Claisebrook railway station
Railway station in Perth, Western Australia
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Claisebrook railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Airport, Armadale, Ellenbrook, Midland, and Thornlie–Cockburn lines 1.3 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of East Perth.
East Perth
Western Australia
Australia
Claisebrook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Claisebrook Station as of February 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Graham Farmer Freeway, Edward Street, Fielder Street East Perth Western Australia Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°56′58″S 115°52′21″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transperth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) from Perth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (1 island, 2 side) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus routes | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Yellow CAT[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | MCK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 /  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1883 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | East Perth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013-14 | 535,085 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Opened in 1883 under the name East Perth, Claisebrook station is a busy junction along the Airport, Midland, Armadale and Thornlie–Cockburn lines due to both lines running through the station and the Claisebrook railway depot being next door.
The original railway station was built in timber with hardwood weatherboarding and external and timber lining. Rendered brick fireplaces were built in two of the rooms - possibly the waiting rooms and railway staff room and had very elegant rendered chimney caps providing a balance to the roof.
The Battye library carries the original plans and shows exposed heavy timber trussing of the roof which was very typical of the architecture of railway buildings of the era. The roofing was corrugated iron curved to provide a concave upper surface with the roof overhanging the tracks and providing cover to passengers leaving and arriving at the station. As railway rolling stock grew taller the wide eaves and the timber trussing of the roof were trimmed back giving the roof a truncated appearance.
The station was located centrally between the east and west bound tracks and provided access to both. In 1984 the station was relocated to Whiteman Park to be the Central Station on the light railway system under construction in the majority by the Western Australian Light Railway Preservation Association and the Metropolitan Region Planning Authority funded under Wage Pause and Community Employment Programmes.
In 1969, a new railway terminal was built 600 m away on the Midland line called East Perth, and caused this station to be renamed Claisebrook after a watercourse that is near the station.[2][3] Between 2002 and 2003 the station was mostly rebuilt with new station structures, signage, platform finishes and a footbridge.
It has received Airport line services since 9 October 2022[4][5] as well as Ellenbrook line services since 8 December 2024.
In 2024, Claisebrook station was identified as one of three stations to have its platform extended to 150 metres (490 ft) as part of phase one of the platform and signalling upgrade program to allow for six-car trains on the Ellenbrook line and Thornlie–Cockburn line.[6][7]
Platforms
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The station saw 535,085 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[9][10]
The following platforms are currently in use at Claisebrook:
| Claisebrook platform arrangement | ||||||
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| Stop ID | Platform | Line | Destination | Via | Stopping Pattern | Notes |
| 99021 | 1 | Armadale line | Perth | All stations | ||
| Thornlie-Cockburn line | Perth | All stations | During events at Perth Stadium, services do not stop at this station. | |||
| 99022 | 2 | Armadale line | Byford | All stations | ||
| Thornlie-Cockburn line | Cockburn Central | All stations | During events at Perth Stadium, services do not stop at this station. | |||
| 99023 | 3 | Airport line | Claremont | Perth | All stations | |
| Airport line | Perth | P | Operates during late nights when services do not continue to Claremont. | |||
| Ellenbrook line | Perth | All stations | ||||
| Midland line | Perth | All stations | ||||
| 99024 | 4 | Airport line | High Wycombe | All stations | ||
| Ellenbrook line | Ellenbrook | All stations | ||||
| Midland line | Midland | All stations | ||||
Bus connections
Connections are available by Yellow CAT, which serves throughout East Perth, West Perth, and the City's centre corridor.
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
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| Claisebrook station Yellow CAT | 3 Yellow CAT | to West Perth via Wellington Street[11] | |
| Fielder Street Northbound | 901 | Rail replacement service to Midland | |
| 902 | Rail replacement service to High Wycombe | ||
| 903 | Rail replacement service to Ellenbrook | ||
| 908 | Rail replacement service to Cockburn Central via Thornlie | ||
| Fielder Street Southbound | 901, 902, 903, 908 | Rail replacement service to Perth |
