Beckenham Station is a railway station on the Australian

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network in

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. It is located on the

Armadale Line The Armadale line is a suburban rail service in Western Australia that runs from Perth to Armadale on the South Western Railway. This service is planned to extend to the suburb of Byford over an new railway line constructed as part of the By ...

, from

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serving the suburb of

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History

The station opened in 1954 as Higham. The additional station, with two others on the Armadale line, marked the introduction of diesel-mechanical

railcar A railcar (not to be confused with a railway car) is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach (carriage, car), with a drive ...

s on Perth's metropolitan passenger railways. Higham was renamed Beckenham in 1969. The platforms are staggered across William Street to minimise the time the level crossing is closed to road traffic. In March 2014 an $8.1 million upgrade to the station and adjacent car parks was completed.

Future

Beckenham Station will potentially be rebuilt for the removal of the William Street level crossing. This is currently being considered as part of a

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project for the removal of

level crossing A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...

s on the Armadale line. The final decision on the William Street level crossing and Beckenham station will be made when the contract is awarded.

Services

Beckenham Station is served by

services. Services to and from the Thornlie spur line run non-stop through the station. The station saw 191,969 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.

References

{{Public Transport Authority of Western Australia railway stations, Armadale=y, state=collapsed Armadale and Thornlie lines Rail junctions in Western Australia Railway stations in Western Australia Railway stations in Perth, Western Australia Railway stations in Australia opened in 1954