Fremantle railway line, Perth

Fremantle Line is a suburban railway line in Perth, Australia. It runs through Perth's western suburbs and connects Perth and Fremantle.

History

The line was the first suburban railway line in Perth, opening on March 1, 1881. It originally operated as the Eastern Railway and ran between Fremantle and Guildford through Perth. Throughout the 1880s, the line was extended to Chidlow and then to Clackline, York and Northam.

Fremantle was also the location of the first railway workshops for the Western Australian Government Railways. They were re-located in Midland Railway Workshops in 1904.

In 1966, the stations in the Avon Valley were closed and Midland became the new terminus. Railway services on the Fremantle line then closed on September 1, 1979 during the Court Liberal government. It re-opened on July 29, 1983 due to a change in Government.Fact|date=October 2008

During 1990 work commenced on building a new North Fremantle platform 1km north of its original location; on July 28, 1991, the rebuilt North Fremantle opened. The Leighton Beach Train Station, that was 300m further north, was demolished during the upgrade of the rail line from diesel to electric as there needed to be further distances between stations.Fact|date=October 2008

There were several stations south of Fremantle Station, including The Esplanade (19.8 km), Success Harbour (20.9 km) South Beach (22.0 km), and Spearwood, but all are now closed, with Spearwood being demolished.Fact|date=October 2008

tations

During peak periods, trains omit some stops.

*Red denotes city stations.
*Blue denotes Fremantle line stations.
*Black denotes terminus.

topping Patterns

* All - all stops to Fremantle.
* A - stops at City West and Subiaco, express to Claremont, then all stops to Fremantle.
* B - all stops to Claremont, express to Fremantle.
* H - "(To Perth)" departs from Daglish, all stops to Perth.
* H - "(To Fremantle)" all stops to Subiaco.
* K - all stops to Fremantle except Karrakatta and Swanbourne.
* L - all stops to Fremantle except Loch Street and Grant Street.
* S - pattern deviations to All, A, and B patterns to stop at Showgrounds. When this pattern runs, K and L patterns do not operate, and Loch Street and Grant Street stations are not used.

chool Special Services

*E - "(To Perth only)" Stops at Fremantle, all stations from Mosman Park to Claremont, then at Shenton Park, West Leederville, City West and Perth.
* P - "(To Perth)" Stops at Fremantle and Perth.
* S - "(To Perth)" All stops to Claremont, then Shenton Park, Subiaco, City West and Perth.

* P - "(To Fremantle)" Departs from Shenton Park, running all stations to Fremantle.
* S - "(To Fremantle)" Stops at Perth, City West, West Leederville, Subiaco, Shenton Park, Claremont, Swanbourne, Cottesloe, and Fremantle.

ee also

*Transperth
*Transperth Trains
*List of Perth railway stations