Guildford railway station, Perth

Guildford
General information
LocationJames Street, Victoria Street
Guildford
Coordinates31°53′56″S 115°57′57″E / 31.898911°S 115.965736°E / -31.898911; 115.965736
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth Trains
Line(s)     Midland line
Distance12.5 km (7.8 mi) from Perth
Platforms2 (1 island)
Construction
Structure typeOpen Station
AccessibleAssisted access[1]
Other information
Station codeMGD
Fare zone2
History
Opened1881 (1881)
Passengers
2013–14173,974[2]
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Success Hill
towards Perth
 Midland line East Guildford
towards Midland
TypeState Registered Place
Part ofGuildford Historic Town (2915)
Reference no.17684
Location
Map
Location of Guildford railway station

Guildford railway station is a Transperth station 12.5 km from Perth railway station, in Guildford, Western Australia, on the Midland Line.

History

The station opened in 1881 as the terminus of the original Eastern Railway from Fremantle. In the mid-1880s a second station was built, and a third in 1898. In 1960 the main station was demolished for a carpark, but the 1898 shelter and platform still remain.[3]

Rail services

Guildford railway station is served by the Midland railway line on the Transperth network. This line goes between Midland railway station and Perth railway station. Midland line trains stop at the station every 11 minutes during peak on weekdays, and every 15 minutes during the day outside peak every day of the year except Christmas Day. Trains are half-hourly or hourly at night time.[4] The station saw 173,974 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[2]

Guildford station platforms
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99501 1 Midland All stations Perth
99502 2 Midland All stations Midland

Bus routes

Stop Route Destination / description Notes
Victoria Street (east bound) 901 Train replacement service to Perth
James Street (east bound) 901 Train replacement service to Midland

References

  1. ^ "Stations & Maps - Guildford Station". Transperth.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Question On Notice No. 4247 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ "History of stations on the Midland line" (PDF). righttrack.wa.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Midland Line Train Timetable" (PDF). Transperth. Retrieved 16 September 2021.


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