Bellevue railway station, Perth
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Bellevue railway station was an important junction station when the Eastern Railway first route passed through to Greenmount in the 1880s, when the second route passed through to Swan View
, in the 1890s - until the closure of the two routes in 1966 when the station was removed. It was for many years the final railway station of the metropolitan operations, just one station after Midland Junction.
At the time of World War I
- the station had a short branch line to the Helena Vale railway station
at the Helena Vale Racecourse where troops alighted to march across to the Blackboy Hill army camp where they were stationed before they were taken to Fremantle
where their ship traveled to the theatres of war.
It was for considerable periods of its history the terminus of the Eastern Railway metropolitan railway passenger services. Exceptions after the closing of the Mundaring Branch Railway
in 1954 - were when the Koongamia station construction saw re-use of the defunct Mundaring Branch Railway
between 1960 and 1962. The line as far as Boya
to the Mountain Quarry was kept open and in service while the quarry remained open.
Operations in the vicinity of the western part of the Bellevue railway station were considered to be part of the Midland Junction marshalling area in later years of operation.
The station was an island platform station - and in the construction of alignment of the third route of the Eastern railway - commonly known as the Avon Valley route - all vestiges of the railway station were removed.
Swan View, Western Australia
Swan View is an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Areas are the City of Swan and the Shire of Mundaring, and it is located from Perth in an area known as the Perth Hills on the edge of the Darling Scarp, just to the west of the John Forrest National Park, east of Roe...
, in the 1890s - until the closure of the two routes in 1966 when the station was removed. It was for many years the final railway station of the metropolitan operations, just one station after Midland Junction.
At the time of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
- the station had a short branch line to the Helena Vale railway station
Helena Vale, Western Australia
Helena Vale was the original name for Midland Junction in Western Australia between 1885 and 1901.It was also the earlier name of the Midland Junction Municipality between 1895 and 1901....
at the Helena Vale Racecourse where troops alighted to march across to the Blackboy Hill army camp where they were stationed before they were taken to Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
where their ship traveled to the theatres of war.
It was for considerable periods of its history the terminus of the Eastern Railway metropolitan railway passenger services. Exceptions after the closing of the Mundaring Branch Railway
Mundaring Branch Railway
The Mundaring Branch Railway is an historical section of the original Eastern Railway main line across the Darling Scarp in the Western Australian Government Railways system.- Name variation :...
in 1954 - were when the Koongamia station construction saw re-use of the defunct Mundaring Branch Railway
Mundaring Branch Railway
The Mundaring Branch Railway is an historical section of the original Eastern Railway main line across the Darling Scarp in the Western Australian Government Railways system.- Name variation :...
between 1960 and 1962. The line as far as Boya
Boya, Western Australia
Boya is a locality on the Darling Scarp, in the Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia. On the south side of Greenmount Hill, and just west of Darlington....
to the Mountain Quarry was kept open and in service while the quarry remained open.
Operations in the vicinity of the western part of the Bellevue railway station were considered to be part of the Midland Junction marshalling area in later years of operation.
The station was an island platform station - and in the construction of alignment of the third route of the Eastern railway - commonly known as the Avon Valley route - all vestiges of the railway station were removed.
See also
- Helena Vale, Western AustraliaHelena Vale, Western AustraliaHelena Vale was the original name for Midland Junction in Western Australia between 1885 and 1901.It was also the earlier name of the Midland Junction Municipality between 1895 and 1901....
- List of closed Perth railway stations
- Swan View railway station