North Fremantle railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle line, 16.2 kilometres from Perth, serving the Fremantle suburb of North Fremantle.
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| Location | Stirling Highway, North Fremantle Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°01′48″S 115°45′06″E / 32.030054°S 115.751760°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transperth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Fremantle line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | FNF 99341 (platform 1) 99342 (platform 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 28 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–14 | 168,147 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe original North Fremantle station on the north side of Tydeman Street opened in 1881.[1]
The station and yard was linked to the Rocky bay railway, during the existence of the life of the branch line.[2] It was also linked to the Leighton marshalling yard, and the railway lines in the grounds of North Wharf of Fremantle Harbour.[3]
In 1964, a new station halt opened in conjunction with a new Fremantle Railway Bridge with the original site redeveloped as a diesel locomotive depot.[4] On 28 July 1991 as part of the electrification of the line, a new station opened 800 metres to the north also replacing Leighton station that was a further 700 metres further north.[5][6]
Services
editNorth Fremantle station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.[7][8]
North Fremantle station saw 168,147 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.[9]
Platforms
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| Stop | Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Destination | Notes |
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| 99341 | 1 | Fremantle | All stations, +S | Perth | |
| 99342 | 2 | Fremantle | All stations, +S | Fremantle |
Bus routes
edit| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
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| Stirling Highway (north bound) | 998 | CircleRoute clockwise via Stirling Highway[11] | Limited stops[11] |
| 107 | to Claremont Station via Victoria Street & Palmerston Street[12] | ||
| 906 | Rail replacement service to Perth station | ||
| Stirling Highway (south bound) | 999 | CircleRoute anti-clockwise via Stirling Highway[13] | Limited stops[13] |
| 107 | to Fremantle Station via Queen Victoria Street[12] | ||
| 906 | Rail replacement service to Fremantle station |
References
edit- ^ "Occasional Notes". The West Australian. 21 October 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ The Rocky Bay quarry and branch line was utilised for rock for the North Mole construction "Fremantle Harbour Works". The West Australian. Vol. 17, no. 4, 779. Western Australia. 1 July 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Fremantle: Victoria Quay and North Wharf". Western Mail. Vol. 52, no. 2, 674. Western Australia. 20 May 1937. p. 8 (Edition 2 : Pictorial section). Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Minchin, RS; Higham, GJ (1981). Robb's Railway Fremantle to Guildford Railway Centenary. Bassendean: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 37. ISBN 0-9599690-2-0.
- ^ Our History Public Transport Authority
- ^ History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
- ^ Fremantle Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
- ^ Understanding Australia's urban railways Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
- ^ "Question On Notice No. 4244 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Manual – Rail Access" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Route 998". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ a b "Route 107". Bus Timetable 31 (PDF). Transperth. 11 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
- ^ a b "Route 999". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
External links
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