Byford railway station
Byford  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The platform of the Byford railway station in August 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Soldiers Road, Byford Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°13′30″S 116°00′25″E / 32.225°S 116.007°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transwa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | South Western | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Byford railway station is located on the South Western Railway in Western Australia. It serves the south-eastern Perth suburb of Byford.
History
[edit]The original Byford station was the terminus for selected services from Perth. It closed and was demolished in the late 1980s.
In the late 1990s, a new station was built as a calling place for The Australind.[1]
Armadale Line Extension
[edit]As part of Metronet, it has been announced that Transperth's Armadale Line service will be extended to a new station in Byford, approximately 400 metres north of Abernethy Road.[2][3][4] The station will include parking for up to 600 cars, a new bus interchange and a pedestrian connection across the rail line. Additionally, several level crossings along the rail between Armadale and Byford are being removed as part of the project, including Thomas Road in Byford which will be replaced with a road over rail bridge.[5][6] When the new station is completed the existing station will be permanently closed and likely demolished with Australind services instead using a new dedicated platform at the new Byford station.
References
[edit]- ^ Australind Timetable Archived 2017-06-15 at the Wayback Machine Transwa
- ^ Byford Rail Extension METRONET
- ^ Labor promises new Perth rail network WAtoday 16 December 2012
- ^ Opposition unveils extensive rail proposal The Sunday Times 16 December 2012
- ^ Byford Rail Extension fact sheet METRONET
- ^ "Byford Rail Extension". www.metronet.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Byford Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations gallery