Kwinana railway station

Kwinana station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Mandurah line, 32.9 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of The Spectacles.

Kwinana
Station entrance in December 2007
LocationSulphur Road, The Spectacles
Australia
Coordinates32°14′06″S 115°50′34″E
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth
Line(s)     Mandurah line
Distance32.9 kilometres from Perth
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Bus routes4
Bus stands5
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeRKA
99681 (platform 1)
99682 (platform 2)
Fare zone4
History
Opened23 December 2007
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station
Aubin Grove
towards Perth
 Mandurah line
All, K
 Wellard
towards Rockingham or Mandurah

History
The in-station decoration

Kwinana was originally served by a station on the Fremantle line. However passenger services ceased in the 1960s, with the line closed in 1973.[1] The current Kwinana station opened along with the rest of the Mandurah line on 23 December 2007.[2][3][4]

Although named Kwinana, the current station is actually located in The Spectacles, a few kilometres east of Kwinana which has the Kwinana freight line passing through it, has never had a passenger service.

Services

Kwinana station is served by Transperth Mandurah line services.[5]

Platforms
[3054] Kwinana station platforms
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99681 1 Mandurah All stations Perth Underground
99682 2 Mandurah All stations, K Mandurah

Bus routes

The interchange contains a bus station providing the following services:

Stop Route Destination / description Notes
[23798] Stand 1 540 to Kwinana Hub bus station via Orelia[6]
909 Rail replacement service to Perth station
[23799] Stand 2 541 to Wellard station via Sulphur Road[7]
[23800] Stand 3 542 to Wellard station via Chisham Avenue[8]
[23801] Stand 4 543 to Kwinana Hub bus station via Parmelia[9]
School Specials
[23802] Stand 5 – Set down 909 Rail replacement service to Mandurah station
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References
  1. Railway (Coogee-Kwinana Railway) Discontinuance Act 1973 Parliament of Western Australia
  2. Kwinana New MetroRail
  3. History of Stations on the Mandurah Line Right Track
  4. Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2008 Public Transport Authority
  5. Mandurah Line Timetable Archived 28 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
  6. "Route 540". Bus Timetable 124 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  7. "Route 541". Bus Timetable 124 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  8. "Route 542". Bus Timetable 124 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  9. "Route 543". Bus Timetable 124 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
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