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The original North Fremantle station on the north side of Tydeman Street opened in 1881. [1] The station and yard was linked to the Rocky bay railway, during the existence of the life of the branch line. [2] It was also linked to the Leighton marshalling yard, and the railway lines in the grounds of North Wharf of Fremantle Harbour. [3]
North Fremantle is situated on a peninsula, with the Indian Ocean bounding the west side and the Swan River the east side. On the north side it is separated from the suburb of Mosman Park by McCabe Street. North Fremantle has one train station, located on Stirling Highway, which provides train services into Fremantle and Perth city. There are ...
The Transperth rail network is owned and operated by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government agency. [1] [2] It has 83 stations and eight lines which radiate out from the central station of Perth. The lines are the Airport, Armadale, Ellenbrook, Fremantle, Mandurah, Midland, Thornlie, and Yanchep lines. [3]
The Transperth train system consists of eight lines: the Airport, Armadale, Ellenbrook, Fremantle, Mandurah, Midland, Thornlie, and Yanchep lines; and 94 stations. Train services have operated since 1881. The Transperth bus system has over 1,499 buses and 51 bus stations, 38 of which are interchanges at railway stations.
The first Fremantle railway station, 1881 North-east view with an A series train at Platform 3 in December 2005. The original Fremantle station opened in Cliff Street on 1 March 1881 as the terminus of the Eastern Railway to Guildford via Perth.
During 1990, work commenced on building a new North Fremantle station, 800 metres (870 yd) north of its original location, which opened for service on 28 July 1991. Leighton station, which was 700 metres (770 yd) further north, was demolished during the electrification of the line. Regular electric services started in September 1991.
Fremantle railway station at Cliff Street (1881–1907), demolished upon the construction of the new Fremantle railway station at Market St. [1] East Fremantle (1881–1907), rebuilt 1886, removed upon the construction of the new Fremantle railway station at Market St. [2] [3] [4]
A notable feature of Perth's urban rail network is that a significant portion of it operates in the median of freeways, with dedicated bus-train interchanges and extensive Park & Ride (P&R) facilities provided at certain stations. [2] [3] Passengers arrive on feeder buses or use P&R and transfer to trains at train stations. These system design ...