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Swan View, Western Australia
Swan View is an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government areas are the City of Swan and the Shire of Mundaring. It is from Perth in the Perth Hills on the edge of the Darling Scarp, just to the west of the John Forrest National Park, east of Roe Highway and north of the Great Eastern Highway. The Brown Park community recreation ground is the location of the long-standing annual Swan View Agricultural Show. Transport The railway station of Swan View was the important control point for traffic through and around the Swan View Tunnel until it closed on 13 February 1966. Today, Swan View is served by Transperth buses from Midland, operated by the Public Transport Authority, while the ''Avonlink''/''Prospector'' railway line to Northam and beyond runs along Swan View's western edge. Bus * 313 Jane Brook to Midland Station – serves Talbot Road and Morrison Road * 314 Midland Station to Midland Station – Clockwise Circular Route, serves Talbot R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Midland
Midland is an Electoral districts of Western Australia, electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia. The district is located in the eastern suburbs of Perth. Midland has been held by the Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch), Labor since its creation, however it was retained by Labor at the 2013 Western Australian state election, 2013 election by 23 votes, which made it the most marginal seat in the Western Australian parliament during the 2013–2017 term. Geography Midland is based in the outer eastern suburbs of Perth. It includes the communities of Bellevue, Western Australia, Bellevue, Boya, Western Australia, Boya, Greenmount, Western Australia, Greenmount, Guildford, Western Australia, Guildford, Hazelmere, Western Australia, Hazelmere, Helena Valley, Western Australia, Helena Valley, Jane Brook, Western Australia, Jane Brook, Koongamia, Western Australia, Koongamia, Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Forrest National Park
John Forrest National Park is a national park in the Darling Scarp, east of Perth, Western Australia. Proclaimed as a national park in November 1900, it was the first national park in Western Australia. Name As early as 1898, the land was reserved for conservation and recreation. Two years later, it was named ''Greenmount National Park''. It was still being identified as ''National Park'' in the late 1930s, and it was not until 1947 that the name change occurred to commemorate Sir John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia. Location The park is on the edge of the Darling Scarp east of Perth, north of the Great Eastern Highway. To the west is the suburb of Swan View, with Pechey Road as a natural western boundary. To the south of the Great Eastern Highway the suburbs adjacent are Darlington, Western Australia, Darlington and Glen Forrest. To the east is Hovea, Western Australia, Hovea. History It was bisected by the Eastern Railway (Western Australia), Eastern Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Railway (Western Australia)
The Eastern Railway is the main railway route between Fremantle railway station, Fremantle and Northam railway station, Western Australia, Northam in Western Australia. It opened in stages between 1881 and 1893. The line continues east to Kalgoorlie as the Eastern Goldfields Railway. It is part of the Sydney–Perth rail corridor, interstate standard gauge railway between Perth and the rest of Australia. Initial section The first sod of the Fremantle-Guildford Railway was turned by Harry Ord, Governor Ord at Guildford, Western Australia, Guildford on 3 June 1879. The event coincided with the celebration of the Golden Jubilee, 50th anniversary of the settlement of Western Australia. The alignment of this first section of the railway has remained generally unchanged since it opened on 1 March 1881 and now forms part of Transperth's Fremantle railway line, Fremantle Line and Midland railway line, Perth, Midland Line. Notable changes to this section include: * Electrification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morrison Road
Morrison Road is a major road that runs through the suburbs of Woodbridge, Midland, Midvale and Swan View, in the east of Perth, Western Australia. It connects with other major roads and highways including Roe Highway Roe Highway is a limited-access highway and partial freeway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Kewdale with the city's north-eastern and south-western suburbs. The northern terminus is at Reid Highway and Great Northern Highway in Midd ..., Lloyd Street, Great Northern Highway and Great Eastern Highway. It also plays a major role in bringing in traffic into the Midland city centre. With sections of the road originally named Woodbridge Terrace and Boundary Road, the road was later given the one name of Morrison Road after James Morrison, who was responsible for subdividing land along the southern side of the road in 1897. The section west of Great Northern Highway is part of National Route 1. It connects the route from that highway to G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northam, Western Australia
Northam is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers. It is the largest town and regional centre in the Avon Valley region of the Central Wheatbelt. It is located approximately 97 kilometres (60 miles) north east of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. At the time of the 2021 census, Northam had a population of 6,679. History The area around Northam was first explored in 1830 by a party of colonists led by Ensign Robert Dale, and subsequently founded in 1833. It was named by Governor Stirling, probably after a village of the same name in Devon, England. Almost immediately it became a point of departure for explorers and settlers who were interested in the lands which lay to the east. This initial importance declined with the growing importance of the nearby towns of York and Beverley, but the arrival of the railway made Northam the major departure point for prospectors and miners heading ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prospector (train Service)
