Wellard railway station
Railway station in Perth, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wellard railway station is a railway station in Wellard, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Mandurah railway line, which is part of the Transperth commuter rail network, and is located at the centre of a transit oriented development. It has two side platforms located in a cutting, accessed by a ground-level station concourse. Services run every 10 minutes during peak, and every 15 minutes between peak. The journey to Perth railway station is 37.1 kilometres (23.1 mi), and takes 30 minutes. The station has a bus interchange with four bus stands, and three regular bus routes.
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Location | Chiswick Parade, Charing Cross, Wellard Western Australia Australia | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°15′50″S 115°49′01″E | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Transperth Train Operations | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Mandurah line | ||||||||||||||
Distance | 37.1 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Bus routes | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Bus stands | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | RWD 99691 (platform 1) 99692 (platform 2) | ||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 23 December 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2013–14 | 363,790 | ||||||||||||||
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The station was known as Leda station during planning. The station was designed by Woodhead International Architects and MPS Architects. Construction of the station by Doric Constructions and Brierty Contractors started in late 2005. The station was complete by January 2007, and was opened on 23 December 2007, along with the rest of the Mandurah line.