13-727: MCK could refer to: Claisebrook railway station , Perth, Australia; Perth transit station code MCK Macair Airlines ; ICAO airline code MCK McCook (Amtrak station) , Nebraska, United States; Amtrak station code MCK McCook Regional Airport , Nebraska, United States; IATA airport code MCK McKesson Corporation ; New York Stock Exchange symbol MCK McKinnon railway station , Melbourne, Australia; Melbourne transit station code MCK Medical College, Kottayam , Kerala, India McKinsey & Company Moscow Standard Time Marist College Kogarah , School in Sydney, Australia Topics referred to by
26-536: 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
39-506: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Claisebrook railway station Claisebrook railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Armadale line , Thornlie line , Midland line , and Airport line , 1.3 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of East Perth . Opened in 1883 under
52-549: The 2013-14 financial year. The following platforms are currently in use at Claisebrook: Connections are available by Yellow CAT , which serves throughout East Perth, West Perth, and the City's centre corridor. East Perth railway station East Perth railway station is located on the Midland line and Airport line in Perth , Western Australia. It is operated by Transperth serving
65-635: 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. Between 2002 and 2003 the station
78-520: 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 the station). It was renamed Claisebrook in 1969. As part of the Perth Stadium transport works, the station was upgraded over
91-505: The name East Perth, Claisebrook station is a busy junction along the Airport , Midland , Armadale and Thornlie 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
104-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title MCK . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MCK&oldid=1200060574 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
117-529: 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
130-465: 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
143-595: 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 the name of the previous East Perth station, which was renamed Claisebrook . The former East Perth railway station was removed on
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#1732848601141156-463: 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
169-478: Was mostly rebuilt with new station structures, signage, platform finishes and a footbridge. It has received Airport line services since 9 October 2022. 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 Morley–Ellenbrook line and Thornlie line . The station saw 535,085 passengers in
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