Midland railway station, Perth

Midland railway station is the terminus of the Midland line in Perth. Western Australia. It is operated by Transperth and is connected with the feeder bus services that utilise the adjacent bus terminal in Midland.

Midland
Eastbound view in July 2014
Location	Helena Street, Midland
Coordinates	31°53′30″S 116°00′05″E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Line(s)	Midland line
Distance	16.00 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	3 (1 side, 2 bay)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	MMD
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	8 October 1968
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station Woodbridge towards Perth Midland line Terminus Preceding station Transwa Following station Terminus AvonLink Toodyay towards Northam East Perth Terminus MerredinLink Toodyay towards Merredin Prospector Toodyay towards Kalgoorlie

History

Midland station was opened on 8 October 1968 by Minister for Transport & Railways Ray O'Connor as a replacement for Midland Junction station when the main Eastern Railway was being converted to dual gauge.[1][2]

It originally had four narrow gauge platform faces, three terminating and one through. A separate platform was provided for the standard gauge line 150 metres away. One of the terminating lines was lifted in the 1990s and in February 2001, the through line converted to dual gauge allowing The Prospector to call at the main station.[3]

Redevelopment

In the 2010s the Midland Redevelopment Authority (MRA) had advocated the relocation of the station east to be in line with Cale Street, the site of the original Midland Junction station.[4][5] The MRA also desired an extension of the Midland line to Bellevue, which would take on a primarily park and ride function, to allow for land around Midland station to be redeveloped. There have been previous attempts to extend the line to Bellevue.[6]

In 2018 Western Australia's Metronet project announced that the Government would receive a Project Definition Plan in late 2018 with the project's proposed details to enable an investment decision.[7][8] In January 2020 it was announced that the current train station will be demolished and replaced with a new station located between Helena and Cale Streets. The relocation of the station was required to accommodate the extension to Bellevue, where a new railcar manufacturing facility will also be built. The new station is expected to be completed in late 2022 or mid-2023.[9][10]

Platforms and services

The station has a single through standard gauge side platform served by Transwa's AvonLink, MerredinLink and Prospector services,[11][12] and Journey Beyond's Indian Pacific[13] and two narrow gauge bay platforms used by Transperth Midland line services.

[2815] Midland station platforms

Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
Prospector		Kalgoorlie
MerredinLink / AvonLink		Merredin	Merredin services stop at several stations between Northam and Merredin
		Northam	Northam services also stop at Toodyay
99531	2	Midland	All stations, A, B, P	Perth
99532	3	Midland	All stations, A, B, P	Perth

Bus routes

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[95185] Stand 1	811	Geraldton via Northam and Mullewa[14]	Transwa services
	879, GPE1	Kalbarri or Geraldton via Eneabba[15]
	891, 851	Geraldton via Moora[16]
	EP3, EP5	Esperance via Kulin or via Hyden[17]
[14619] Stand 2	301	to Midland Health Campus[18]
[14620] Stand 3	314	Jane Brook Circular (clockwise) via Talbot Road and Morrison Road[19]
	315	Stratton Circular (clockwise) via Blackadder Road and Morrison Road[20]
	905	Rail replacement service to Perth
[14621] Stand 4	313	to Jane Brook via Morrison Road, Talbot Road and Jane Brook Drive[21]
	323	to Swan View via Morrison Road, Innamlncka Road and Welbourn Road[22]
	324	Jane Brook Circular (anti-clockwise) via Morrison Road and Talbot Road[23]
	325	Stratton Circular (anti-clockwise) via Morrison Road and Blackadder Road[24]
	326	Midvale Circular (anti-clockwise) via Victoria Parade[25]
	327	to Swan View via Morrison Road and Blanchard Road[26]
[14622] Stand 5	36	to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station via Great Eastern Highway[27]
	300	Midland Gate Circular (anti-clockwise)[28]
	304	to Rosehill via Serpentine Drive and Waterhall Road[29]	Selected trips extend to Hillvew Village
[14623] Stand 6	294	to Westfield Carousel via Maida Vale, High Wycombe, Forrestfield, and Cannington station[30]
	297	to Kalamunda bus station via Maida Vale and Gooseberry Hill Road[31]
[14624] Stand 7	307	to Helena Valley via Military Road[32]
	321	to Glen Forrest via Great Eastern Highway, Old York Road, Hillsden Road and Ryecroft Road[33]	Selected trips extend to Mundaring
	322	to Glen Forrest via Koongamia, Coulston Road and Ryecroft Road[34]	Selected trips deviate via Hillsden Road or extend to Mundaring
[14625] Stand 8	320	to Mundaring via Great Eastern Highway, Old York Road and Strettle Road[35]	Selected trips extend to Sawyers Valley or further to Chidlow)
	328	to Chidlow via Great Eastern Highway, Old York Road, Parkerville, Stoneville and Keane Street East	Selected trips extend to Wooroloo or further to Wundowie
	684	to Crown Perth, Burswood
		School Specials
[27376] Stand 9	310	to Upper Swan via Hamersley Street and Great Northern Highway[36]
	311	to Bullsbrook via Hamersley Street and Great Northern Highway[37]
	312	Baskerville Circular (clockwise) via Lefroy Avenue and Campersic Road[38]
	335	to Ellenbrook Town Centre via Great Northern Highway, West Swan Road and Henley Brook Bus Station[39]

References

1. "Our History". Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
2. "History of stations on the Midland line" (PDF). Righttrack WA. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
3. "Way and Works". Australian Railway History. No. 76. Australian Railway Historical Society. 2 April 2001. pp. 156–158.
4. Future vision for Midland city centre unveiled Midland Redevelopment Authority 8 September 2014
5. Station move planned in Midland's future vision Archived 26 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine inmycommunity.com 14 October 2014
6. "Hansard". Western Australia Legislative Assembly. 3 April 1996. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
7. "Midland Station Project". Western Australia Government Metronet project. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
8. "Midland train station to be demolished as part of plans to extent railway to Bellevue". The West Australian. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
9. "Site chosen for METRONET's Midland Station relocation". Government of Western Australia. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
10. "$160m to be spent replacing 51-year-old Midland train station amid City of Swan's 'rise and rise'". The West Australian. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
11. "AvonLink and MerredinLink Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
12. "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
13. "Indian Pacific timetable". Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions. 1 April 2019.
14. Timetable N3. Transwa.
15. Timetable N1. Transwa.
16. Timetable N2. Transwa.
17. Timetable GE2. Transwa.
18. "Route 301". Bus Timetable 92 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 31 January 2016].
19. "Route 314". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
20. "Route 315". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
21. "Route 313". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
22. "Route 323". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
23. "Route 324". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
24. "Route 325". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
25. "Route 326". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
26. "Route 327". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
27. "Route 36". Bus Timetable 109 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
28. "Route 300". Bus Timetable 92 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 31 January 2016].
29. "Route 304". Bus Timetable 89 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 8 October 2017].
30. "Route 294". Bus Timetable 89 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 8 October 2017].
31. "Route 297". Bus Timetable 89 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 8 October 2017].
32. "Route 307". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
33. "Route 321". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
34. "Route 322". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
35. "Route 320". Bus Timetable 97 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
36. "Route 310". Bus Timetable 91 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
37. "Route 311". Bus Timetable 91 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
38. "Route 312". Bus Timetable 91 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
39. "Route 335". Bus Timetable 98 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 8 March 2020].

External links

• Media related to Midland railway station at Wikimedia Commons