Redcliffe is a suburb of

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, Western Australia, located in the City of Belmont local government area. The boundaries of the suburb are determined by the

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, Tonkin Highway and Epsom Avenue, Belmont, and the grounds of the

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which lie on the eastern edge of the suburb.In road-maps of post 2012, the airport is located in its own locality - ''Perth, Airport'' with a post code of 6105 - see maps 345 and 375 of The story of its name is ambiguous: while some claim it was named after steep red clay deposits that lined the banks of the Swan River when settlers first arrived, others claim that it was named after the ancestral home of an early settler. The suburb was once a single property near modern-day Water Street and the main house, "Nulsen Haven" still stands today. The local primary school was built in 1908 and at this time, Redcliffe had been transformed from one property into many small farms after being subdivided in 1897. Modern Redcliffe is a mix of residential, semi-industrial and retail buildings. It is 18 minutes from the Perth central business district and a short walk from the Swan River.

Transport

Redcliffe was previously only served by

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bus routes 39 between its terminus on Grand Parade and Elizabeth Quay bus station, and the high frequency route 935 between

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and Kings Park via the Belmont Forum Shopping Centre and

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, along with several other routes operating along the

. On the 9th of October 2022, the new

Redcliffe railway station Redcliffe railway station (officially Redcliffe Station) is a station for underground commuter rail services in Redcliffe, east of Perth, Western Australia. The station is one of three stations that were built as part of the Forrestfield– ...

opened as part of the Airport line. The station provides a rail link to

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to the east via

, and Claremont station to the west via Perth. It also resulted in changes for bus routes in the area. Route 935 was changed to terminate at Redcliffe Station instead of Perth Airport, while also operating a more direct route along Stanton Road instead of Johnson Street and Treffone Street. Route 39 was extended to operate to the railway station, serving the aforementioned streets instead of the 935. A new high frequency route, the 940, travels directly to the

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via the

along the north part of the suburb. Route 293 travels to High Wycombe railway station and provided a connection between Stanton Road and Great Eastern Highway via Epsom Avenue. Other services to the Redcliffe Train Station include the 290 and 291, which connect to Midland railway station, and the 292, which operates as a circular route to the Perth Airport Terminals 3 & 4 from Redcliffe Station to replace routes which previously travelled to the Airport such as the 935. This route is usually operated by buses equipped with luggage racks for passenger convenience.

References

{{City of Belmont suburbs Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Belmont