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MerredinLink

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MerredinLink
A MerredinLink train at East Perth in January 2015
Overview
Service typePassenger train
StatusOperational
LocaleWestern Australia
First serviceJune 2004
Current operator(s)Transwa
Ridership6,039 (year to June 2022)
Route
TerminiEast Perth
Merredin
Distance travelled261 kilometres
Average journey time3 hours 15 minutes
Service frequency3 per week
Line(s) usedEastern
Eastern Goldfields
Technical
Rolling stockWEA/WEB railcar
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map
Map

The MerredinLink is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between East Perth and Merredin.

History

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The MerredinLink was introduced in June 2004 when the AvonLink from East Perth was extended from Northam to Merredin on three days a week.[1][2]

In August 2013, Transwa announced that the MerredinLink would cease with The Prospector to make additional stops.[3][4] However in December 2013 the service was given a reprieve.[5][6]

In May 2014, it was announced that the service would continue until at least June 2017.[7] To release rolling stock for an enhanced AvonLink service, in December 2014 the MerredinLink was reduced to a Wednesdays only service.[8] From July 2017 it resumed operating three times a week.[9] As at June 2022, it operates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.[10]

Rolling stock

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The MerredinLink is operated by a two-carriage WEA/WEB railcar.[11]

Ridership

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The MerredinLink had 6,039 passengers in the year leading up to June 2022.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ AvonLink and MerredinLink Transwa
  2. ^ Easy to train for Avon Descent Avon Advocate 18 July 2016
  3. ^ AvonLink and MerredinLink Service Changes Transwa
  4. ^ Transwa cancels AvonLink train service Archived 7 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine WA Today 20 August 2013
  5. ^ The State Government has backflipped on its decision to scrap the AvonLink train service Archived 17 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine ABC News 3 December 2013
  6. ^ AvonLink train service will stay open until mid-2014 after community outrage Archived 5 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Perth Now 3 December 2013
  7. ^ AvonLink Trial Receives Go Ahead Shire of Toodyay 8 May 2014
  8. ^ New AvonLink services start today Archived 29 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Transport 1 December 2014
  9. ^ AvonLink train service to be saved Archived 29 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Transport 1 June 2017
  10. ^ Our fleet Archived 29 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Authority
  11. ^ "Public Transport Authority Annual Report 2021-22" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 2022. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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