia Press p 311 ISBN 978 1 876268 06 0 Major Metropolitan Road Network Changes PDF Main Roads Western Australia 19 March 2013 p 3 4 Archived from the original PDF on 28 July 2013 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Morley Ellenbrook Line Project Definition Plan PDF Metronet June 2020 Retrieved 25 January 2024 Hayward Andrea 31 August 2008 Labor launches election campaign WAtoday Retrieved 9 May 2024 ALP launches election campaign in Perth ABC News 1 September 2008 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Carpenter plans new rail line Business News 1 September 2008 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Parker Gareth 26 May 2011 Barnett broke rail pledge Labor The West Australian Retrieved 9 May 2024 a b Premier denies broken promise on rail line ABC News 14 July 2011 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Thomson Chris 9 April 2009 Ellenbrook railway on the line WAtoday Archived from the original on 4 November 2011 Dispute over Ellenbrook rail line study Business News 9 April 2009 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Light rail bus rapid transit and railway to Yanchep part of 20 year public transport plan Media Statements 14 July 2011 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Parker Gareth 15 July 2011 Ellenbrook blow as train link ruled out The West Australian Retrieved 9 May 2024 Ellenbrook BRT concept design under way Media Statements 7 August 2012 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Emerson Daniel 28 August 2013 Ellenbrook BRT dropped over 110m cost The West Australian Retrieved 9 May 2024 Ellenbrook rail line to wait Barnett WAtoday Australian Associated Press 20 February 2013 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Preston Robyn 16 December 2012 Labor promises new Perth rail network WAtoday Retrieved 9 May 2024 Zaw Yolanda 16 December 2012 Labor unveils 1 6b rail plans The West Australian Retrieved 9 May 2024 Macmillan Jade 30 January 2013 Labor promises rail line to Ellenbrook if elected ABC News Retrieved 13 May 2024 How the West was won Landslide for Liberals ABC News 9 March 2013 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Spagnolo Joe 1 May 2016 Cancelled bus rapid transit plan for Ellenbrook is back on PerthNow Retrieved 9 May 2024 Our State Budget 2016 17 Efficient delivery of quality services WA s first dedicated bus link for Ellenbrook Media Statements 12 May 2016 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Acott Kent 13 May 2016 Ellenbrook bus project gets its cash The West Australian Retrieved 9 May 2024 WA State Government puts out tender for Ellenbrook rapid bus system PerthNow 21 July 2016 Retrieved 9 May 2024 WA s first dedicated bus corridor for Ellenbrook Media Statements 22 November 2016 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Beattie Fraser 22 November 2016 Ellenbrook bus corridor gets contractor start date Business News Retrieved 9 May 2024 Heavy rail to Morley priority in Perth transport plan ABC News 29 July 2016 Retrieved 25 January 2024 Strutt Jessica 20 June 2016 Perth transport plan before WA Cabinet but Opposition sceptical ABC News Retrieved 25 January 2024 Spagnolo Joe 29 July 2016 Ellenbrook rail line could be three decades away new report PerthNow Retrieved 25 January 2024 O Connor Andrew 4 August 2016 WA Premier flags early Ellenbrook rail line construction contradicting transport plan ABC News Retrieved 25 January 2024 Acott Kent 2 February 2017 Ellenbrook rail link back in transport plan but maybe not until 2050 The West Australian Retrieved 25 January 2024 O Connor Andrew 6 February 2017 WA Election 2 5bn cost of Metronet will not increase net debt says Labor ABC News Retrieved 13 May 2024 Acott Kent 9 February 2017 Parties need to bring public along for the ride The West Australian Retrieved 13 May 2024 Spagnolo Joe 5 November 2017 WA State Government considers tunnel for Ellenbrook train line PerthNow Retrieved 15 May 2024 McNeill Heather 26 October 2017 Ellenbrook rail pledge on track with possible routes being touted