West Leederville railway station is on the

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network in

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. It is located on the

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and Airport line, 2.7 kilometres from

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on the boundary between

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and Subiaco. It was the main station for the former

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containing a special event platform no longer in use.

History

A station at West Leederville was not part of the original Eastern Railway between

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and

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when it opened on 1 March 1881. A realigned track through the new Leederville Cutting between West Leederville and West Perth station was opened for traffic on 9 June 1897, and on 12 July the station was opened as Leederville. The station was renamed West Leederville on 1 February 1913 to reflect the name of the local area. The station closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the

, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored. In 2005, the platforms were extended to accommodate six carriage trains used on match days at

. In 2007, a third platform was added on a stabling siding to the west of the existing platforms.When Subiaco Oval closed in 2017 Platform 3 was abandoned as there was no longer a need to use it. It is still occasionally used as a siding to stable a train.

Services

West Leederville station is linked by

services from

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that continue through to Midland via the Midland line,and Airport line services from Claremont to High Wycombe. Since 10 October 2022, the station has also received Airport line services. During events at Subiaco Oval, West Leederville was also linked with

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services.West Leederville Station
Fremantle Dockers West Leederville station saw 223,313 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.

Platforms

References

External links

History of Western Australian Railways & Stations {{Public Transport Authority of Western Australia railway stations, Fremantle=y, Airport=y, state=collapsed Fremantle line Leederville, Western Australia Transperth railway stations Railway stations in Australia opened in 1897 Airport line, Perth