Whitfords railway station is a railway station located on the boundary of
Padbury
Padbury is a village within the Buckinghamshire unitary authority area, England. It is located on the A413 main road that links Buckingham with Winslow.
History
The village name is Old English in origin, and means 'Padda's fortress'. In th ...
and
Kingsley Kingsley may refer to:
People
* Kingsley (given name)
* Kingsley (surname)
Places Australia
* Kingsley, Western Australia
Canada
* Rural Municipality of Kingsley No. 124, Saskatchewan
England
* Kingsley, Cheshire
* Kingsley, Hampshire
*Kingsley ...
, suburbs of
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, Western Australia. It is on the
Joondalup railway line
The Joondalup line is a commuter rail service in Western Australia, linking the Perth central business district (CBD) with the metropolitan area's north-western suburbs. The service is operated on the Northern Suburbs Railway by Transperth Trai ...
, which is part of 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 ...
commuter rail network. It is located in the median of the
Mitchell Freeway
The Mitchell Freeway is a freeway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking central Perth with the city of Joondalup. It is the northern section of State Route 2, which continues south as Kwinana Freeway and Forrest ...
, and consists of an elevated bus interchange on top of an
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
at ground level. South of Whitfords, trains run every 5 minutes during peak. North of Whitfords, trains run every 10 minutes during peak. Between peak during the day, trains run every 15 minutes. The journey to
Perth railway station
Perth railway station is the largest station on the Transperth network, serving the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It serves as an interchange between the Airport, Armadale, Fremantle, Joondalup, Mandurah and Midland ...
is , and takes 19 minutes.
The station was constructed as part of the
Northern Suburbs Transit System
The Northern Suburbs Transit System is the name given to the project initiated and funded by the Government of Western Australia to provide high-speed passenger rail services to the northern corridor of metropolitan Perth, the capital city of Wes ...
project. Construction began in November 1991, and was completed in December 1992. It opened on 28 February 1993, along with most other stations on the Joondalup line.
Description
Whitfords railway station is on the boundary of
Padbury
Padbury is a village within the Buckinghamshire unitary authority area, England. It is located on the A413 main road that links Buckingham with Winslow.
History
The village name is Old English in origin, and means 'Padda's fortress'. In th ...
and
Kingsley Kingsley may refer to:
People
* Kingsley (given name)
* Kingsley (surname)
Places Australia
* Kingsley, Western Australia
Canada
* Rural Municipality of Kingsley No. 124, Saskatchewan
England
* Kingsley, Cheshire
* Kingsley, Hampshire
*Kingsley ...
, suburbs of
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, Western Australia. It is located in the median of the
Mitchell Freeway
The Mitchell Freeway is a freeway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking central Perth with the city of Joondalup. It is the northern section of State Route 2, which continues south as Kwinana Freeway and Forrest ...
, just south of
Whitfords Avenue
Whitfords Avenue is an arterial east–west road located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.
Route description
Whitfords Avenue is allocated State Route 83 east of Marmion Avenue, and Tourist Drive 204 (Sunset Coast Tourist D ...
. The station consists of an elevated bus interchange on top of an
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
at ground level. The bus interchange is a road looping around a central island. The platform is accessed from the bus interchange island via stairs, a set of escalators, a lift, or a ramp. There are toilets and a kiosk on the bus interchange. It is linked to the east over the freeway by a bus bridge and a pedestrian bridge.
Whitfords station is ,
or a 19-minute train journey, from
Perth railway station
Perth railway station is the largest station on the Transperth network, serving the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It serves as an interchange between the Airport, Armadale, Fremantle, Joondalup, Mandurah and Midland ...
, placing the station in fare zone 3. The adjacent stations are
Greenwood railway station
Greenwood railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Joondalup line, from Perth station serving the suburb of Greenwood.
History
The station was originally proposed as the Hepburn station under the ...
to the south, and
Edgewater railway station
Edgewater railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Joondalup line, 23 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Edgewater.
History
Edgewater station opened on 20 December 1992 in the med ...
to the north.
To the north of the station is a long
turnback siding
A pocket track, tail track, or reversing siding (UK: centre siding , turnback siding) is a rail track layout which allows trains to park off the main line. This type of track layout differs from a passing loop in that the pocket track is usuall ...
.
History
Design and construction
At the time of the station's design, it was recognised by The Urban Rail Electrification Committee that the placement of bus services in close proximity or direct connection to rail infrastructure was of significant importance. This was evidenced by the
Kelmscott
Kelmscott is a village and civil parish on the River Thames in West Oxfordshire, about east of Lechlade in neighbouring Gloucestershire. Since 2001 it has absorbed Little Faringdon, which had been a separate civil parish. The 2011 Census reco ...
and
Armadale stations, and the then recently completed
Cannington station
Cannington Station is a railway station serving the suburb of Cannington south of Perth, Western Australia. It is located from Perth Station on the Armadale/Thornlie Line, part of the Transperth network.
History
The original Cannington stat ...
.
[ pages 2, 20 Accessed at ]J S Battye Library
The J S Battye Library (more properly known as the J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History) is an arm of the State Library of Western Australia. It stores much of the state's historical records and original publications including books, ...
, Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
Under the
Northern Suburbs Transit System
The Northern Suburbs Transit System is the name given to the project initiated and funded by the Government of Western Australia to provide high-speed passenger rail services to the northern corridor of metropolitan Perth, the capital city of Wes ...
Project, construction on the station was scheduled to commence on 16 November 1991, with completion expected by the end of December 1992.
Warwick station being of a similar design was scheduled for construction in synchronisation with Whitfords station.
[
The station was to include a number of facilities, including a bus concourse to connect with feeder bus services, information booths and offices for railway staff, amenities and services, as well as access services for mobility impaired passengers in line with design requirements of the time. Further to this, pieces of the Passenger Information Network installed at the station included previously unseen electronic displays on the upper bus decks designed to provide drivers with information so they could connect with appointed trains or communicate with bus depot control in the event of delays.][
North of the station a ]headshunt
A headshunt (or escape track in the United States) is a short length of track provided to release locomotives at terminal platforms, or to allow shunting to take place clear of main lines.
Terminal headshunt
A 'terminal headshunt' is a short le ...
was laid for terminating trains. Even though the siding is in the middle of the Mitchell Freeway
The Mitchell Freeway is a freeway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking central Perth with the city of Joondalup. It is the northern section of State Route 2, which continues south as Kwinana Freeway and Forrest ...
with no pedestrian access, Transperth was forced to fence the area in 2006 due to repeated graffiti
Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...
attacks while trains were briefly in the siding.[History of Stations on the Clarkson Train Line]
Right Track Car parking spaces were also included as part of the construction project, which included a significant number of on-grade parking bays on the eastern side of the station for commuter use.[
The design of the station also allowed for the possible extension of the upper bus deck in a northern direction towards ]Whitfords Avenue
Whitfords Avenue is an arterial east–west road located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.
Route description
Whitfords Avenue is allocated State Route 83 east of Marmion Avenue, and Tourist Drive 204 (Sunset Coast Tourist D ...
.[ This extension would provide for five additional regular bus bays, as well as additional pedestrian access if required.][Accessed at Battye Library, Perth]
The most interesting part of the station was the upper bus deck. The deck was constructed of precast concrete that was formed off site, which was then transported to the site before being placed atop columns constructed as part of the stations foundations. Precast concrete flooring was then put in place, held in specially formed ridges running the length of the beams. This upper deck was the most expensive structural element of the station, and was the cause of significant attention and consideration as part of the design and construction process.[
Whitfords station opened on 28 February 1993.][
]
After opening
A report done by the Department of Transport in 1999 identified Whitfords station as a station where the existing parking provisions were not sufficient for demand. The report said that expansion of parking at Whitfords station should be given priority. In 2002, the car park was expanded to the south. The car park was expanded again, in 2009 and 2010, this time north of Whitfords Avenue.
In 2003, the contract for extending the platforms on seven Joondalup line stations, including Whitfords station, was awarded to Lakis Constructions. The platforms on these stations had to be extended by to accommodate long six car trains, which were planned to enter service. Along with the extensions, the platform edges were upgraded to bring them into line with tactile paving standards. Work on this station began in early 2004, and was complete by July 2004.
Services
Whitfords is served by the Joondalup railway line 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. This line goes between Butler railway station and Elizabeth Quay railway station
Elizabeth Quay railway station, formerly known as Esplanade station, serves the southern end of Perth's central business district including Elizabeth Quay and the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. It is part of the Transperth network.
...
in the Perth central business district. The line continues south from the Perth as a through service A through service is a concept of passenger transport that involves a vehicle travelling between lines, networks or operators on a regularly specified schedule, on which the passenger can remain on board without alighting. It may be in form of eithe ...
with the Mandurah railway 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 th ...
.
All stops services stop at the station every 10 minutes during peak on weekdays, and every 15 minutes outside peak during the day every day of the year except Christmas Day. At night time, trains are half-hourly or hourly. In addition, during peak, W pattern services run every 10 minutes south of Whitfords, using the turnback siding north of the station to turn around. At the end of peak, K pattern services run every 10 minutes from Elizabeth Quay to Clarkson station. There is also the once-a-day P pattern service, which runs from Whitfords to Perth station above ground platforms, terminating there. This service leaves Whitfords station at the end of the morning peak. The station saw 1,240,654 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.
The bus interchange has eight bus stands with 19 regular bus routes. Buses run to Joondalup railway station
Joondalup railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Joondalup line, 26 kilometres from Perth station serving the regional metropolitan city of Joondalup.
History
Joondalup station opened on 20 Decemb ...
, Warwick railway station
Warwick railway station serves the town of Warwick in Warwickshire, England. The station is served by Chiltern Railways (who manage the station), and also less frequently by West Midlands Trains. It is located around half a mile north of the ...
, Mirrabooka bus station
Mirrabooka bus station is a Transperth bus station in Mirrabooka approximately 12 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia. It has 12 stands and is served by 14 Transperth routes operated by Path Transit
Path Transit is an Australian bus ...
, and Ellenbrook. Train replacement buses operate on route 904.
References
External links
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Railway stations in Perth, Western Australia
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1993
Transperth railway stations in highway medians
Bus stations in Perth, Western Australia