WAtoday Retrieved 15 May 2024 Kagi Jacob 11 March 2017 WA election Mark McGowan s Labor Party sweeps Colin Barnett s Liberal National Government out of office ABC News Retrieved 9 May 2024 Change of direction for transport in Perth Nine News 30 April 2017 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Barry Hannah 30 April 2017 McGowan scraps Ellenbrook bus lane widens Lord Street and plans train WAtoday Retrieved 9 May 2024 Dual carriageway plan Lord Street to speed up Ellenbrook commute PerthNow 30 April 2017 Retrieved 9 May 2024 New Lord Street Project TBH Consultancy Retrieved 9 May 2024 New Lord Street Newsletter PDF Main Roads Western Australia July 2019 Archived from the original PDF on 18 March 2021 Retrieved 15 August 2020 Caporn Dylan 17 January 2018 Northlink stage one completion set to ease Perth traffic congestion on Tonkin Highway The West Australian Retrieved 9 May 2024 NorthLink WA southern and central section progressing Media Statements 17 January 2018 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Joint media statement WA s biggest free flowing freeway to freeway interchange opens Media Statements 22 March 2019 Retrieved 9 May 2024 Hastie Hamish 27 April 2018 WA in a sweet spot as federal government splashes rail cash McGowan WAtoday Retrieved 10 May 2024 Federal funding boost secured Metronet 27 April 2018 Retrieved 10 May 2024 a b Spagnolo Joe 4 August 2019 Game changer WA Government unveils route for 1b Morley to Ellenbrook train line The West Australian Retrieved 26 January 2024 Ellenbrook rail line in sight for residents as WA Government unveils route ABC News 4 August 2019 Retrieved 26 January 2024 Pilat Lauren 4 August 2019 Missing link Morley to Ellenbrook train line to cut commuter time in half WAtoday Retrieved 10 May 2024 Morley Ellenbrook Line alignment confirmed PDF Metronet August 2019 p 4 Retrieved 11 May 2024 Morley Ellenbrook Line Environment PDF Metronet June 2020 p 2 Retrieved 11 May 2024 Morley Ellenbrook Line Bayswater connection PDF Metronet August 2021 Retrieved 13 May 2024 Ho Angela 19 October 2020 Morley Ellenbrook why a duct Western Independent Curtin University Retrieved 13 May 2024 Pilat Lauren 15 September 2019 Mischievous Metronet plan WA opposition accuses government of Whiteman Park land grab WAtoday Retrieved 11 May 2024 Spagnolo Joe 15 September 2019 Concerns new Ellenbrook rail line could see Whiteman Park used for urban development The West Australian Retrieved 11 May 2024 Morley Ellenbrook Line environmental assessment commences Media Statements 18 November 2019 Retrieved 11 May 2024 Mckenzie Matt 18 November 2019 Approvals split for Ellenbrook rail Business News Retrieved 11 May 2024 Tonkin Gap Alliance Tonkin Gap Project and Associated Works Annual Project Sustainability Report 2020 2021 PDF Georgiou Group p 18 Retrieved 11 May 2024 Malaga to Ellenbrook Rail Works Assessment Report PDF Environmental Protection Authority October 2020 pp i iv ISSN 1836 0491 Retrieved 11 May 2024 Enabling legislation for METRONET Morley Ellenbrook Line passes Parliament Media Statements 19 February 2020 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Railway METRONET Amendment Bill 2019 Parliament of Western Australia Retrieved 11 May 2024 Spagnolo Joe 3 May 2020 Full steam ahead for Morley Ellenbrook line after decade long fight The West Australian Retrieved 26 January 2024 Young Emma 8 May 2020 Can we get a hell yes on the Ellenbrook line Well no but it s good enough WAtoday Retrieved 7 May 2024 Beyer Mark Mascione Jessica 4 May 2020 Morley Ellenbrook line rated a marginal project Business News Retrieved 7 May 2024 Zimmerman Josh 21 June 2020 New Metronet Ellenbrook line station designs unveiled as part of 1 billion project definition plan The West Australian Retrieved 26 January 2024 Joint media statement Perth s newest METRONET train station designs unveiled Media Statements 21 June 2020 Retrieved 26 January 2024 Tonkin Gap Project Update PDF Main Roads Western Australia October 2019 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Tonkin