Esplanade railway station, Perth

Esplanade Station is a below ground railway station located in the CBD of Perth, Western Australia. Situated parallel to William Street, it features integrated bus services at the neighbouring Esplanade Busport. It is served by a north-south railway line, the southern part of which is the interburban Mandurah Line and the northern part of which is the urban Joondalup Line. Through services operate between these lines, connecting Esplanade Station to the Perth Underground station, less than 1km away, the neighboring southern city of Mandurah and the northern suburb of Clarkson. The station provides access to the Perth Water portion of the Swan River, as well as St. Georges Terrace and Mounts Bay Road. On 2007-10-15, it was opened as part of the New MetroRail project and became the terminus of the Joondalup Line. On 2007-12-23, the rest of the Mandurah Line was opened and the through services [http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablePDFs/Joondalup%20Line%2020071014.pdf] . The station lacks bins, except for a single small bin outside the station.

Platforms

Esplanade station has the following platform configuration:

Transperth Platforms
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p1stop=All stations
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p1notes= Most services continue to Joondalup Line
p2name=2
p2linecolor=white
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p2stop=All stations, C, K, W
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p2notes=Shuttle weekdays only

Transfers

Bus transfers are available at the adjoining Esplanade Busport. Ferry transfers are available at the nearby Barrack Street Jetty.

Photo gallery

Construction photo gallery

Others

External links

* [http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/ New MetroRail website]
* [http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/Default.aspx?tabid=114 Esplanade Station, New MetroRail website]
* [http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/Default.aspx?tabid=177 Esplanade construction works, New MetroRail]
* [http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Images/Works/Southern%20Suburbs/Stations/Artist%20Impressions/Artist%20Impression%20-%20Esplanade.jpgArtist impression of Esplanade Station]