Carlisle railway station, Perth
Encyclopedia
Carlisle Train Station is a Transperth
train station 7.4 km from Perth Train Station
, on the Armadale / Thornlie Line, in Western Australia
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The station is renowned as being the site of several suicides in the first decade of the 21st century. Within the space of a matter of months, a number of people jumped in front of express trains passing through the station, at times in excess of 100 km/h. One notorious accident was that of a wheelchair-using woman, who's wheelchair was caught in the tracks as she tried to cross.
Transperth
Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system in Perth, Western Australia. It is operated by the Public Transport Authority.-History:...
train station 7.4 km from Perth Train Station
Perth railway station
Perth Station including Perth Underground is the largest railway station in Perth, Western Australia, and functions as an interchange between the Transperth Trains Armadale / Thornlie, Fremantle, Joondalup, Mandurah and Midland railway lines, as well as the Transwa Australind.-History:The Victorian...
, on the Armadale / Thornlie Line, in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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History
The Carlisle station upgrade started in February 2003, and finished in January 2005. The renovations were part of the New MetroRailNew MetroRail
New MetroRail was a division of the Public Transport Authority in Western Australia. It was responsible for managing extensions to Perth's railway network...
project.
The station is renowned as being the site of several suicides in the first decade of the 21st century. Within the space of a matter of months, a number of people jumped in front of express trains passing through the station, at times in excess of 100 km/h. One notorious accident was that of a wheelchair-using woman, who's wheelchair was caught in the tracks as she tried to cross.
Platforms
Bus routes
| Route Number | Destination / Description | ||
| [14407] Rutland Avenue (north-west bound) | |||
| 284 | to Belmont via Kew Street (Deviation trips only) | ||
| 284 | to Curtin University Curtin University bus station, Perth Curtin University Bus Station is a Transperth bus station, located at the Curtin University of Technology Bentley campus, in Western Australia. The station is situated on Hayman Road and was originally the university's Eastern Entrance.-Bus routes:... via Victoria Park (Deviation trips only) |
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| 907, 908 | Train Replacement Service to Perth | ||
| [14411] Rutland Avenue (south-east bound) | |||
| 907 | Train Replacement Service to Armadale | ||
| 908 | Train Replacement Service to Thornlie | ||
| [14418] Archer Street (north-east bound) | |||
| 38 | to Cloverdale via Belmont Forum | ||
| 284 | to Belmont via Kew Street | ||
| 288 | to Maida Vale via Forrestfield | ||
| 298 | to Maida Vale via Abernethy Road | ||
| [14428] Archer Street (south-west bound) | |||
| 38, 288, 298 | to Esplanade Busport Esplanade Busport, Perth Transperth Esplanade Busport, commonly known as Busport, previously known as Perth City Busport, was opened on Saturday, 30 November 1991, and is located on the southern edge of the Perth CBD in Western Australia, next to the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre and Esplanade railway station.-Bus... via Shepperton Road |
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| 284 | to Curtin University Curtin University bus station, Perth Curtin University Bus Station is a Transperth bus station, located at the Curtin University of Technology Bentley campus, in Western Australia. The station is situated on Hayman Road and was originally the university's Eastern Entrance.-Bus routes:... via Victoria Park |
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