List of closed railway stations in Perth
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This is a list of stations that have been closed since the building of railways in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia.
Mundaring line
In some cases there are stations that were so effectively removed that there are no traces left, such as Bellevue. However, at Mundaring and Darlington, concrete platform edges remain.
Although Mundaring branch railway stations were closed in 1954, it was not until the 1960s that the line was formally closed, and the line and stations removed after that.
Metropolitan lines
The lines to Karragullen along the Upper Darling Range railway, and to Chidlow (via Parkerville or Mundaring), were considered to be part of the metropolitan service by the Western Australian Government Railways administration at the time they were operating.
Section closures
In some cases single stations were closed for logistical reasons; generally it was a group of stations when a section of railway was closed.
1881–1930
- Fremantle railway station at Cliff Street (1881–1907), demolished upon the construction of the new Fremantle railway station at Market St.[1]
- East Fremantle (1881–1907), rebuilt 1886, removed upon the construction of the new Fremantle railway station at Market St.[2][3][4]
1930–1949
Upper Darling Range line
Closed to traffic in July 1949, due to the 1949 Australian coal strike[5]
- Midland
- Bushmead
- Rifle Range
- Ridge Hill (at or near 31°56′16″S 116°02′37″E)
- Gooseberry Hill (at or near 31°57′22″S 116°03′06″E)[6]
- Kalamunda
- South Kalamunda
- Walliston
- Bickley (at or near 31°59′51″S 116°04′33″E)
- Carmel (at or near 32°00′27″S 116°05′13″E)
- Turner's Siding
- Pickering Brook
- Canning Mills (at or near 32°04′05″S 116°06′17″E)
- Karragullen (at or near 32°05′10″S 116°06′57″E)
1950–1966
Mundaring Weir line
Bayswater–Belmont spur of the Midland line
Closed in January 1957 after fire damaged the rail bridge over the Swan River[7]
Eastern Railway first route (Mundaring loop)
Traffic ceased on the Mundaring loop between Bellevue and Mount Helena in 1954 before it was officially closed by parliament in 1966.[11]
- Midland
- Koongamia 1962 - 1966
- Greenmount, stayed open for Mountain Quarry, Boya until 1 January 1966[11]
- Boya
- Darlington
- Glen Forrest
- Nyaania
- Mahogany Creek
- Zamia
- Mundaring
- Sawyers Valley
- Mount Helena
- Chidlow (also used by Second Route)
South Western Railway
- Canning Park Racecourse was closed in 1952;[7] from then on, access was via a siding from Maddington. Later, it was truncated to a 100 m siding for the loading of blue metal from Swan Quarry, in Orange Grove. Closed and removed by 1975.
Eastern Railway second route
The second route closed on 13 February 1966.
- Midland Junction
- Bellevue
- Swan View
- National Park
- Hovea
- Parkerville
- Stoneville
- Mount Helena (also used by First Route)
- Chidlow
1966–2000
During this period, a number of stations were closed on the 1906-era line to Robbs Jetty and Spearwood line.
The 1987 America's Cup defence had seen the construction of railway stations established to transport people during the event.[12]
- Esplanade, demolished in 2018.[13]
- Success Harbour, demolished in 2018.[13]
- South Beach
- Spearwood
- Leighton, opened November 1922, closed 28 July 1991. This station closed when the North Fremantle station was relocated further north of its original position. It was named after Leighton's Crossing, which was named for Mrs Ann Leighton, the crossing gatekeeper in the late 1880s.
- Stokely was situated on the South Western Railway between Maddington and Gosnells at the Albany Highway crossing. Opened 1954, closed 15 April 1989.[14]
- Tredale was situated on the South Western Railway 800 metres south of Armadale railway station, opened in 1956 as Armadale School siding, renamed Tredale in 1959, closed in 1989.[8]
- West Perth on the east side of the West Perth Subway, which served the Perth Metropolitan Markets, was closed. A new station, on the west side of the subway, was opened on 18 June 1986 as West Perth. Its name was changed to City West on 19 November 1987.
2000–present
- Lathlain, Armadale Line, closed 3 February 2003
- Belmont Park (ABP), Armadale Line, closed 13 October 2013[15]
- Welshpool (AWL), Armadale Line, closed 20 November 2023.[16]
See also
- Closed railway stations in Western Australia, for non-Perth closures