Midland railway station, Perth


Midland railway station is the terminus of the Midland line in Perth. Western Australia. It is operated by Transperth and is connected with the feeder bus services that utilise the adjacent bus terminal in Midland.

History

Midland station was opened on 8 October 1968 by Minister for Transport & Railways Ray O'Connor as a replacement for Midland Junction station when the main Eastern Railway was being converted to dual gauge.
It originally had four narrow gauge platform faces, three terminating and one through. A separate platform was provided for the standard gauge line 150 metres away. One of the terminating lines was lifted in the 1990s and in February 2001, the through line converted to dual gauge allowing The Prospector to call at the main station.

Redevelopment

In the 2010s the Midland Redevelopment Authority had advocated the relocation of the station east to be in line with Cale Street, the site of the original Midland Junction station. The MRA also desired an extension of the Midland line to Bellevue, which would take on a primarily park and ride function, to allow for land around Midland station to be redeveloped. There have been previous attempts to extend the line to Bellevue.
In 2018 Western Australia's Metronet project announced that the Government would receive a Project Definition Plan in late 2018 with the project's proposed details to enable an investment decision. In January 2020 it was announced that the current train station will be demolished and replaced with a new station located between Helena and Cale Streets. The relocation of the station was required to accommodate the extension to Bellevue, where a new railcar manufacturing facility will also be built. The new station is expected to be completed in late 2022 or mid-2023.

Platforms and services

The station has a single through standard gauge side platform served by Transwa's AvonLink, MerredinLink and Prospector services, and Journey Beyond's Indian Pacific and two narrow gauge bay platforms used by Transperth Midland line services.

Bus routes