''The Prospector'' is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between East Perth and Kalgoorlie. On this service, two trains depart almost at the same time in opposite directions. One travels between East Perth and Kalgoorlie, the other between Kalgoorlie and East Perth with crew changeover occurring in Merredin. The original vehicles ordered in 1968 for trains providing this service were replaced in 2004 with vehicles capable of reducing journey times to 6 hours 45 minutes. History With the standard gauge line from Perth to Kalgoorlie due to open in mid-1969, the Western Australian Government Railways decided to replace '' The Kalgoorlie'' overnight sleeper service with a daylight service. The new service commenced on 29 November 1971, cutting the journey time from fourteen to eight hours. With an average speed of , it was the fastest service in Australia. Stops *East Perth * Midland * Toodyay * Northam * Meckering * Cunderdin * Tammin * Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avonlink
The ''AvonLink'' is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between Midland railway station, Perth, Midland and Northam railway station, Western Australia, Northam. History The consideration of revitalising passenger services in 1993 saw the ''Avonlink Ministerial Committee'' formed by Minister for Transport Eric Charlton. The first ''AvonLink'' service departed Northam railway station, Western Australia, Northam for East Perth railway station, East Perth on 24 September 1995, and was significant, as it was the first new country passenger rail service in Western Australia for 47 years.AvonLink and MerredinLink Transwa From July 2001, the Perth terminus moved from East Perth to Midland railway station, Perth, Midland where a connection is mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Transport Authority (Western Australia)
The Public Transport Authority (PTA) is a statutory authority that oversees the operation of all public transport in Western Australia. History The Public Transport Authority was formed on 1 July 2003 in accordance with the ''Public Transport Authority Act 2003'' as the body overseeing the provision of public transport in Western Australia. It operates bus, ferry and train services in Perth under the Transperth brand, regional road coach and train services in regional Western Australia under the Transwa brand and manages school bus services.Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2015 Public Transport Authority Services The Public Transport Authority runs many services. They are: *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland Railway Station, Perth
Midland railway station is the terminus of the Midland line in Perth. Western Australia. It is operated by Transperth and is connected with the feeder bus services that utilise the adjacent bus terminal in Midland. History Midland station was opened on 8 October 1968 by Minister for Transport & Railways Ray O'Connor as a replacement for Midland Junction station when the main Eastern Railway was being converted to dual gauge. It originally had four narrow gauge platform faces, platform 1 at the southern side allowed through-running for regional services, while platforms 2-4 were terminating tracks. In the 1990s, the track was removed from platform 4 at the northern side. Initially, a separate platform was provided for the standard gauge line approximately 150 metres away to the west. From 18 February 2001, the through-running platform 1 was converted to dual gauge to allow '' The Prospector'' (and other future standard gauge trains) to call at the main station. Redevelopm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transperth
Transperth is the public transport system for Perth and surrounding areas in Western Australia. It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation, and consists of train, bus and ferry services. Bus operations are contracted out to Swan Transit, Path Transit and Transdev. Ferry operations are contracted out to Captain Cook Cruises. Train operations are done by the PTA through their Transperth Train Operations division. The Transperth train system consists of eight lines: the Airport, Armadale, Ellenbrook, Fremantle, Mandurah, Midland, Thornlie–Cockburn, and Yanchep lines; and 85 stations. Train services have operated since 1881. The Transperth bus system has over 1,499 buses and 51 bus stations, 38 of which are interchanges at railway stations. Buses have operated under private operators from 1903; these private operators were bought out by the Metropolitan Transport Trust starting in 1958. Contracting out the bus operations bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan View Tunnel
The Swan View Tunnel is a former railway tunnel located on the southern side of the Jane Brook valley in the outer Perth suburb of Swan View in the John Forrest National Park on the edge of the Darling Scarp. After its closure as a railway tunnel, it reopened as part of the John Forrest Heritage Trail, a rail trail. Prior to the construction of tunnels and the sinking of the Subiaco railway station in 1999, the Swan View Tunnel was the only tunnel on the Western Australian railway network. Construction Swan View Tunnel was built on an alignment which replaced the original Eastern Railway passing through Smiths Mill, (now Glen Forrest), and Mundaring. The project to build the new line, including the Swan View Tunnel, was managed by the Western Australian Government Railways Engineer-in-Chief, O'Connor. The tunnel was erroneously stated in contemporary reporting to be 13 chains long, which is . Modern authorities give the length as . Inspection of open source aerial image ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan View Railway Station
Swan View railway station, Perth was a railway station of significance on the Eastern Railway in Western Australia. In all working timetables during the operation of this line, the station was the point of control for the Swan View Tunnel. The Bellevue to Chidlow railway line involved the encounter with the Darling Scarp requiring extra power for the up line, and considerable extra caution for the up and down lines. The station master's house was adjacent to the station. Due to the volume of traffic passing through, various accidents were regular either at the station or in the vicinity, also being near the tunnel, some tunnel related accidents were reported with the station as context. The station was closed in 1966 at the time of the Avon Valley rail route being opened, and the old Eastern Railway route became superfluous to Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) needs. For almost 50 years the major curve between this railway station and the Swan View Tunnel was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