Gap Project Update PDF Main Roads Western Australia July 2020 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Premier Mark McGowan says massive road and rail project Tonkin Gap will fix WA s biggest road bottleneck The West Australian 12 May 2020 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Joint media statement Preferred proponent announced to build congestion busting Tonkin Gap project Media Statements 12 May 2020 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Preferred proponent announced for 290M Tonkin Gap project in WA Roads amp Infrastructure Magazine 13 May 2020 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Joint media statement Tonkin Gap contract fast tracked unlocking thousands of jobs Media Statements 21 June 2020 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Full steam ahead preparing for construction of the Morley Ellenbrook Line Metronet 3 November 2020 Retrieved 11 May 2024 Joint media statement Job creating congestion busting road and rail project underway Media Statements 2 November 2020 Retrieved 11 May 2024 Tonkin Gap Project and Associated Works Construction Update PDF Main Roads Western Australia May 2021 p 3 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Tonkin Gap Project and Associated Works Construction Update PDF Main Roads Western Australia December 2022 p 4 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Tonkin Gap Project Update PDF Main Roads Western Australia May 2023 p 1 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Tonkin Gap Project and Associated 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contractors picked WAtoday Retrieved 13 May 2024 Contract awarded for Bayswater train station upgrade including new Bayswater Bridge PerthNow Eastern Reporter 20 May 2020 Retrieved 13 May 2024 Busy in Bayswater for 2021 Metronet 25 January 2021 Retrieved 13 May 2024 Dietsch Jake 23 September 2023 Bayswater Station reopening date and designs of Beckenham Station revealed The West Australian Retrieved 13 May 2024 Al Jrood Tabarak 9 October 2023 First half of new Bayswater Train Station opens as Transport Minister Rita Saffioti apologises for disruption ABC News Midland and Airport Line shutdown for essential rail alignment works Media Statements 22 February 2024 Retrieved 25 February 2024 Hastie Hamish 22 February 2024 Midland and airport line to shut down over Easter school holidays WAtoday Retrieved 25 February 2024 McGowan Government seeks builder for METRONET Morley Ellenbrook Line s main works contract Media Statements 16 January 2020 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Murray Jordan 16 January 2020 Morley Ellenbrook rail tender released Business News Retrieved 11 May 2024 Beyer Mark 24 April 2020 Two alliances shortlisted for Ellenbrook rail Business News Retrieved 7 May 2024 Arnott William 29 April 2020 Morley Ellenbrook Line shortlist announced Inside Construction Retrieved 7 May 2024 Gameng Monica 27 April 2020 Shortlisted builders announced for WA Morley Ellenbrook Line Felix Vendor Marketplace Retrieved 7 May 2024 Joint media statement Preferred proponent named to construct METRONET Morley Ellenbrook Line Media Statements 22 September 2020 Retrieved 26 January 2024 a b Elton Charlotte 22 September 2020 Liberals slam choice of foreign consortium as frontrunner to build Morley to Ellenbrook Metronet project The West Australian Retrieved 7 May 2024 Traill Michael 19 October 2020 State Government inks 700m deal for Metronet s Morley Ellenbrook rail line with Laing O Rourke The West Australian Retrieved 26 January 2024 MELconnx Consortium wins Metronet Morley Ellenbrook Line contract Railway Technology 19 October 2020 Retrieved 26 January 2024 a b Joint media statement Main construction contract awarded for highly anticipated METRONET Morley Ellenbrook Line Media Statements 18 October 2020 Retrieved 11 May 2024 Annual Report 2020 2021 PDF Public Transport Authority September 2021 p 55 Retrieved 10 May 2024 a b Beyer Mark 19 October 2020 Ellenbrook rail budget hits 1 3bn Business News Retrieved 11 May 