North Fremantle railway station

North Fremantle railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle line, 16.2 kilometres from Perth, serving the Fremantle suburb of North Fremantle.

North Fremantle
General information
Location	Stirling Highway, North Fremantle Australia
Coordinates	32°01′48″S 115°45′06″E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Line(s)	Fremantle line
Distance	16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) from Perth
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	FNF 99341 (platform 1) 99342 (platform 2)
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1881
Rebuilt	28 July 1991
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2013–14	168,147
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station Victoria Street towards Perth Fremantle line Fremantle Terminus Former services Leighton towards Perth Fremantle line Fremantle Terminus
Location Location of North Fremantle railway station

History

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]

In 1964, a new station halt opened in conjunction with a new Fremantle Railway Bridge with the original site redeveloped as a diesel locomotive depot.^[4] On 28 July 1991 as part of the electrification of the line, a new station opened 800 metres to the north also replacing Leighton station that was a further 700 metres further north.^[5][6]

Services

North Fremantle station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.^[7][8]

North Fremantle station saw 168,147 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.^[9]

Platforms

Track layout
Legend
1 2
Source[10]

North Fremantle station platforms

Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
99341	1	Fremantle	All stations, +S	Perth
99342	2	Fremantle	All stations, +S	Fremantle

Bus routes

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
Stirling Highway (north bound)	998	CircleRoute clockwise via Stirling Highway[11]	Limited stops[11]
	107	to Claremont Station via Victoria Street & Palmerston Street[12]
	906	Rail replacement service to Perth station
Stirling Highway (south bound)	999	CircleRoute anti-clockwise via Stirling Highway[13]	Limited stops[13]
	107	to Fremantle Station via Queen Victoria Street[12]
	906	Rail replacement service to Fremantle station

References

1. "Occasional Notes". The West Australian. 21 October 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
2. The Rocky Bay quarry and branch line was utilised for rock for the North Mole construction "Fremantle Harbour Works". The West Australian. Vol. 17, no. 4, 779. Western Australia. 1 July 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Fremantle: Victoria Quay and North Wharf". Western Mail. Vol. 52, no. 2, 674. Western Australia. 20 May 1937. p. 8 (Edition 2 : Pictorial section). Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Minchin, RS; Higham, GJ (1981). Robb's Railway Fremantle to Guildford Railway Centenary. Bassendean: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 37. ISBN 0-9599690-2-0.
5. Our History Public Transport Authority
6. History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
7. Fremantle Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
8. Understanding Australia's urban railways Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
9. "Question On Notice No. 4244 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
10. "Manual – Rail Access" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
11. "Route 998". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
12. "Route 107". Bus Timetable 31 (PDF). Transperth. 11 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
13. "Route 999". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].

External links

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