Armadale railway line, Perth

The Armadale Line is a suburban railway line in Perth, Australia. It runs through Perth's south-eastern suburbs and connects Perth and Armadale.

The Thornlie Line is a spur line connecting with the Armadale Line before Kenwick. It was built between 2004 to 2005 and opened on 7 August 2005. Trains to Thornlie run on the Armadale Line between Perth and Beckenham stations.

History

The Armadale line was opened on 2 May, 1889. The original stations were Perth, Kelmscott and Armadale. Cannington and Welshpool opened later in 1897 and 1898 respectively. [http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/scripts/viewarticle.asp?NID=1820 PTA History at a glance, 1830 to 1900] ]

The following stations then opened:
*Rivervale, opened in 1906 (later renamed Burswood) [http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/scripts/viewarticle.asp?NID=1821 PTA History at a glance, 1901 to 1950] ]
*Mint Street in 1912 (renamed Carlisle in 1919)
*Queens Park on April 16, 1912
*Victoria Park on September 22, 1922
*Seaforth on May 4, 1948
*Lathlain on May 2, 1959 (now closed) [http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/scripts/viewarticle.asp?NID=1822 PTA History at a glance, 1951 to 1975] ]
*Beckenham in 1968/9
*Challis on October 29, 1973
*Belmont Park on December 22, 1978 [http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/scripts/viewoverview_contact.asp?NID=1823 PTA History at a glance, 1976 to 2000] ]

In September 1991 the line commenced electrified operation. [http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/scripts/viewarticle.asp?NID=1824 PTA History at a glance, 2001 to Present] ]

Between 2004 and 2005, Armadale, Carlisle and Gosnells were upgraded to provide better facilities to passengers and provide better access between trains and buses. Lathlain station was closed on February 3, 2003 as part of the project.

The latest station, Thornlie, was opened on August 7, 2005. The station is built on a spur line of the Armadale Line.

Between 1992 and August 8 2005, trains on the Armadale line continued through Perth to the Joondalup line. In 2004 new railcars were introduced, which became exclusive to the Joondalup line. Consequently, from 2005, Armadale Line trains no longer ran through Perth to other lines.

Kelmscott is currently being upgraded under the public transport authority's 'Building Better Stations Program'. It is due to open around the end of september. [ [http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/scripts/viewarticle.asp?NID=1324 Kelmscott Station ] ] Victoria Park station upgrades are now finished. The station opened on the 20th of July 2007. [ [http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/ServiceUpdates/ServiceChanges/tabid/132/newsid568/650/Default.aspx Service Changes ] ]

Train Stations

During peak hour times on weekdays, some train stations are non-stopped for faster commutes. The Armadale line also runs express trains during the weekdays, and even on weekends. This is the only line where expresses are run in non-peak hour times.

*Red denotes city stations.
*Yellow denotes Armadale line stations.
*Black denotes terminuses.

topping Patterns

* All - all stops to Armadale
* T - all stops to Thornlie "(this route excludes Beckenham)"
* B - all stops to Armadale, except Burswood, Victoria Park, Carlisle, and Welshpool. "(this route excludes Thornlie, to Armadale only)."
* C - all stops to Claisebrook, express to Oats Street, express to Cannington, then all stops to Armadale "(excluding Thornlie)"

* R - pattern deviations to All and T patterns to stop at Belmont Park.

Old Stopping Patterns

* D - all stops to Armadale, except Beckenham, Seaforth, Challis, and Sherwood. "(this route was replaced by pattern E on 8 August 2005, this route excluded Thornlie)."
* E - all stops to Claisebrook, express to Cannington, express to Kenwick, then all stops to Armadale except Seaforth, Challis, and Sherwood. "(this route was deprecated on 20 August 2006)"

ee also

*Transperth
*Transperth Trains
*List of Perth railway stations

Notes