Butler railway station

Butler railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is the current terminus of the Joondalup line, 40.7 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Butler.

For the station in Boston, Massachusetts, see Butler station (MBTA).

Butler
Northbound view in September 2014
Location	Butler Boulevard, Butler Australia
Coordinates	31°38′11″S 115°42′02″E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Line(s)	Joondalup line
Distance	40.7 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 (2 side)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	891
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	JBR 99901 (platform 1) 99902 (platform 2)
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	21 September 2014
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station Clarkson towards Elizabeth Quay Joondalup line Terminus Planned extension Clarkson towards Elizabeth Quay Joondalup line Alkimos towards Yanchep

Plans are underway to extend the Joondalup Line further north to Yanchep with construction set to commence in 2019 and be completed by 2021. The plan includes the construction of three stations, Alkimos, Eglinton, and Yanchep, as well as a 13.8 kilometre principal shared path and a bus stowage depot at Alkimos.[1]

History

Construction of the station in the suburb of Butler commenced in 2011, with the station opened on 21 September 2014 by Premier Colin Barnett and Minister for Transport Dean Nalder.[2][3][4][5] The station is 7.5 kilometres north of Clarkson station, the previous terminus of the Joondalup line.[6][7]

The station is a futuristic-looking building, which also incorporates a bus station, and has parking for 930 cars. Other major infrastructure on the project included bridges over the rail tracks at Landbeach Boulevard, Benenden Avenue and Butler Boulevard.[2]

Some nearby residents experienced excessive vibrations when trains passed their homes for the first year after trains started running.[8][9] Subsequent rail grinding in the years following construction has relieved almost all vibration issues.

Services

Butler station is served by Transperth Joondalup line services.[10]

Platforms

[1452] Butler station platforms

Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
99901	1	Joondalup	All station, A	Perth Underground
99902	2	Joondalup	All stations	Perth Underground

Bus routes

Butler station is served by the following Transperth bus routes

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[26894] Stand 1	480	to Clarkson station via Marmion Avenue[11]
	482	to Clarkson station via Santa Barbara Parade & Marmion Avenue[12]
[26895] Stand 2	483	to Clarkson station via Merriwa[13]
[26896] Stand 3	484	to Clarkson station via Ridgewood[14]
[26897] Stand 4 – Set down	904	Rail replacement service to Perth station
[26898] Stand 5	490	to Two Rocks via Marmion Avenue & Yanchep[15]
	491	to Yanchep via Marmion Avenue *service to extend to future Yanchep train station by 2021[16]
[26899] Stand 6	483	to Alkimos via Hollington Boulevard *service to extend to future Alkimos train Station by 2021[13]
	484	to Alkimos via Benenden Avenue[14]

References

1. "Yanchep Rail Extension fact sheet" (PDF). Metronet. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
2. Butler station opens Public Transport Authority
3. Extended northern railway: Butler station to open today Perth Now 21 September 2014
4. Butler train station and rail extension opens ABC News 21 September 2014
5. "The Butler Rail Extension Opening" Railway Digest November 2014 pages 32-34
6. "Joondalup Line Extension". Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
7. "Perth's Joondalup Railway to be Extended". Railway Technology. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
8. "Train Troubles". Nine News Perth. 20 September 2014.
9. "Train Pain". Nine News Perth. 12 October 2014.
10. Joondalup Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
11. "Route 480". Bus Timetable 85 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
12. "Route 482". Bus Timetable 85 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
13. "Route 483". Bus Timetable 78 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
14. "Route 484". Bus Timetable 78 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
15. "Route 490". Bus Timetable 83 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 3 February 2019].
16. "Route 491". Bus Timetable 83 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 3 February 2019].

External links

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