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14-708: East Perth railway station is located on the Midland line and Airport line in Perth , Western Australia. It is operated by Transperth serving the suburb of East Perth . It is adjacent to the East Perth Terminal and Public Transport Centre . The site occupied by East Perth station, East Perth Terminal and the Public Transport Centre was formerly the East Perth Locomotive Depot . The station took

28-601: A branch northward from the Midland line east of Bayswater station, is due for completion in late-2024. During hot weather, the tracks can distort. As a result, train speeds are reduced by approximately 20 kilometres per hour (12 mph) when the air temperature is above 37 °C (99 °F), and by an additional 10 kilometres per hour (6.2 mph) when the air temperature is above 41 °C (106 °F). The Transperth network currently uses fixed block signalling and automatic train protection , which stops trains that pass

42-536: A red signal and slows trains that drive too fast. These systems will be replaced by an automatic train control system, likely a communications-based train control system. The new systems are planned to be in place on the Midland line by June 2027. Since 21 July 2019, all regular services stop at all stations on this line. Below is the annual patronage of Midland line from 2010 to 2024 financial year. Figures are provided as total boardings, which includes all fare-paying boardings and free travel on stations within

56-699: Is a suburban rail service on the Transperth network in Perth , Western Australia. It runs on the Eastern Railway through Perth's eastern suburbs and connects Midland with Perth. Travelling from Midland, the trains terminate at Fremantle on the Fremantle line . The section of the Eastern Railway between Fremantle, Perth and Guildford was the first suburban railway line in Perth, opening on 1 March 1881. The line

70-588: The Government of Western Australia announced its intention to construct a railway line branching off the Midland line east of Bayswater station to Forrestfield via Perth Airport . Construction of the Forrestfield–Airport Link commenced in November 2016 and was scheduled to open in 2021. After construction delays it opened on 9 October 2022. The future Morley–Ellenbrook line , under construction as

84-417: The day outside peak every day of the year except Christmas Day. Trains are half-hourly or hourly at night time. The station saw 200,284 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year. The long, approximately 650 m (2,130 ft) platform to the west of platforms 1 and 2 is the East Perth Terminal platform. It is served by regional and interstate trains. Midland line, Perth The Midland line

98-460: The first station to be upgraded under the "Building Better Stations" project. In the early decades of the twentieth century, a significant number of rail-crossing accidents between motor vehicles and trains occurred. Unattended crossings were provided with boom gates , flashing lights and bells to counter inattention or risk taking from drivers. Also, crossings were reduced, and in a number of locations, bridges were constructed. In December 2013,

112-461: The free transit zones as well as transfers between stations. The figures for rail replacement and special events services are not included in the total. Koongamia, Western Australia Koongamia / k ʊ ŋ ɡ ə ˈ m aɪ . ə / is a suburb of Perth , Western Australia, located in the City of Swan local government area. The suburb was developed as a State Housing commission suburb, and had

126-407: The name of the previous East Perth station, which was renamed Claisebrook . The former East Perth railway station was removed on the change of the railway system in the late 1960s. The original East Perth railway station opened in 1883, and in the early 20th century was found the name East Perth Junction (the junction being the line that proceeded to Armadale and joined the Eastern Railway close to

140-423: The new Midland railway terminus replacing the older Midland Junction railway station . An anomaly of the Midland line timetables in the 1950s and 1960s was that Bellevue was nominally the terminus of the line until 1962. Koongamia , which was a new station prior to Greenmount on the original first route, was the terminus from 1962 to 1966. In 1966, the stations on the first two Eastern Railway routes as well as

154-433: The old Midland Junction railway station were closed and the new Midland was constructed 200 metres (660 ft) to the west and became the new terminus. Generally, changes from the 1970s saw a significant number of stations on the line moved or turned into island platform stations (to be compatible with the double track, dual-gauge track configuration between East Perth and Midland). On 24 July 2004, Bassendean became

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168-572: The station fully compliant with disability access standards. East Perth railway station is located on the Midland line and the Airport line on the Transperth network. It will also be served by the Morley–Ellenbrook line when that opens in late-2024. Services on that line will go between Ellenbrook railway station and Perth railway station. Midland line trains stop at the station every 10 minutes during peak on weekdays, and every 15 minutes during

182-719: The station). It was renamed Claisebrook in 1969. As part of the Perth Stadium transport works, the station was upgraded over a two-year period from 2016 to 2018. Due to the large numbers expected to utilise the station on event days, an upgrade was required to ensure that the station could handle the large crowds, as well as to make it fully accessible. Works included lengthening platforms and associated shelters to handle four to six car trains, upgrading and expanding lifts, staircases and walkways, and expanding car and bike parking spaces. In addition, platforms were resurfaced, tactile markings were added and four new lifts were installed to make

196-600: Was extended from Guildford to Chidlow's Well , opening in March 1884. Throughout the 1880s, the Eastern Railway line was extended beyond Guildford and Midland Junction along its first route to Chidlow and Northam . The second route varied after Bellevue proceeding to Chidlow via the Swan View Tunnel , Parkerville and Stoneville . The third route saw the removal of the Bellevue Railway station in its construction, with

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