Welshpool is an inner southeastern
suburb
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of
Perth
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, Western Australia, located mostly within the
City of Canning
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and partially within the
Town of Victoria Park.
The area is one of the main industrial areas of Perth, along with
Kewdale,
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,
Henderson,
Malaga,
O'Connor,
Canning Vale and
Osborne Park.
Welshpool is visually known for its three complexes of silo towers. These house storage of feed products for the poultry and agricultural industries.
Welshpool is a traditional
industrial suburb
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partly to the fact of its proximity to
Perth Airport
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and short distance to the
Perth central business district
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.
Welshpool is named after the town of
Welshpool
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in
Wales
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.
Transport
Welshpool was home to
Welshpool railway station; it was located on the
Armadale and
Thornlie lines.
In the twentieth century the railway station yard was connected to a number of active sidings, including in the second world war to a munitions factory, however by the 2000s all sidings had been removed.
Welshpool Station was closed on 20 November 2023 and demolished due to low patronage and the modernisation of the railway line.
Welshpool Station was not connected to bus routes, though routes 282 and 283 are located close by on Welshpool Road. Both these routes run from
Elizabeth Quay bus station to
Kalamunda bus station
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...
.
Bus
* 36
Cannington Station to
Airport Central Station – serves
Welshpool Road and Kewdale Road
* 51
Cannington Station to
Perth Busport – serves
Welshpool Road and
Orrong Road
* 280
Cannington Station to
High Wycombe Station – serves
Welshpool Road and
Orrong Road
* 282 and 283
Elizabeth Quay Bus Station to
Kalamunda Bus Station
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...
– serve Rutland Avenue,
Welshpool Road, Swansea Street and
Orrong Road
* 284
Curtin University Bus Station to Belmont Forum – serves Star Street and Kew Street
* 285
East Victoria Park
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Etymology
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to
Kewdale – serves
Orrong Road, Pilbara Street and Dowd Street
References
External links
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
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