Thornlie Station is a railway station on the

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network. It is the terminus of the Thornlie spur of 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

Thornlie, Western Australia Thornlie is a large residential suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located south-east of the city's central business district. It is a part of the City of Gosnells local government area. The Canning River runs through the ...

. Under construction is the Thornlie-Cockburn Link which will link to

Cockburn Central railway station Cockburn Central station ( ) is a bus and railway station on the Transperth network. It is located at the juncture of the Mandurah andonce completed Thornlie lines, from Perth station inside the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway serving th ...

along 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 ...

via two new stations,

Nicholson Road railway station Nicholson Road railway station is an under construction station on the Thornlie–Cockburn Link in Perth, Western Australia as part of Metronet. The station will include a bus interchange with 7 stands and 1,000 car parking spaces. The statio ...

and

Ranford Road railway station Ranford Road railway station is an under construction station on the Thornlie–Cockburn Link in Perth, Western Australia' as part of Metronet. The station will include a bus interchange with 14 stands, and approximately 400 car parking spac ...

History

In December 1999, legislation was tabled by the

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to build the Southern Suburbs Railway from a junction with 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 ...

east of Beckenham Station passing beneath

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and the Kwinana freight line via the Kewdale Tunnel, then paralleling the freight line south to Jandakot before continuing via the median strip of the

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. However, in 2002, following a change in government, the Southern Suburbs Railway was altered to operate via a more direct route to

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. By this stage the first part of the Kenwick Tunnel had been built. To justify the completion of Kenwick Tunnel and other infrastructure, the route was converted into a short spur line to Thornlie. The spur and Thornlie station opened on 7 August 2005.

Thornlie–Cockburn link

Thornlie station will be modified for the extension of the Thornlie line to

Cockburn Central station Cockburn Central station ( ) is a bus and railway station on the Transperth network. It is located at the juncture of the Mandurah andonce completed Thornlie lines, from Perth station inside the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway serving t ...

on the

. Modifications to occur include extending the two existing long platforms to , to accommodate six car trains; construction of a concourse to link the two platforms, with lifts and stairs; modifications to the station's car park; changing the shared bike and pedestrian path, moving and replacing bicycle facilities; upgrading toilets, staff amenities, services and systems to modern standards; and replacing the nearby

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electricity substation. The station will remain in use during these works. The extension to Cockburn Central is planned to open late 2024.

Services

Thornlie station is served by

Thornlie 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 ...

services. The station saw 578,199 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.

Platforms

Bus routes

References

External links

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History of Western Australian Railways & Stations {{TransperthBusStations Armadale and Thornlie lines Railway stations in Perth, Western Australia Railway stations in Australia opened in 2005