Murdoch railway station is a railway and bus station on the

Transperth Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system serving the city and suburban areas of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia. It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation. Train op ...

network. It is located on the

Mandurah line The Mandurah line is a commuter railway and service on the Transperth network in Western Australia that runs from Perth south to the state's second largest city Mandurah. The service is operated by Transperth Train Operations, a division of the ...

, from

Perth station Perth Station was an ESTRACK Earth station in Australia, located at the Perth International Telecommunications Centre in the suburb of Cullacabardee. It has been retired from service in December, 2015 and has been replaced by the New Norcia S ...

inside the

median strip The median strip, central reservation, roadway median, or traffic median is the reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways such as divided highways, dual carriageways, freeways, and motorways. The term also a ...

of the Kwinana Freeway serving the suburb of

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History

Transperth Murdoch Station decoration freeway north

Transperth Murdoch Station building freeway north

Transperth Murdoch Station building freeway south

Murdoch railway station was designed to subsume the existing

Murdoch Park 'n' Ride Murdoch Park 'n' Ride was a Transperth bus station located in Murdoch, Western Australia. It opened on 14 December 1994 with parking for 583 cars. On 31 January 2007 it closed to facilitate the construction of Murdoch railway station, which inco ...

bus station located on the same site. The Park 'n' Ride was closed on 31 January 2007 to facilitate construction of the railway station. The contract for the construction of Murdoch railway station, along with

Bull Creek railway station Bull Creek railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Mandurah line, 11.7 kilometres from Perth station inside the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway serving the suburb of Bull Creek. History Th ...

and

Canning Bridge railway station Canning Bridge railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Mandurah line, four kilometres from Perth station inside the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway located adjacent to the suburb of Como. Histo ...

, was awarded to John Holland Pty Ltd in November 2004. This contract was the first contract awarded for the construction of stations on the Southern Suburbs Railway project, and it had a value of $32 million. During planning, the station was projected to have 4,980 boardings per day upon opening. Murdoch Station opened along with the rest of the

on 23 December 2007. Murdoch is currently the busiest station utilised on the line with extremely high patronage.Murdoch
New MetroRail

Services

Murdoch Station is served by

services.Mandurah Line Timetable
Transperth 31 January 2016

Platforms

Transfers

Bus transfers are available on the concourse level. The bus station is situated on a bridge structure extending over the Kwinana Freeway and railway station. Traffic signals at both ends of the bridge include a bus phase.

Bus routes

Stands 1–6

Stands 7–12

References

External links

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Station map
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