Kenwick railway station

Railway station in Perth, Western Australia

32°02′11″S 115°58′12″E / 32.036488°S 115.969942°E / -32.036488; 115.969942Owned byPublic Transport AuthorityOperated byTransperth Train OperationsLine(s)     Armadale lineDistance15.8 km (9.8 mi) from PerthPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConstructionStructure typeGroundAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone2HistoryOpened1914ElectrifiedYesPassengers2013–14148,340 Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Before closure
Beckenham
towards Perth
 Armadale line Maddington
towards Armadale
LocationMapLocation of Kenwick railway station

Kenwick railway station is located on the Transperth network. It is located on the Armadale Line, 15.8 kilometres from Perth Station serving the suburb of Kenwick. The station has been closed since 20 November 2023 as the Armadale line has been temporarily shut down for construction works.

History

Kenwick station opened in 1914.[1] In 1982–83, the platforms were extended.[2] The station closed on 31 March 2014 for a six-month upgrade.[3][4] It reopened on 27 October 2014.[5][6]

Opposite the station lies a connection to the Kwinana freight line.

Services

Kenwick station is served by Transperth Armadale Line services.[7]

The station saw 148,340 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[8]

Platforms

Track layout
Legend
2
1
Source[9]
Kenwick station platforms[10][11][12]
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99121 1 Armadale All stations, C Perth
99122 2 Armadale All stations, B, C Armadale

References

  1. ^ History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line Right Track
  2. ^ MetroBus (1998), MetroBus Annual Report 1997–1998, p. 55
  3. ^ Kenwick Station Temporary Closure Transperth
  4. ^ "Kenwick Station closed for major upgrade" Railway Digest May 2014 page 28
  5. ^ Kenwick Train Station to re-open after multi-million dollar upgrade WA Today 6 October 2014
  6. ^ Kenwick Station upgrade Public Transport Authority Archived 8 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Armadale/Thornlie Line Timetable Archived 25 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
  8. ^ "Question On Notice No. 4248 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Manual – Rail Access" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  10. ^ Farrell, Michael. "SmartRider". Metrodroid Wiki. GitHub. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Stops Near You (99121)". Transperth. Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Armadale/Thornlie Line Train Timetable" (PDF). Transperth. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

External links

Media related to Kenwick railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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