Airport Central railway station

Airport Central
Large curved class building with metal supports
Exterior of Airport Central station
General information
LocationAirport Drive, Perth Airport
Western Australia
Australia
Coordinates31°56′39″S 115°58′29″E / 31.94403°S 115.97483°E / -31.94403; 115.97483 (Airport Central Station) Edit this at Wikidata
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth Train Operations
Line(s)     Airport line
Platforms1 island platform with 2 platform edges
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth17 metres (56 ft)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened9 October 2022
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Redcliffe
towards Perth or Claremont
Airport line High Wycombe
Terminus
Location
Map
Airport Central is located adjacent to the air traffic control tower at Perth Airport terminals one and two.

Airport Central railway station is an underground Transperth commuter railway station at terminals one and two of Perth Airport in Western Australia. The station is located on the Airport line and is one of three stations that were built as part of the Forrestfield–Airport Link project.

The contract for the Forrestfield–Airport Link, which consists of 8 kilometres (5 mi) of twin bored tunnels and three new stations, was awarded to Salini Impregilo and NRW Pty Ltd in April 2016. Construction on Airport Central station began in March 2017 following preparatory work. By January 2018, excavation was complete and, in May 2018, the two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) reached the station after tunnelling from High Wycombe. The TBMs left the station tunnelling north-west in July, and construction of the rest of the station started. As well as the station, a 280-metre (920 ft) elevated walkway was built by Georgiou Group, linking the station to the airport's terminal T1.

Originally planned to open in 2020, the line officially opened on 9 October 2022. It is served by trains every twelve minutes during peak hour and every fifteen minutes outside peak and on weekends and public holidays. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. The journey to Perth station takes eighteen minutes.