Belmont Park railway station was located on the
Armadale/Thornlie line in
Perth, Western Australia. It was operated by
Transperth serving
Belmont Park Racecourse
Belmont Park Racecourse is one of the two major horse racing venues within the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, the other being Ascot Racecourse, and is located just outside of the central business district on the Burswood Peninsul ...
from 1906 until 2013. The station saw 1,358 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.
History
Belmont Park station opened in 1906 as Goodwood. In 1979, it was renamed Belmont Park. It was used only when there was an event at the
Belmont Park Racecourse
Belmont Park Racecourse is one of the two major horse racing venues within the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, the other being Ascot Racecourse, and is located just outside of the central business district on the Burswood Peninsul ...
.
The station closed on 13 October 2013 to make way for the
Perth Stadium station that was built to service
Perth Stadium.
Perth's Belmont Park station to close in October in preparation for new stadium station
''Urbanlyst'' 2 September 2013
References
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Armadale and Thornlie lines
Burswood, Western Australia
Disused railway stations in Western Australia
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1906
Railway stations closed in 2013