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The South Western Railway was opened between Perth and Bunbury in 1893. Suburban services initially ran as far as Cannington, but were extended over the following decades to reach Armadale station by the 1950s to form the Armadale line. [5] Initially served by steam trains, diesel railcars began running on 28 November 1954.
From 2031, peak frequencies on the Yanchep line are planned to reach 18 trains per hour, which will be made possible by C-series trains having three doors per car, which reduces dwell times compared to B-series trains, and the communications-based train control signalling upgrade.
Transperth is the public transport system for Perth and surrounding areas in Western Australia.It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation, and consists of train, bus and ferry services.
B-series and C-series trains are the main rolling stock used on the Mandurah line, with A-series trains formerly commonly used as well. Trains run at a fifteen minute headway, reducing to as low as a five minute headway in peak, with some services terminating at Cockburn Central during peak. The travel time from Perth to Mandurah is 54 minutes.
Aubin Grove station was the first island platform station to be built within a live rail environment in Western Australia. [6]: 2 Ordinarily, trains would travel at over 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) through the area, but during construction, the speed limit was lowered to 40 kilometres per hour (25 mph). [6]: 4
Originally planned to open in 2020, the line officially opened on 9 October 2022. It is served by trains every twelve minutes during peak hour and every fifteen minutes outside peak and on weekends and public holidays. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. The journey to Perth station takes eighteen minutes.
Perth's rail network is the third busiest in Australia, behind Sydney Trains and Metro Trains Melbourne. [ 104 ] The most used stations as of October 2017 are Perth and Perth Underground , with 38,159 boardings per weekday, Elizabeth Quay , with 11,860, Murdoch , with 7,969, Warwick , with 5,125, and Joondalup , with 4,791.
Transperth C-series train during testing between Burswood and Stadium stations, February 2023. Introducing 41 six-car C-series trains. [25] In August 2019, it was announced that Alstom would be the supplier for the 246 new railcars, each with the capacity to hold up to 1,200 passengers. [26]