Subiaco railway station
Railway station in Perth, Western Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Subiaco railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network in Western Australia. It is located on the Fremantle line and Airport line, 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) from Perth station serving the suburbs of Subiaco and Wembley.
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 Subiaco station at ground level, August 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Subiaco Square Road, Subiaco Western Australia Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°56′41″S 115°49′26″E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Public Transport Authority | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Airport line Fremantle line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) from Perth | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1883 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 9 December 1998 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 975,390 | |||||||||||||||
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History
Summarize
Perspective
Original station and yard
Subiaco station opened in 1883.[1] The station closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored.[2] Up until the 1980s there was a freight receiving depot at this station, and a third platform.
Signal Cabin was opened in 1923, closed in 1990 and preserved at Bennett Brook Railway in 1999.[3][4]
From 1 May 1895 to 30 June 1982, Subiaco station was staffed by a station master.[5]
Sinking of railway
As part of the Subi Centro project, 900 metres (980 yd) of rail line was replaced by a tunnel and the station was rebuilt underground. Nine companies expressed interest in the construction contract. In July 1996, Multiplex, John Holland, Thiess Contractors, and a joint venture between Transfield Holdings and Barclay Mowlem were invited to tender for the contract,[6] which closed in February 1997.[7] Multiplex was named the preferred tenderer in May 1997[8] and awarded the $34.4 million contract the following month. Construction began immediately; tunnelling was scheduled to begin mid-July 1997.[7]
On 27 February 1998, a 10-by-1.2-metre (32.8 ft × 3.9 ft) concrete roof slab for the tunnel, which weighed 5 tonnes (5.5 tons), fell down. No one was hurt as the workers nearby were on a lunch break.[9][10] From the evening of 4 December to the early morning of 9 December 1998, the Fremantle line was closed so that the line could be diverted through the tunnel.[11] The new station opened at the end of that shutdown,[12] but it was officially opened on 12 December 1998 by Premier of Western Australia Richard Court.[13][14]
The station shelter and elevated signal cabin from the old station were restored and relocated to the Bennett Brook Railway in Whiteman Park in 2000, with the signal cabin being used as a control centre for the Bennett Brook Railway.[15][16]
Until the opening of Perth Underground station in October 2007, Subiaco station was the only underground railway station in Perth.[citation needed]
From 2034, Subiaco station's platforms are planned to be extended to the east to accommodate six-car trains.[17]
Services
Subiaco station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.[18][19]
Since 10 October 2022, the station has received Airport line services.[20][21]
Subiaco station saw 975,390 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.[22]
Platforms
Bus routes
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
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| Subiaco Square Road | 95 | to Bob Hawke College | |
| 95 | to Glendalough Station via Bob Hawke College and Harborne Street[23] | ||
| 97 | to University of Western Australia[24] | ||
| Roberts Road | 28 | to East Perth via Wellington Street[25] | |
| 906 | Rail replacement service to Perth station | ||
| Hay Street | 28 | to Claremont station via Mount Claremont[25] | |
| Station Street | 906 | Rail replacement service to Fremantle station |
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