Mt Lawley railway station, Perth

Mt Lawley is a Transperth train station 3.2km from Perth railway station, in Western Australia, on the Midland Line. Mt Lawley is one of the only stations on the Transperth Trains network with dual-gauge tracks.Clarifyme These tracks are used to carry the standard gauge Indian Pacific trains along with narrow-gauge Transperth trains.

History

The station was built in 1907, and was demolished and rebuilt in 1968. Originally called Fenians Crossing, the original station was positioned on the embankment between the subway andwhere the current station is located. [cite web
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Location

Mt Lawley station is located on the eastern edge of Mt Lawley, about 300m from the Swan River. The railway's right of way lies between two major roads, Railway Way and Whatley Crescent. There is one access point on each of these roads to the station, meeting on the western end of the platform at a ramp that leads down to the boarding area. [ [http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=%2b5PgxtKkluU%3d&tabid=61&mid=673 Mt Lawley station layout] "Transperth Trains" Retrieved 2008-04-20] Guildford Road is located approximately 150m from the station, providing direct road access to central Perth as well.

Platforms

Two service patterns on the Midland Line serve Mt Lawley station: all stations and B. All stations trains run locally from Perth to Midland. B-pattern trains operate locally from Perth to Bayswater and then run express, stopping at Bassendean and Midland stations afterwards.

All trains to Perth during off-peak hours are all station trains operating at 15 minute intervals. [http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablePDFs/Midland%20Line%2020071224.pdf Midland line timetable] "Transperth Trains" Retrieved 2008-04-20] During peak hours, B trains run at sporadic frequencies; at times they can be six minutes apart whilst other times there is up to a 19 minute wait between trains.

Transperth Platforms
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