Guildford railway station, Perth
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Guildford | |||||||||||
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| Location | James Street, Victoria Street Guildford | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°53′56″S 115°57′57″E / 31.898911°S 115.965736°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Transperth Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Midland line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.5 km (7.8 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Open Station | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Assisted access[1] | ||||||||||
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| Station code | MGD | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1881 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 173,974[2] | ||||||||||
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| Type | State Registered Place | ||||||||||
| Part of | Guildford Historic Town (2915) | ||||||||||
| Reference no. | 17684 | ||||||||||
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Guildford railway station is a Transperth station 12.5 km from Perth railway station, in Guildford, Western Australia, on the Midland Line.
History
[edit]The station opened in 1881 as the terminus of the original Eastern Railway from Fremantle. In the mid-1880s a second station was built, and a third in 1898. In 1960 the main station was demolished for a carpark, but the 1898 shelter and platform still remain.[3]
Rail services
[edit]Guildford railway station is served by the Midland railway line on the Transperth network. This line goes between Midland railway station and Perth railway station. Midland line trains stop at the station every 10 minutes during peak on weekdays, and every 15 minutes during the day outside peak every day of the year except Christmas Day. Trains are half-hourly or hourly at night time.[4] The station saw 173,974 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[2]
| Stop | Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Destination | Notes |
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| 99501 | 1 | Midland | All stations | Perth | |
| 99502 | 2 | Midland | All stations | Midland |
Bus routes
[edit]| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
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| Victoria Street (east bound) | 901 | Train replacement service to Perth | |
| James Street (east bound) | 901 | Train replacement service to Midland |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stations & Maps - Guildford Station". Transperth.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Question On Notice No. 4247 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "History of stations on the Midland line" (PDF). righttrack.wa.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ "Midland Line Train Timetable" (PDF). Transperth. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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