Yanchep railway station is a proposed station on the

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, Western Australia that is being delivered as part of the

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Yanchep rail extension project. It will be located approximately north of the current terminus of the line at

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, in the northern Perth suburb of

Yanchep Yanchep is an outer coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, north of the Perth CBD. It is a part of the City of Wanneroo local government area. Originally a small crayfishing settlement, it was developed by entrepreneur Alan Bond in the 1 ...

. Construction of the station began in December 2021, and . The station will include a bus interchange with 14 weather-protected stands with its flexible design meaning buses can drop passengers either internally to the bus station or externally near commercial development. The station also will hold approximately 1000 parking bays, with a dedicated passenger drop-off area. The station will be situated east of

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and will be accessed off the future Toreopango Avenue, as part of the Yanchep City Centre development developed by the Yanchep Beach Joint Venture. Approximately 11,032 daily boardings are predicted at Yanchep Station in 2031. The station will have two platforms. Services to will be provided by

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, with the journey to take approximately 49 minutes. At the 2021–22 State Budget, it was announced that the Yanchep rail extension had been deferred by 12 months, as a result of Western Australia's skills

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. This was alongside the deferment of 15 other state government infrastructure projects. The revised opening date is . Foundation works on the station began in December 2021.

References

External links

Yanchep Rail Extension website page
for Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep stations. Proposed railway stations in Perth, Western Australia Yanchep {{WesternAustralia-railstation-stub