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The Fremantle Railway Bridge was converted to dual gauge. [4] [9] A marshalling yard was built at Robbs Jetty. In 1966, the eastern railway metropolitan passenger services were curtailed to terminate at Midland. Plaque commemorating the closure of the Fremantle line at Perth station in 1979
The first railway to open in the Perth area was the Eastern Railway, which opened in 1881 between Fremantle to Guildford via Perth, forming the modern-day Fremantle and Midland lines. This was later extended past Midland and suburban services were extended to Midland in 1904 and 1905. The South Western Railway was opened between Perth and ...
This is a route-map template for the Fremantle line, a Transperth line in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The route, currently managed by Arc Infrastructure, is double-track line for almost its entire length and dual gauge (1,435 mm or 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in standard gauge and 1,067 mm or 3 ft 6 in narrow gauge) between East Perth and Avon Yard; tracks are narrow gauge-only at its western end through to Fremantle and standard gauge-only at its eastern ...
Fremantle (/ ˈ f r iː m æ n t əl /) (Nyungar: Walyalup) is a port city in Western Australia located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for Fremantle is Freo. [1]
Roe Highway offers a controlled access route between the Kwinana Freeway, east of Jandakot, east of Fremantle, and Midland. There is a plan to extend Roe Highway, Perth's southern half of its ring road, towards Fremantle via overpasses and a tunnel. If the extension is approved, it will become Perth's only toll road.
The Eastern Railway was the first railway to be constructed in the Perth metropolitan area. It travelled from Fremantle to Guildford via Perth and opened in 1881. [9] It was first proposed in 1871 following the success of railways in Sydney and Melbourne. [10]
Fremantle station is the terminus of Transperth's Fremantle line, with frequent services to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Fremantle station saw 1,481,023 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.