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
LocationHelena Street, Midland
Coordinates31°53′30″S 116°00′05″E
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth
Line(s)     Midland line
Distance16.00 kilometres from Perth
Platforms3 (1 side, 2 bay)
Tracks6
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeMMD
Fare zone2
History
Opened8 October 1968
ElectrifiedYes
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 EastSelected 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. "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  12. "Indian Pacific timetable". Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions. 1 April 2019.
  13. Timetable N3. Transwa.
  14. Timetable N1. Transwa.
  15. Timetable N2. Transwa.
  16. Timetable GE2. Transwa.
  17. "Route 301". Bus Timetable 92 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 31 January 2016].
  18. "Route 314". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  19. "Route 315". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  20. "Route 313". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  21. "Route 323". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  22. "Route 324". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  23. "Route 325". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  24. "Route 326". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  25. "Route 327". Bus Timetable 86 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  26. "Route 36". Bus Timetable 109 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
  27. "Route 300". Bus Timetable 92 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 31 January 2016].
  28. "Route 304". Bus Timetable 89 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 8 October 2017].
  29. "Route 294". Bus Timetable 89 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 8 October 2017].
  30. "Route 297". Bus Timetable 89 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 8 October 2017].
  31. "Route 307". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  32. "Route 321". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  33. "Route 322". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  34. "Route 320". Bus Timetable 97 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  35. "Route 310". Bus Timetable 91 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  36. "Route 311". Bus Timetable 91 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  37. "Route 312". Bus Timetable 91 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  38. "Route 335". Bus Timetable 98 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 8 March 2020].
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