Murdoch railway station

Murdoch railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Mandurah line, 13.8 kilometres (8.6 mi) from Perth station inside the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway serving the suburb of Murdoch.

Murdoch
Southbound view in July 2012
Location	Kwinana Freeway, Murdoch Australia
Coordinates	32°03′58″S 115°51′02″E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Line(s)	Mandurah line
Distance	13.8 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Bus routes	20
Bus stands	12
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	RMU 99651 (platform 1) 99652 (platform 2)
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	23 December 2007
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	7,969 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station Bull Creek towards Perth Mandurah line All, K Cockburn Central towards Rockingham or Mandurah Mandurah line W Cockburn Central Terminus

History

Art work from the south-west carpark in December 2007

Northbound view of station building from the Kwinana Freeway in December 2007

Southbound view of station from Kwinana Freeway in December 2007

Southbound view in December 2007

Murdoch Station opened along with the rest of the Mandurah line on 23 December 2007. Murdoch is currently the busiest station utilised on the line with extremely high patronage.[2][3][4]

Services

Murdoch Station is served by Transperth Mandurah line services.[5]

Platforms

[3036] Murdoch station platforms

Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
99651	1	Mandurah	All stations	Perth Underground
99652	2	Mandurah	All stations	Mandurah
			K	Rockingham
			W	Cockburn Central	W-pattern shuttle peak time weekdays only

Transfers

Bus transfers are available on the concourse level. The bus station is situated on a bridge structure extending over the Kwinana Freeway and railway station.[2] Traffic signals at both ends of the bridge include a bus phase.

Bus routes

Stands 1–6

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[23707] Stand 1	510	to Booragoon bus station via Murdoch Drive[6]
	511	to Fremantle station via Winterfold Road[7]
[23708] Stand 2	512	to Spearwood via Coolbellup[8]
	513	to Fremantle station via Samson[9]
[23709] Stand 3	503	to Bull Creek station via Winthrop Drive[10]
	504	to Bull Creek station via Jackson Avenue[11]
	505	to Bull Creek station via Dean Road[12]
[23710] Stand 4	998	CircleRoute to Fremantle station via Kardinya[13]	Limited stops[13]
[23711] Stand 5	204, 205, 206, 207	to Murdoch University[14][15][16][17]
[23712] Stand 6 – Set down	909	Rail replacement service to Perth station

Stands 7–12

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[23713] Stand 7	208	to Cannington station via Bannister Road & Nicholson Road[18]
	517	to Thornlie station via Furley Road, Balfour Street & Spencer Road[19]
	518	to Cockburn Central station via Wright Road, Harrisdale & Piara Waters[20]
	519	to Armadale station via Southacre Drive, Nicholson Road & Armadale Road[21]
[23714] Stand 8	204	to Maddington station via Warton Road[14]
	205	to Maddington station via Bridge Road[15]
[23715] Stand 9	206	to Cannington station via Fraser Road North[16]
	207	to Thornlie station via Nicholson Road & Yale Road[17]
[23716] Stand 10	999	CircleRoute to Fremantle station via Southlands Boulevarde & Curtin University bus station[22]	Limited stops[22]
[23717] Stand 11	514	to Cockburn Central station via Bibra Drive[23]
	515	to Jandakot via Berrigan Drive[24]
	516	to Southlands Boulevarde via Leeming[25]
[23718] Stand 12 – Set down	909	Rail replacement service to Mandurah station

References

1. "Welcome to Seaforth — the loneliest train station on the Perth rail network". ABC. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
2. Murdoch 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 510". Bus Timetable 35 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
7. "Route 511". Bus Timetable 37 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
8. "Route 512". Bus Timetable 37 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
9. "Route 513". Bus Timetable 37 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
10. "Route 503". Bus Timetable 47 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
11. "Route 504". Bus Timetable 47 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
12. "Route 505". Bus Timetable 47 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
13. "Route 998". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
14. "Route 204". Bus Timetable 1 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
15. "Route 205". Bus Timetable 1 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
16. "Route 206". Bus Timetable 18 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
17. "Route 207". Bus Timetable 18 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
18. "Route 208". Bus Timetable 18 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
19. "Route 517". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
20. "Route 518". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
21. "Route 519". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
22. "Route 999". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
23. "Route 514". Bus Timetable 116 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
24. "Route 515". Bus Timetable 117 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
25. "Route 516". Bus Timetable 117 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].

External links

• Media related to Murdoch railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Station map New MetroRail