Midland
End of line view in July 2014
General information
LocationHelena Street, Midland
Coordinates31°53′30″S 116°00′05″E / 31.891605°S 116.001399°E / -31.891605; 116.001399
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth
Line(s)     Midland line
Distance16.00 kilometres from Perth
Platforms3 (1 side, 2 bay)
Tracks6
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeMMD
Fare zone2
History
Opened8 October 1968
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2013-141,125,120[1]
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Woodbridge
towards Perth
 Midland line Terminus
Preceding station Transwa Transwa Following station
Terminus AvonLink Toodyay
towards Northam
East Perth
Terminus
 MerredinLink Northam
towards Merredin
Prospector Toodyay
towards Kalgoorlie
Location
Map
Location of Midland railway station

Midland railway station is the terminus of the Midland line in Perth. Western Australia. It is operated by Transperth and is connected with the feeder bus services that utilise the adjacent bus terminal in Midland.

History

Midland station was opened on 8 October 1968 by Minister for Transport & Railways Ray O'Connor as a replacement for Midland Junction station when the main Eastern Railway was being converted to dual gauge.[2][3]

It originally had four narrow gauge platform faces, three terminating and one through. A separate platform was provided for the standard gauge line 150 metres away. One of the terminating lines was lifted in the 1990s and in February 2001, the through line converted to dual gauge allowing The Prospector to call at the main station.[4]

Redevelopment

In the 2010s the former Midland Redevelopment Authority (MRA) had advocated the relocation of the station east to be in line with Cale Street, the site of the original Midland Junction station.[5][6] The MRA also desired an extension of the Midland line to Bellevue, which would take on a primarily park and ride function, to allow for land around Midland station to be redeveloped. There have been previous attempts to extend the line to Bellevue.[7]

As part of Metronet, Midland Station will be demolished and replaced with a new station located between Helena and Cale streets.[8] The relocation of the station was required to accommodate the extension to Bellevue, where a new railcar manufacturing facility is located.[9][10] A multi-storey car park with over 600 bays and a 12 stand bus interchange will be built at the location of the current station.[11] As part of the project, the level crossing at Helena Street will close and will be replaced with a new crossing at Cale Street.[12]

Construction began on 23 July 2023.[13][14]

Platforms and services

The station has a single through standard gauge side platform served by Transwa's AvonLink, MerredinLink and Prospector services,[16][17] and two narrow gauge bay platforms used by Transperth Midland line services.

The station saw 1,125,120 Transperth passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[1]

Midland station platforms[18][19][20][21]
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
95026 1 Prospector Kalgoorlie
MerredinLink Merredin Merredin services stop at several stations between Northam and Merredin
AvonLink Northam Northam services also stop at Toodyay
99531 2 Midland All stations Perth
99532 3 Midland All stations Perth

Bus routes

Stop Route Destination / description Notes
Stand 1 811 Geraldton via Northam and Mullewa[22]Transwa services
879, GPE1 Kalbarri or Geraldton via Eneabba[23]
891, 851 Geraldton via Moora[24]
EP3, EP5 Esperance via Kulin or via Hyden[25]
Stand 2 301 to Midland Health Campus[26]
901 Rail replacement service to Perth
Stand 3 314 Jane Brook Circular (clockwise) via Talbot Road and Morrison Road[27]
315 Stratton Circular (clockwise) via Blackadder Road and Morrison Road[28]
Stand 4 313 to Jane Brook via Morrison Road, Talbot Road and Jane Brook Drive[29]
323 to Swan View via Morrison Road, Innamlncka Road and Welbourn Road[30]
324 Jane Brook Circular (anti-clockwise) via Morrison Road and Talbot Road[31]
325 Stratton Circular (anti-clockwise) via Morrison Road and Blackadder Road[32]
326 Midvale Circular (anti-clockwise) via Victoria Parade[33]
327 to Swan View via Morrison Road and Blanchard Road[34]
Stand 5 277 to High Wycombe Station via Midland Road and Newburn Road[35]
278 to High Wycombe Station via Abernethy Road and Wittenoom Road[36]
300 Midland Gate Circular (anti-clockwise)[37]
Stand 6 290 to Redcliffe Station via Great Eastern Highway[38]
291 to Redcliffe Station via Serpentine Drive and Barker Road[39]
Stand 7 307 to Kalamunda bus station via Military Road and Helena Valley[40]
321 to Glen Forrest via Great Eastern Highway, Old York Road, Hillsden Road and Ryecroft Road[41]Selected trips extend to Mundaring
322 to Glen Forrest via Koongamia, Coulston Road and Ryecroft Road[42]Selected trips deviate via Hillsden Road or extend to Mundaring
Stand 8 320 to Mundaring via Great Eastern Highway, Old York Road and Strettle Road[43]Selected trips extend to Sawyers Valley or further to Chidlow)
328 to Chidlow via Great Eastern Highway, Old York Road, Parkerville, Stoneville and Keane Street EastSelected trips extend to Wooroloo or further to Wundowie
684 to Crown Perth, Burswood
School Specials
Stand 9 310 to Upper Swan via Hamersley Street and Great Northern Highway[44]
311 to Bullsbrook via Hamersley Street and Great Northern Highway[45]
312 Baskerville Circular (clockwise) via Lefroy Avenue and Campersic Road[46]
335 to Ellenbrook Town Centre via Great Northern Highway, West Swan Road and Henley Brook Bus Station[47]

