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Morley–Ellenbrook Railway Line
The Ellenbrook line, known as the Morley–Ellenbrook line during construction, is a suburban railway line in Perth, Western Australia, which is operated by the Public Transport Authority as part of the Transperth system. The line branches from the Midland line at Bayswater station and heads north-north-west to serve five stations along a route to Ellenbrook. Ellenbrook line services continue west of Bayswater station alongside Midland and Airport line services to terminate at Perth station in the central business district. Land for a transit line to Ellenbrook was reserved in the 1990s during the first stages of the development of Ellenbrook as a "master planned community". A railway line to Ellenbrook was promised by both major political parties in the leadup to the 2008 state election, but it was cancelled by the newly-elected Liberal government after the election. After the Labor Party won the 2017 state election, the Ellenbrook line began planning as part of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonkin Highway
Tonkin Highway is an north–south highway and partial freeway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth Airport and Kewdale, Western Australia, Kewdale with the city's north-eastern and south-eastern suburbs. As of April 2020, the northern terminus is at the interchange with Brand Highway and Great Northern Highway in Muchea, Western Australia, Muchea, and the southern terminus is at Thomas Road in Oakford, Western Australia, Oakford. It forms the entire length of List of road routes in Perth, Western Australia#4, State Route 4, and connects to several major roads. Besides Brand Highway and Great Northern Highway, it also connects to Reid Highway, Great Eastern Highway, Leach Highway, Roe Highway, and Albany Highway. Planning for the route began in the 1950s, but the first segment between Wattle Grove, Western Australia, Wattle Grove and Cloverdale, Western Australia, Cloverdale was not opened until 1980. Over the next five years, the highway was extended north to Great East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
