Ranford Road railway station

Ranford Road
Under construction in September 2024
General information
LocationRanford Road, Leeming
Australia
Coordinates32°04′32″S 115°53′45″E / 32.075491°S 115.895717°E / -32.075491; 115.895717 (Ranford Road Station) Edit this at Wikidata
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth
Line(s)     Thornlie line
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Bus stands14
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Under Construction
Nicholson Road
towards Perth
 Thornlie line Cockburn Central
Terminus
Location
Map
Location of Ranford Road railway station

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

The station will include a bus interchange with 14 stands,[2][3] and approximately 400 car parking spaces. Situated in a cutting 8.5 metres (28 ft) lower than Ranford Road, the station will be accessed from a precinct entry road off the proposed Jandakot Airport Eastern Link Road. Approximately 1,985 daily boardings are predicted at Ranford 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 29 minutes.

The station is situated approximately 200 metres (660 ft) east of the Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) operated by the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC), is adjacent to the northern boundary of the City of Canning Recycling and Waste Disposal Facility on the site of its former rubbish tip,[4] and is approximately 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the former Leeming rubbish tip.[5][6][7] There is a "significant history of odour complaints associated with the [nearby] RRRC since operations first commenced in early 2003,"[8]: 22  and as recently as 2016 it was "fined $50,000 for emitting unreasonable odours, and having to pay $130,000 in costs to" the Department of Environment Regulation after being convicted of "emitting an odour that unreasonably interfered with the welfare, convenience, comfort or amenity of a number of members of the Leeming residential community."[9] Despite being given an ultimatum 13 years ago of "six months to fix the odour issue or risk closure"[10] following years of complaints from the community and an action group formed by the community, and the SMRC having made "substantial improvements to its systems at the RRRC since 2012",[9] odour issues from the facility continue to impact on the surrounding population, and given that as recently as July 2024 the familiar stench was present in the Spudshed carpark in Jandakot it can be expected to be a problem for Ranford Road station.[citation needed]

History

A station at Ranford Road, referred to during planning as Canning Vale station, was first proposed as part of the planned Armadale line branch route of the Mandurah line.[11]: 45  This station was ultimately not constructed as the final route was altered to a different alignment.[12]: viii 

Construction of the station started in 2020.[2]

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 was late 2024.[13][14][15] In August 2022, it was announced that the Thornlie–Cockburn link had been delayed until mid-2025.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Thornlie-Cockburn Link". Metronet, Government of Western Australia. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ranford Road Station fact sheet" (PDF). METRONET. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ Acott, Kent (25 January 2017). "New $520m rail link between Thornlie and Cockburn". The West Australian. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. ^ GHD (June 2016). Public Transport Authority – Lots 302, 303 and 500 Ranford Road, Canning Vale – Preliminary Site Investigation (PDF). Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) (Report). Joondalup: Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. ^ Amalfi, Carmelo (18 July 2014). "Homes for old Leeming tip site". Fremantle Herald Interactive. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. ^ Corlett, Aaron (21 February 2019). "Leeming: City of Melville moves along with plans to develop John Connell Reserve". Melville Gazette. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  7. ^ "John Connell Reserve Master Plan Project". City of Melville. 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  8. ^ Sutton, Anthony (2010). Report to the Minister for Environment: Appeal Against Amendment of Licence L7799/2001/5 - Regional Resource Recovery Centre, Canning Vale (PDF). Office of the Appeals Convenor (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  9. ^ a b van Straalen, Pia (25 May 2016). "Southern Metropolitan Regional Council fined for emitting unreasonable odours". Canning Gazette. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  10. ^ Thomas, Beatrice (15 September 2011). "Smelly waste plant given closure threat". The West Australian. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  11. ^ "South West Metropolitan Railway Master Plan" (PDF). New MetroRail. March 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ de Kruijff, Peter (9 September 2021). "State projects delayed to ease pressure on 'hot' WA construction market". WAtoday. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.

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