Nowergup Depot is a 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 :...

 depot in the suburb of Nowergup, Western Australia

Nowergup, Western Australia

Nowergup is a rural locality about north of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wanneroo.-History:The suburb of Nowergup takes its name from Lake Nowergup...

. When trains leave this depot, they connect with the Joondalup Line.

History

The Nowergup Depot was built in 2004, and completed on 20 May 2004.The depot was designed for storage and servicing of the incoming B-series railcars

Transperth B-series train

The Transperth B-series trains are the newest model of electric trains that run on the Transperth metropolitan transit system in Perth, Western Australia.The new trains run in configurations of 3 or 6 carriages...

, all the trains from Clarkson

Clarkson railway station, Perth

Clarkson is a Transperth bus and train station located north of Perth, Western Australia, in the suburb of Clarkson. It presently serves as the terminus for the Joondalup Line. It is located east of Ocean Keys Shopping Centre....

 to Mandurah. The depot was opened on 13 June 2004 by the then Premier

Premier of Western Australia

The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions...

 Geoff Gallop

Geoff Gallop

Geoffrey Ian Gallop, AC is an Australian academic and former politician. He was the Premier of Western Australia from 2001 to 2006. He currently resides in Sydney.-Early life and education:...

 and Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan

Alannah MacTiernan

Alannah Joan Geraldine Cecilia MacTiernan is an Australian politician. She was an ALP member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since 1996, representing the electorate of Armadale until her resignation from the Western Australian Parliament on 19 July 2010...

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Facilities

Nowergup Depot has facilities to store, service and clean 36 railcar

Railcar

A railcar, in British English and Australian English, is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach , with a driver's cab at one or both ends. Some railways, e.g., the Great Western...

s. The depot is 2.5 kilometre long.

Extension

When a proposed 7.5 km extension to Butler is built, the single track from Clarkson

Clarkson railway station, Perth

Clarkson is a Transperth bus and train station located north of Perth, Western Australia, in the suburb of Clarkson. It presently serves as the terminus for the Joondalup Line. It is located east of Ocean Keys Shopping Centre....

will be duplicated.