Cockburn Central railway station, Perth

Cockburn Central Station is a railway station located in Jandakot, Western

Western Australia

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Australia

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. Situated in the Kwinana Freeway

Kwinana Freeway

The Kwinana Freeway is a major arterial road in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth with the southern suburbs and then further on towards Mandurah, a distance of . It has a speed limit of , except in central Perth and south of Lakes Road . Like all Western Australian freeways, the minimum...

median strip, and just north of the Beeliar Drive/Armadale Road interchange, it is also integrated with the Success Park 'n' Ride

Success Park 'n' Ride, Perth

Success Park 'n' Ride was a Transperth bus station located next to the current Cockburn Central Train/Bus Interchange. Bus transfers were provided in Success Park 'n' Ride but this role has now been taken by Cockburn Central Bus Interchange.-Bus routes:...

bus station. It is served by the interburban Mandurah line, with services to both the Perth CBD

City of Perth

The City of Perth is a local government area and body, within the Perth Metropolitan Area, which is the capital of Western Australia. The local government body is commonly known as Perth City Council. The city covers the Perth central business district and surrounding suburbs...

and the neighbouring city of Mandurah

Mandurah, Western Australia

Mandurah is the second-largest city in Western Australia and is located approximately south of the state capital, Perth.The city attracts a large number of tourists, including many international visitors...

.
When the station was commissioned, Cockburn Central became a suburb of its own.

Service

Cockburn Central is on the Mandurah Line of the Transperth Trains

Transperth Trains

Transperth Trains is a division of the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. It is responsible for operating Perth’s urban passenger rail system, as part of the Transperth network.- Lines :...

network, a hybrid metro-commuter rail system with five lines in metropolitan Perth. As such, it receives trains northbound to central Perth and southbound to the suburbs of Mandurah

Mandurah, Western Australia

and Rockingham

Rockingham, Western Australia

Rockingham is a suburb and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn Sound. To its north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana and...

. Four stopping patterns serve Cockburn Central station: all stations, C, K, and W which terminates at this station.

In the inbound direction, all stations, K-, and W-pattern trains take about 19 minutes, averaging 64.7 km/h (40.2 mph), to arrive at Perth. C-pattern trains stop at all stations except Canning Bridge heading to Perth, taking 18 minutes at an average of 68.3 km/h (42.4 mph).

In the outbound direction, an all stations train takes about 32 minutes, averaging 93 km/h (57.8 mph), to arrive at Mandurah. C-pattern trains operate locally to Mandurah apart from skipping Canning Bridge; this has no effect for passengers departing Cockburn Central for any southbound stations. K-pattern trains operate skip Kwinana and Wellard on their way to Rockingham, taking 15 minutes at an average of 90.8 km/h (56.4 mph). W-pattern trains terminate at Cockburn.

Station layout

Cockburn Central uses a simple island platform layout with two tracks. Platform 1 is used by trains bound for Perth underground

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...

station (these trains generally continue onto the Joondalup Line) whilst platform 2 is used by trains heading south towards Mandurah. Access to the station is provided by a pedestrian overpass connecting a busway with the western end of Knock Place. A concourse containing faregates lies above the platform and beyond these gates there is a pair of escalators and lifts heading down to the platform located in the central reservation of the Kwinana Freeway

Kwinana Freeway

(

).
To the south of the station is a siding where terminating trains are parked. These sidings reamian empty on weekends, when the W pattern does not operate.

Stands 1-6

Route Number		Destination / Description
[23625] Stand 1
	525	to Hammond Park via Baningan Avenue and Macquarie Boulevard
[23626] Stand 2
	526	to Hammond Park via Wentworth Avenue and Barfield Road
[23627] Stand 3
	527	to Aubin Grove via Atwell
[23628] Stand 4
	530	to Fremantle Station via Yangebup Road
	531	to Fremantle Station via The Grange and Marvell Avenue
[23629] Stand 5
	533	to Fremantle Station via Yangebup
[23630] Stand 6 - Set down only
	909	Rail Replacement Service to Mandurah
	689	to Burswood Entertainment Complex Burswood Entertainment Complex The Burswood Entertainment Complex is located on the Swan River near the city of Perth, Western Australia, and is owned by Crown Limited. The complex includes a 24-hour casino, seven restaurants, eight bars, a nightclub, two international hotels , a Convention Centre, Theatre and the Burswood Dome...

Stands 7-12

Route Number		Destination / Description
[23631] Stand 7
		School Specials
[23632] Stand 8
	527	to Cockburn Gateway Shopping City
	515	to Murdoch Station via Leeming and Leeming Senior High School (school days only)
[23633] Stand 9
	514	to Murdoch Station via Bibra Drive
[23634] Stand 10
	520	to Fremantle Station via Adventure World
[23635] Stand 11
[23636] Stand 12 - Set down only
	909	Rail Replacement Service to Perth

It was proposed that a bus route linking Cockburn Central with Armadale

Armadale railway station, Perth

Armadale Train Station is a Transperth train station 30 km from Perth Train Station, in Western Australia, on the Armadale Line. The current station building is less than five years old, having been constructed in a more favourable location than the previous station of the same...

on the Armadale line, which could possibly shave up to 45 minutes off current travelling times between the two stations.http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Bus-trial-cut-short/7554087/ In August a three month trial of the bus route 529 was announced linking the two stations commencing the 17th October 2010 Link.

Face of the Community

There are two images (as seen below), one of a middle-aged lady and another of a young boy, prominently displayed on the top of the station. They are clearly visible from the Kwinana Freeway

Kwinana Freeway

. They are composite pictures designed to represent the "face of the community".

External links

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