JOONDALUP RAILWAY LINE, PERTH

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The 'Joondalup Line', also known as 'Currambine Line' or 'Clarkson Line', is a suburban railway line in Perth, Australia. It runs through Perth’s northern suburbs, mostly traversing the median strip of the Mitchell Freeway, and connects between Perth and Clarkson.

Contents

History

Extensions

Train stations

Stopping Patterns

See also

References

History

The line, initially opened as the Joondalup Line, was completed on 20 December 1992 as a major capital works project started by the Dowding Labor government.^[1] A realignment of the entire bus system was undertaken whereby the new train stations became bus interchanges. The extension to Currambine was completed in March 1993. Initially, service frequencies were similar to those for the Fremantle line as lower passenger numbers were anticipated, however overcrowding saw the doubling of services between Whitfords and Perth.
On 5 October 2004, the Clarkson extension, part of the Gallop government’s New MetroRail project, was opened to the public, connecting the far northern suburbs to the city for the first time. ^[2] Previously, catching a bus to Joondalup which took approximately 30-40 minutes was the only option. The Nowergup railway depot was also built.
On 29 January, 2005, Greenwood was opened to alleviate pressure off the adjacent Whitfords and Warwick stations.
On 8 August 2005, the line, which previously ran through onto the Armadale line, was separated to the far western end of the Perth station, and no longer provided a through service. The opening of the Mandurah railway line, Perth will see the Joondalup and Mandurah lines form a north-south railway corridor.

Extensions

There are plans currently being prepared to extend the line northwards to Butler and Jindalee.^[3]

Train stations

Most of the trains operating on this line are Transperth B-series trains purchased for the future Clarkson-Mandurah run.
During peak hour times on weekdays, the ''Whitfords Shuttle'' operates for faster commutes. This servce is an express service between Warwick - the busiest station on the line - and Perth.

★ 'Red' 'denotes city stations.'

★ 'Green' 'denotes Joondalup line stations.'

★ 'Black denotes termini.'

'Name of Station'	'Code'	'Zone'	'Serving Suburbs'	'Pattern stops at this station'			'Connections'
Joondalup Line
'Perth'	MPH	1, FTZ	Perth, Northbridge	All	C	W	Through to 'Mandurah Line' ''(future)'' Platform transfer to 'Armadale / Thornlie Line', 'Fremantle Line', 'Midland Line' Transwa Australind service to Bunbury 'Bus transfers' at Wellington Street Bus Station
'Leederville'	JLE	1	Leederville, West Leederville	All		W
'Glendalough'	JGH	1	Glendalough, Osborne Park	All		W	'Bus transfers'
'Stirling'	JSG	2	Innaloo, Osborne Park, Stirling	All	C	W	'Bus transfers', 'CircleRoute'
'Warwick'	JWK	2	Carine, Duncraig, Hamersley, Warwick	All	C	W	'Bus transfers'
'Greenwood'	JGD	2, 3	Duncraig, Greenwood, Kingsley, Padbury	All	C
'Whitfords'	JWS	3	Craigie, Kingsley, Padbury, Woodvale	All	C	W	'Bus transfers'
'Edgewater'	JER	3	Beldon, Edgewater, Heathridge	All	C
'Joondalup'	JJP	3, 4	Joondalup	All	C		'Bus transfers'
'Currambine'	JCE	4	Currambine, Joondalup, Kinross	All	C
'Clarkson'	JCN	4, 5	Clarkson	All	C		'Bus transfers'

Stopping Patterns

★ 'All' - all stops to Clarkson.

★ 'C' - express to Stirling, then all stops to Clarkson.

★ 'W' - all stops except Greenwood to Whitfords.

See also

★ Transperth

★ Transperth Trains

★ List of Perth railway stations

References

1. History at a Glance, 1976-2000
2. History at a Glance, 2001 to Present
3. Preparations for Clarkson-Jindalee rail extension steps up