Nicholson Road railway station

Nicholson Road
General information
LocationNicholson Road, Canning Vale
Australia
Coordinates32°03′40″S 115°56′05″E / 32.061239°S 115.934844°E / -32.061239; 115.934844 (Nicholson Road Station) Edit this at Wikidata
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth
Line(s)     Thornlie line
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Bus stands7
ConnectionsBus
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Under Construction
Thornlie
towards Perth
 Thornlie line Ranford Road
towards Cockburn Central
Location
Map
Location of Nicholson Road railway station

Nicholson Road railway station[1] is an under-construction station on the Thornlie line in Perth, Western Australia as part of Metronet. It is planned to open in 2025.

The station will include a bus interchange with 7 stands,[2] and 1,000 car parking spaces.[3] The station will be at-grade, with pedestrian and bicycle access from a new shared path along Canna Drive or via the Nicholson Road underpass, and vehicle and bus access from Tulloch Way and Panama Street.[3] Approximately 2,350 daily boardings are predicted at Nicholson Road railway station in 2031. Services to Perth and Cockburn Central will be provided by Transperth Trains, with the journey to Perth to take approximately 26 minutes. It is 28 minutes to Perth via the Mandurah line.

History

A station at Nicholson Road was first planned as part of the proposed Armadale line branch route of the Mandurah line.[4]: 45  This station was ultimately not constructed as the final route was altered to a different alignment.[5]: viii 

Construction of the station started in 2020,[3] with first trains expected to run in mid-2025.[6]

At the 2021–22 State Budget, it was announced that the Thornlie–Cockburn link had been deferred by 12 months, as a result of Western Australia's skills shortage. This was alongside the deferment of 15 other state government infrastructure projects. The revised opening date is late 2024.[needs update][7][8][6] In August 2022, it was announced that the Thornlie–Cockburn link had been delayed until 2025.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Thornlie-line". Metronet. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ Acott, Kent (25 January 2017). "New $520m rail link between Thornlie and Cockburn". The West Australian. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Nicholson Road Station fact sheet" (PDF). METRONET. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. ^ "South West Metropolitan Railway Master Plan" (PDF). New MetroRail. March 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Perth Urban Rail Development Project – Supplementary Master Plan" (PDF). Transperth. August 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2003. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Projects adjusted to deliver a strong economy for the long term". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  7. ^ de Kruijff, Peter (9 September 2021). "State projects delayed to ease pressure on 'hot' WA construction market". WAtoday. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  8. ^ Clarke, Jenna (9 September 2021). "Metronet projects, including Thornlie-Cockburn link and Yanchep train line, will be delayed by 12-months". The West Australian. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  9. ^ "All aboard: date set for opening of METRONET Forrestfield-Airport Link". Media Statements. 16 August 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.