Perth City Link

31°56′56″S 115°51′18″E / 31.949°S 115.855°E / -31.949; 115.855

Artist's impression of the Perth City Link, viewed from the north. Yagan Square is visible on the left, transitioning to the King Square precinct, with Perth Arena on the far right.

Perth City Link is an urban renewal and redevelopment project in Perth, Western Australia.

The project – bounded by the Mitchell Freeway, Wellington Street, the Horseshoe Bridge and Roe Street – is on land that was once the Perth/City railway yard and dedicated railway property west of Perth railway station. The land was used by the railways and reserved for their use, from the 1880s until the late 1990s. At the time of early proposals, much of the space was no longer required by the railway.[1][2]

The foundation project, involved sinking a small section of the Fremantle railway line, between the City and Northbridge and demolishing the old Wellington Street Bus Station. Underground rail, refurbishment and extension of Perth station and a new bus station, is allowing for redevelopment of the 13.5 hectares (33 acres) of surface land that has been reclaimed.[3] The rail works were completed in December 2013 and the Perth Busport opened in 2016.

  1. ^ Worley (Firm); Perth (W.A. : Municipality). Council (2003), Perth Yard railway lowering concept : Mitchell Freeway to Perth Central Station : report for preliminary design of option A, Worley, retrieved 3 June 2014
  2. ^ "A sinking vision for Perth rail.(Local)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 004, 6 March 2003, retrieved 3 June 2014
  3. ^ "Perth City Link: Reconnecting the City". Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. Retrieved 28 June 2012.