Murdoch railway station, Perth
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Murdoch, Western Australia
Murdoch is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville. Murdoch University and St John of God Hospital Murdoch are located in Murdoch, as will be the proposed Fiona Stanley Hospital. The suburb is named after Sir Walter Murdoch....
, Western
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...
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 perpendicular to South Street interchange, it also features integrated bus services on the concourse level; this level will operate as a bus station. It is served by the interburban Mandurah line, with services to both the Perth CBD and the neighbouring city of Mandurah.
History
Murdoch station was constructed as 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...
Southern Suburbs Railway project. It replaced Murdoch Park 'n' Ride, the bus station at the same location. The bus stands on the carpark level remain but are no longer used.
Service
Murdoch is on the Mandurah Line of the Transperth TrainsTransperth 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 six lines in metropolitan Perth. As such, it receives trains northbound to central Perth and southbound to Mandurah 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 Murdoch station: all stations, C, K, and W. In effect, Murdoch is served by all trains on the Mandurah Line.
In the inbound direction, all stations, K-, and W-pattern trains take about 15 minutes, averaging 55.2 km/h (34.3 mph), to arrive at Perth. C-pattern trains stop at all stations except Canning Bridge heading to Perth, taking 14 minutes at an average of 59.1 km/h (36.7 mph).
In the outbound direction, an all stations train takes about 32 minutes, averaging 105.6 km/h (65.6 mph), to arrive at Mandurah. C-pattern trains operate locally to Mandurah apart from skipping Canning Bridge; this has no effect for passengers departing Murdoch for any southbound stations. K-pattern trains operate locally to Cockburn Central and then run express to 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...
, taking 19 minutes to do so at an average of 92.8 km/h (57.7 mph). W-pattern trains stop at all stations and terminate at Cockburn Central, taking 12 minutes averaging 80.4 km/h (50 mph).
Station layout
Murdoch uses a simple island platform layout with two tracks. Platform 1 is used by trains bound for Perth undergroundPerth 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 from the busway platforms adjacent to South Street (
) with a concourse containing faregates and a pair of escalators and lifts heading down to the platform located in the central reservation of the Kwinana FreewayKwinana 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...
(
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Transfers
Bus transfers are available on the concourse level. The bus station is situated on a bridge structure extending over the freeway carriageways and train station. Traffic signals at both ends of the bridge have been modified to include a bus phase.Stands 1-6
| Route Number | Destination / Description | ||
| [23707] Stand 1 | |||
| 513 | to Fremantle via Samson | ||
| 514 | to Cockburn Central via Bibra Drive | ||
| [23708] Stand 2 | |||
| 505 | to Bull Creek via Dean Road | ||
| 510 | to Booragoon bus station via Murdoch Drive | ||
| [23709] Stand 3 | |||
| 503 | to Bull Creek via Winthrop Drive | ||
| 504 | to Bull Creek via Jackson Avenue | ||
| 511 | to Fremantle via Winterfold Road | ||
| [23710] Stand 4 | |||
| 98 | CircleRoute CircleRoute The CircleRoute is a pair of suburban bus routes in Perth, Western Australia. Like all Perth bus routes, the buses are branded Transperth and operated by companies contracted by the Public Transport Authority. The routes are identical except for direction: 98 is clockwise, and 99 is anticlockwise... to Fremantle Train Station via Kardinya |
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| [23711] Stand 5 | |||
| 206, 207, 850, 851 | to Murdoch University Murdoch University Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975... |
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| [23712] Stand 6 - Set down only | |||
| 909 | Rail Replacement Service to Perth | ||
Stands 7-12
| Route Number | Destination / Description | ||
| [23713] Stand 7 | |||
| 208 | to Cannington via Bannister Road and Nicholson Road | ||
| 517 | to Southern River Southern River, Western Australia Southern River is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells.It was originally a rural area with chicken farms for egg production, horse breeding properties and boarding kennels for cats and dogs... via Ranford Road |
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| 518 | to Piara Waters via Wright Road and Harrisdale | ||
| 519 | to 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... via Southacre Drive, Nicholson Road and Armadale Road |
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| [23714] Stand 8 | |||
| 850 | to Maddington via Warton Road | ||
| 851 | to Maddington via Bridge Road | ||
| [23715] Stand 9 | |||
| 206 | to Cannington via Fraser Road North | ||
| 207 | to Thornlie via Nicholson Road and Yale Road | ||
| [23716] Stand 10 | |||
| 99 | CircleRoute CircleRoute The CircleRoute is a pair of suburban bus routes in Perth, Western Australia. Like all Perth bus routes, the buses are branded Transperth and operated by companies contracted by the Public Transport Authority. The routes are identical except for direction: 98 is clockwise, and 99 is anticlockwise... to Fremantle via Southlands Boulevarde and Curtin University bus station |
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| [23717] Stand 11 | |||
| 515 | to Jandakot via Berrigan Drive | ||
| 516 | to Southlands Boulevarde Southlands Boulevarde Southlands Boulevarde is a shopping centre located in Willetton, Western Australia, along Pinetree Gully Road and facing Willetton Senior High School. Its shops include Woolworths, Coles... via Leeming |
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| [23718] Stand 12 - Set down only | |||
| 909 | Rail Replacement Service to Mandurah | ||
Bus Priority Measures
Several measures have been implemented or proposed to provide priority for feeder buses servicing Murdoch station:- Implemented:
- Bus laneBus laneA bus lane or bus only lane is a lane restricted to buses, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion...
s on South Street in peak hours extending east to Roe HighwayRoe HighwayRoe Highway is a limited access dual carriageway in Western Australia. It links Great Northern Highway and Middle Swan Road with Kwinana Freeway. It is one of the key heavy vehicle routes in the Perth metropolitan area. Aside from intersections, the speed limit is 100 km/h for most of its length...
(effective 6 June 2006).
- Bus lane
- Proposed (as of 2008):
- Lengthening of the sliplane used by buses entering the station from the west.
- Murdoch Transit Link, a bus transitway linking the train station with the Fiona Stanley HospitalFiona Stanley HospitalFiona Stanley Hospital is a new hospital which is under construction in Murdoch, Western Australia. It is the largest building project ever undertaken for the Government of Western Australia....
(construction started in 2008), Challenger TAFE and the Murdoch campus of Murdoch UniversityMurdoch UniversityMurdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...
.