Elizabeth Quay railway station

Elizabeth Quay railway station, formerly known as Esplanade station, serves the southern end of Perth's central business district including Elizabeth Quay and the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. It is part of the Transperth network.

Elizabeth Quay
Station in December 2007
Location	Mounts Bay Road, Perth Australia
Coordinates	31°57′24″S 115°51′20″E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Line(s)	Joondalup line      Mandurah line
Distance	0.6 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus transfer at Elizabeth Quay
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	REE 99611 (platform 1) 99612 (platform 2)
Fare zone	1 /
History
Opened	15 October 2007
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Esplanade (2007–2016)
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	11,860 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station through to Mandurah line Joondalup line All, K, W Perth towards Whitfords, Clarkson or Butler Perth Terminus Mandurah line All, K, W Canning Bridge towards Cockburn Central, Rockingham or Mandurah

History

Elizabeth Quay (Esplanade) Station was built as part of the New MetroRail project.[2] Construction began in 2004[3] with the station opening under the name Esplanade station on 15 October 2007, as the terminus of the Joondalup line.[4][5] On 23 December 2007, the Mandurah line opened and through services commenced.[6] On 31 January 2016, Esplanade station and the Esplanade Busport were renamed to Elizabeth Quay railway station and Elizabeth Quay Bus Station at an estimated combined cost of $700,000. The opposition Labor Party criticised the costs given the state's poor finances.[7]

Services

Elizabeth Quay station is served by Transperth Joondalup and Mandurah line services.[8][9]

Platforms

Elizabeth Quay station has the following platform configuration:

[3009] Elizabeth Quay station platforms

Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
99611	1	Joondalup	All stations	Butler	Services continue through Perth underground onto Joondalup Line[8]
			K	Clarkson
			W	Whitfords	Whitfords shuttle peak hour-Weekdays only[8]
99612	2	Mandurah	All stations	Mandurah	[9]
			K	Rockingham	[9]
			W	Cockburn Central	W-pattern shuttle peak time weekdays only[9]

Transport links

Bus transfers are available at the adjoining Elizabeth Quay Bus Station, including the Blue CAT. Ferry transfers are available at Elizabeth Quay nearby.

References

1. "Welcome to Seaforth — the loneliest train station on the Perth rail network". ABC. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
2. Esplanade Station New MetroRail
3. William Street (South) closes Monday April 19 to begin Esplanade station works Transperth 15 April 2004
4. Perth CBD's first underground train station in operation ABC News 15 October 2007
5. Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2008 Public Transport Authority
6. 1500 take first railway trip to Mandurah The West Australian 23 December 2007
7. Kagi, Jacob (16 December 2015). "WA Government attacked for costly renaming of Elizabeth Quay bus and train station". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC News. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
8. Joondalup Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
9. Mandurah Line timetable Archived 28 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016

External links

• Station map New MetroRail