References

  1. ^ a b "Question On Notice No. 4247 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Our History". Public Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ "History of stations on the Midland line" (PDF). Righttrack WA. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Way and Works". Australian Railway History. No. 76. Australian Railway Historical Society. 2 April 2001. pp. 156–158.
  5. ^ Future vision for Midland city centre unveiled Archived 26 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Midland Redevelopment Authority 8 September 2014
  6. ^ Station move planned in Midland's future vision Archived 26 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine inmycommunity.com 14 October 2014
  7. ^ "Hansard". Western Australia Legislative Assembly. 3 April 1996. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  8. ^ "New Midland Station". METRONET. 23 November 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Site chosen for METRONET's Midland Station relocation". Government of Western Australia. 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  10. ^ "$160m to be spent replacing 51-year-old Midland train station amid City of Swan's 'rise and rise'". The West Australian. 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  11. ^ "New Midland Station fact sheet" (PDF). METRONET. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  12. ^ "New Midland Station project overview". METRONET. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Joint media statement - Construction starts on the New Midland Station". Media Statements. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  14. ^ Clarke, Tim (23 July 2023). "Start of major works on new $330 million train station in Midland, wielded by Roger Cook and Rita Saffioti". The West Australian. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Manual – Rail Access" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  17. ^ Farrell, Michael. "SmartRider". Metrodroid Wiki. GitHub. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Stops Near You (99531)". Transperth. Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Midland Line Train Timetable" (PDF). Transperth. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Midland Stn Transwa Midland". OpenMobilityData. 14 September 2022. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  21. ^ Timetable N3. Transwa.
  22. ^ Timetable N1. Transwa.
  23. ^ Timetable N2. Transwa.
  24. ^ Timetable GE2. Transwa.
  25. ^ "Route 301". Bus Timetable 95 (PDF). Transperth. 26 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  26. ^ "Route 314". Bus Timetable 87 (PDF). Transperth. 27 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  27. ^ "Route 315". Bus Timetable 87 (PDF). Transperth. 27 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  28. ^ "Route 313". Bus Timetable 87 (PDF). Transperth. 27 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  29. ^ "Route 323". Bus Timetable 87 (PDF). Transperth. 27 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  30. ^ "Route 324". Bus Timetable 87 (PDF). Transperth. 27 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  31. ^ "Route 325". Bus Timetable 87 (PDF). Transperth. 27 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  32. ^ "Route 326". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. 26 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  33. ^ "Route 327". Bus Timetable 87 (PDF). Transperth. 27 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  34. ^ "Route 277". Bus Timetable 110 (PDF). Transperth. 12 January 2024 [effective from 4 February 2024].
  35. ^ "Route 278". Bus Timetable 110 (PDF). Transperth. 12 January 2024 [effective from 4 February 2024].
  36. ^ "Route 300". Bus Timetable 92 (PDF). Transperth. 22 January 2018 [effective from 31 January 2016].
  37. ^ "Route 290". Bus Timetable 111 (PDF). Transperth. 28 August 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].
  38. ^ "Route 291". Bus Timetable 111 (PDF). Transperth. 28 August 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].
  39. ^ "Route 307". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. 16 January 2024 [effective from 4 February 2024].
  40. ^ "Route 321". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. 16 January 2024 [effective from 4 February 2024].
  41. ^ "Route 322". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. 16 January 2024 [effective from 4 February 2024].
  42. ^ "Route 320". Bus Timetable 97 (PDF). Transperth. 26 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  43. ^ "Route 310". Bus Timetable 91 (PDF). Transperth. 26 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  44. ^ "Route 311". Bus Timetable 91 (PDF). Transperth. 26 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  45. ^ "Route 312". Bus Timetable 91 (PDF). Transperth. 26 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].
  46. ^ "Route 335". Bus Timetable 98 (PDF). Transperth. 26 April 2023 [effective from 12 June 2023].

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