2024 a b Design unveiled for WA station in a park Architecture Australia 14 September 2021 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Miletic Branko 6 November 2023 Work on Woods Bagot designed METRONET stations in Perth makes progress Architecture and Design Retrieved 7 May 2024 Metronet Morley Ellenbrook Line MEL TRCB Retrieved 7 May 2024 Macdonald Kim 28 July 2021 New train station a game changer for Ellenbrook The West Australian Retrieved 7 May 2024 Gameng Monica 16 October 2021 New milestone reached on WA METRONET Whiteman Park Station project Felix Vendor Marketplace Retrieved 7 May 2024 Noranda is glowing up Metronet 8 December 2021 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Broun Avenue bridge demolished to make way for Morley Station Media Statements 5 April 2022 Retrieved 7 May 2024 METRONET train station on track for Ellenbrook Media Statements 30 January 2022 Retrieved 26 January 2024 Work starts on Ellenbrook train station in Western Australia Railway Technology 31 January 2022 Retrieved 10 May 2024 Zimmerman Josh 13 October 2022 Metronet Rita Saffioti announces next stage of Morley Ellenbrook line following completion date delays The West Australian Retrieved 13 May 2024 Ground breaks at Ellenbrook Christian College for METRONET Morley Ellenbrook Line Media Statements 13 October 2022 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Underpass opens at Ellenbrook Christian College for METRONET Media Statements 10 March 2023 Retrieved 7 May 2024 Zimmerman Josh 26 March 2023 First 1 5km of track laid for Morley Ellenbrook Line with Mark McGowan and Rita Saffioti on hand The West Australian Retrieved 26 January 2024 Joint media statement First tracks laid on METRONET Morley Ellenbrook Line Media Statements 26 March 2023 Retrieved 25 January 2024 Work ramps up on new METRONET Whiteman Park Station Media Statements 20 June 2023 Retrieved 26 January 2024 Zimmerman Josh 23 May 2023 Budget Estimates Premier Mark McGowan refuses to rule out more blowouts to Metronet costs The West Australian Retrieved 26 January 2024 Hastie Hamish 11 May 2023 McGowan hammers cost of living as WA to hit 4 2b budget surplus WAtoday Retrieved 7 May 2024 Annual Report 2022 2023 PDF Public Transport Authority September 2023 p 81 Retrieved 26 January 2024 Office of the Auditor General 2 October 2023 2023 Transparency Report Major Projects PDF Parliament of Western Australia pp 12 35 Retrieved 5 October 2023 Joint media statement New Train Station For Ellenbrook Now Complete Media Statements 4 March 2024 Retrieved 4 March 2024 Caporn Dylan 4 March 2024 Works finished on Ellenbrook station but Rita Saffioti gives no clues on opening date The West Australian Retrieved 4 March 2024 Morley Ellenbrook Line construction update Metronet 1 March 2024 Retrieved 13 May 2024 a b Morley Ellenbrook Line Building for Tomorrow Retrieved 13 May 2024 a b Transperth Zone Map PDF Transperth Retrieved 26 January 2024 PTA200132 Tenders WA Retrieved 26 January 2024 Stations amp Maps Transperth Retrieved 26 January 2024 Manual Rail Access PDF Public Transport Authority 30 August 2021 p 10 Archived from the original PDF on 21 September 2021 Retrieved 21 September 2021 Google Maps Google Retrieved 13 May 2024 History of Stations on the Midland Line PDF Right Track Archived from the original PDF on 21 July 2008 Transperth System Map PDF Transperth April 2024 Retrieved 13 May 2024 East Perth Transwa Archived from the original on 5 July 2023 Retrieved 5 July 2023 East Perth Terminal Journey Beyond Archived from the original on 5 July 2023 Retrieved 5 July 2023 External links editMorley Ellenbrook Line on the Metronet website Tonkin Gap Project and Associated Works on the Main Roads Western Australia website Malaga to Ellenbrook Rail Works on the Environmental Protection Authority website Railway METRONET Act 2018 the enabling act Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morley Ellenbrook line amp oldid 1223948342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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