Armadale line

Armadale line
A Transperth B-series train at Cannington station
Overview
Other name(s)	Armadale Line (official)
Status	Partially closed
Owner	Public Transport Authority
Locale	Perth, Western Australia
Termini	Perth station (north) Armadale station (south)
Continues from	South Western Railway
Stations	21
Service
Type	Suburban rail
System	Transperth
Operator(s)	Transperth Train Operations
Depot(s)	Claisebrook railcar depot
Rolling stock	Transperth A-series trains, Transperth B-series trains
Ridership	3,878,183 (year to June 2024)
History
Opened	22 May 1893 (22 May 1893)
Technical
Line length	30.4 km (18.9 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Signalling	Fixed block signalling
Train protection system	Automatic train protection
Route map Legend km Yanchep Line / Fremantle Line 00.0 Perth 00.0 Mandurah Line Barrack Street Bridge Perth Siding Moore Street crossing (closed) 00.9 McIver Lord Street flyover 01.3 Claisebrook 00.0 Airport Line / Midland Line 00.0 Claisebrook depot Airport Line / Midland Line East Parade flyover River siding Goongoongup Bridge Victoria Park Drive 3.2 Perth Stadium 04.8 Burswood Great Eastern Highway Victoria Park turnback 06.0 Victoria Park (former) 06.2 Victoria Park 06.5 Lathlain Millers crossing Archer St/Mint St crossing 07.4 Carlisle 08.2 Oats Street Oats Street crossing Welshpool Road crossing 09.5 Welshpool Leach Highway flyover Hamilton Street crossing 11.4 Queens Park Wharf Street crossing 12.2 Cannington Gerard Street flyover Cannington siding Beckenham Substation Neutral section 13.8 Beckenham William Street crossing 00.0 Thornlie spur 00.0 Thornlie spur Neutral section Thornlie Spur only Roe Highway 00.0 Kwinana Railway Kenwick Link Canning River Spencer Road 17.0 Thornlie Nicholson Road Nicholson Road Ranford Road Ranford Road Wanaping Road crossing Thornlie–Cockburn Link   15.8 Kenwick 00.0 Kenwick Junction Austin Avenue crossing 17.7 Maddington Canning Park Racecourse Kelvin Road crossing Albany Highway crossing Stokely station Jenna Bidi Bridge over Canning River Fremantle Road crossing Main Street crossing 21.0 Gosnells Dorothy Street crossing 21.2 Gosnells (former) Verna Street crossing (closed) 22.6 Seaforth Tonkin Highway flyover Lake Road crossing (closed) 25.9 Kelmscott Denny Avenue crossing (closed) Davis Road 27.4 Challis Streich Avenue crossing 28.1 Sherwood Armadale Road crossing Third Avenue crossing 30.1 Armadale Armadale Siding Extent of electrification Church Ave crossing Byron Road crossing Eleventh Road crossing Thomas Road Larsen Road crossing Abernerthy Road crossing 37.6 Byford under construction South Western Railway Railways in Perth Airport Armadale Fremantle Mandurah Midland Thornlie Yanchep List of Transperth stations This diagram: view talk edit

The Armadale line is a partially-closed suburban railway service in Perth, Western Australia, operated by the Public Transport Authority as part of the Transperth system. The Armadale line is 30.4 kilometres (18.9 mi) long, and starts at Perth station, heading south-east of there to serve Perth's south-eastern suburbs, terminating at Armadale station. Since November 2023, the line has been closed from Victoria Park station to Armadale for the Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal Project and Byford extension.

The Armadale line originated from suburban services along the South Western Railway in the 1890s. Suburban services were extended over the first half of the 20th century to eventually reach Armadale station. Diesel services commenced in 1954, which allowed for the opening of more stations closer together. Electrification occurred in the early 1990s, and in 2005, the Thornlie line opened as a branch of the Armadale line south of Beckenham. Since 20 November 2023, the Armadale line between Victoria Park and Armadale stations has been shut down for 18 months. The line is expected to re-open in mid-2025.

Before the shutdown, Armadale line services ran at four trains per hour during the day, rising to seven trains per hour during peak. Armadale line trains typically stopped at all stations between Armadale and Cannington and skipped most stations between Cannington and Perth, with the exception of Oats Street, Claisebrook, and McIver stations. Thornlie line trains instead stopped at all stations between Cannington and Perth. Transperth A-series trains are mainly used. The Armadale and Thornlie lines received 3,878,183 boardings in the 2023–24 financial year.