Perth Stadium railway station

Perth Stadium railway station is a railway station in Burswood, Western Australia, next to Perth Stadium (known under sponsorship as Optus Stadium). With six platforms, the station is the second largest on the Transperth network, after Perth railway station.

Perth Stadium
Perth Stadium station in December 2017
General information
Location	Victoria Park Drive, Burswood, Western Australia Australia
Coordinates	31°57′00″S 115°53′34″E / 31.94995°S 115.892876°E / -31.94995; 115.892876
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth Train Operations
Line(s)	Armadale line
Distance	3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) from Perth
Platforms	6 platform faces on 3 island platforms
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	2 December 2017
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station Weekends and Public Holidays Claisebrook towards Perth Armadale line Burswood towards Armadale Armadale line C Oats Street towards Armadale Events Claisebrook towards Perth Thornlie line Burswood towards Thornlie Perth Terminus Armadale line Stadium Shuttle Terminus Terminus Joondalup line Leederville towards Butler, Clarkson or Whitfords Fremantle line City West towards Fremantle
Location Location of Perth Stadium railway station

The station only operates on weekends, and before and after events at Perth Stadium. Ordinarily, it is served by Armadale line services, but before and after events, there are special services which run direct for the Fremantle line and Joondalup line.

Description

Perth Stadium station is along the South Western Railway, which links Perth to Bunbury.^[1] The northern 30.4 kilometres (18.9 mi) of this railway, between Perth and Armadale, is used by Armadale line suburban rail services as part of the Transperth network.^[2][3] The line and the station is owned by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), an agency of the Government of Western Australia.^[4]

Perth Stadium station is to the east of Perth Stadium and to the west of the Graham Farmer Freeway, underneath Victoria Park Drive within the Perth suburb of Burswood, Western Australia.^[5] Adjacent stations are Claisebrook station to the west and Burswood station to the south-east.

The station has two concourses: the western concourse and the eastern concourse. The western concourse is north-west of Victoria Park Drive, and is only accessible on event days. That concourse is used to access platforms three and four. The eastern concourse is south-east of Victoria Park Drive and can be accessed from the stadium using an underpass under that road. That concourse can be used to access all platforms. Both concourses have stairs and lifts down to ground level, and toilets at their entrance.^[5]

The station is designed to move over 28,000 people following an event, nearly half of the stadium's 60,000 person capacity.^[6][7]

The station is listed as an independent access station on the Transperth website as the platform can be accessed using lifts, the platform gap is small, and tactile paving is in place.^[8]

History

 

Perth Stadium station under construction, May 2016

 

Panorama of the southern concourse

On 18 October 2013, Belmont Park railway station was closed to make way for the Perth Stadium railway station.^[9][10]

In October 2014, three parties were shortlisted to bid for the construction of the station:^[11][12]

• Brookfield Multiplex/Downer Rail
• John Holland
• Laing O'Rourke/AECOM

The contract was awarded to Laing O'Rourke/AECOM in March 2015, with a targeted completion date of late 2017.^[13]

In January 2015, a 1.4 kilometre section of the line between Goongoongup Bridge and Burswood station was moved closer to the Graham Farmer Freeway to facilitate construction of the station.^[14] Construction of the station commenced in August 2015,^[15] and was completed in December 2017, before the stadium's opening in January 2018.^[16]

The station was announced as complete on 2 December 2017.^[7][17]

Platforms and services

Track layout
Legend
5         1   6         2       3           4
Source^[18]

Trains serving Perth Stadium station are operated by Transperth Train Operations, a division of the PTA.^[19] The Transperth network consists of six lines plus one spur line: the Armadale line, which has the Thornlie line as a spur, the Fremantle line, the Joondalup line, the Mandurah line, and the Midland line. Each of these lines meet at Perth station.^[6]

On weekend days with no events, the station is served by Armadale line services, whereas Thornlie line services skip the station. This means a frequency of four trains per hour during the day, with a lower frequency at night.^[3] Perth-bound trains use platforms 1 and 2, and Armadale-bound trains use platforms 5 and 6.^[5]

For full capacity events at Perth Stadium, the station is also served by direct services from the Fremantle and Joondalup lines, which operate in addition to regular services along those lines.^[6] Fremantle line trains use platform 3 and Joondalup line trains use platform 4.^[5] There is also a shuttle which goes from Perth Stadium station to Perth station, which can be used to transfer to and from the Mandurah line, Midland line and the previously mentioned lines. Before events, the station is served by Thornlie line services, but after events, the Thornlie line does not operate, so patrons have to catch the Armadale line to Cannington railway station and then catch a rail replacement bus. Services may vary for events not projected to be full capacity.^[6] Prior to the station opening, the proportion of passengers for each line was predicted to be 3,000 for the Armadale line, 2,800 for the Fremantle line, 7,500 for the Joondalup line and 10,700 for the Mandurah line.^[7]

Platforms currently in use are as follows:

Perth Stadium station platforms^[20][21]

Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
99031	1	Armadale	Perth Stadium shuttle	Perth	Events only.
99032	2	Armadale	All stations, C	Perth	Weekends, public holidays, and events only.^[3]
		Thornlie	T	Perth	Events only.
99033	3	Armadale	Perth Stadium shuttle	Terminus	Events only.
		Fremantle		Fremantle	Events only.
99034	4	Armadale	Perth Stadium shuttle	Terminus	Events only.
		Joondalup		Butler	Events only.
99035	5	Armadale	All stations, C, C#	Armadale	Weekends, public holidays, and events only.^[3]
		Thornlie	T	Thornlie	Events only.
99036	6	Armadale	Perth Stadium shuttle	Terminus	Events only.

See also

• Perth Stadium bus station

References

1. Arnold, John (2006). A History of Bringing the Rails to Pinjarra : The Southwest Railway of Western Australia. p. 12. ISBN 0646142283.
2. (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 30 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
3. "Armadale/Thornlie Line Train Timetable" (PDF). Transperth. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
4. "Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. April 2019. (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
5. "Perth Stadium Station – Access Map" (PDF). Transperth. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
6. "Getting to and from Optus Stadium: A guide to using the new public transport system" (PDF). AFL.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
7. Freestone, Jamie (2 December 2017). "Perth Stadium Station officially open ahead of ground's first event in January". The West Australian. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
8. "Perth Stadium Station". Transperth. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
9. . Government of Western Australia. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
10. "Perth's Belmont Park station to close in October in preparation for new stadium station". Urbanlyst. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
11. Trio competes for Perth stadium rail contract Construction Industry News 27 October 2014
12. Three groups shortlisted to build Perth's new stadium station Urbanlyst 28 October 2014
13. Perth stadium station contract let The West Australian 19 March 2015
14. "Armadale line moved to allow Perth Stadium station construction to commence" Railway Digest March 2015 page 26
15. Stadium Station New Perth Stadium
16. Cookson, Jasmine. "Perth Stadium train station complete ahead of venue's January opening". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
17. . Media Statements. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
18. "Manual – Rail Access" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 19 August 2022. (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
19. "Transperth". Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
20. Farrell, Michael. . Metrodroid Wiki. GitHub. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
21. . Transperth. Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Perth Stadium railway station.

• Perth Stadium Station page at the Perth Stadium website