Byford railway station is located on the South Western Railway in

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. It serves the south-eastern

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suburb of

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History

The original Byford station was the terminus for selected services from

. It closed and was demolished in the late 1980s. In the late 1990s, a new station was built as a calling place for '' The Australind''.

Armadale Line Extension

As part of

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, it has been announced that Transperth's

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 ...

service will be extended to a new station in Byford, approximately 400 metres north of Abernethy Road. The station will include parking for up to 600 cars, a new bus interchange and a pedestrian connection across the rail line. Options for removing the level crossings along the rail between Armadale and Byford are also being considered as part of the project.Byford Rail Extension fact sheet
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References

External links

History of Western Australian Railways & Stations gallery {{Public Transport Authority of Western Australia railway stations, Armadale=y, Australind=y Railway stations in Western Australia South Western Railway, Western Australia Byford, Western Australia