Showgrounds railway station is a railway 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

Fremantle line The Fremantle line is a suburban railway and service in Western Australia that connects the central business district (CBD) of Perth with Fremantle. History The railway on which the service runs opened on 1 March 1881 as the first suburban rai ...

, 8.6 kilometres from

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adjacent to the

Claremont Showground The Claremont Showground near Perth, Western Australia is home to the annual Perth Royal Show. In 1902, of land were reserved in the Perth suburb of Claremont for a new showground to replace the Guildford Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural S ...

. It is used only when events are held at the Showground, such as the Royal Show.

History

The original Showgrounds station opened on 2 October 1954 on the north side of the Ashton Avenue road bridge. It consisted of two 180 metre platforms with free standing passenger shelters and small administration/storage rooms for staff operating the station during Perth Royal Show week. The construction was part of the conversion of Perth's passenger train system from steam to diesel power, allowing smaller intervals between stations. The station closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the

, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored. In March 1994, construction of a new Showgrounds station 400 metres south commenced. It opened on 20 September 1995.

Services

Showgrounds station is served by

services from Fremantle to

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and Airport line services from Claremont to

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only during special events, such as the Perth Royal Show. Showgrounds station saw 82,207 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.

Platforms

Bus routes

References

External links

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