Fremantle Railway Station
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Fremantle
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Station front in April 2006
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| Location | Phillimore Street, Fremantle Australia |
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| Coordinates | 32°03′07″S 115°44′44″E / 32.051826°S 115.745451°ECoordinates: 32°03′07″S 115°44′44″E / 32.051826°S 115.745451°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Transperth | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.7 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 bay, 1 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 21 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 13, 11 currently in use | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architectural style | Federation Free Classical | ||||||||||
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| Station code | FFE 99351 (platform 1) 99352 (platform 2) 99353 (platform 3) |
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1907 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fremantle railway station is the terminus of Transperth's Fremantle line in Western Australia.
The original Fremantle station opened in Cliff Street on 1 March 1881 as the terminus of the Eastern Railway to Guildford via Perth. As the Eastern Railway was extended its importance grew, becoming an important hub for gold miners arriving in Western Australia via ship and then travelling to the Yilgarn and Eastern Goldfields when the line opened to Kalgoorlie in 1896.
In 1907, a new station and marshalling yards were established 300 metres to the north-east on the site of the former Fremantle Railway Workshops to better service the newly constructed Fremantle Harbour.
The station was designed by William Dartnell, Chief Engineer of Existing Lines of the Railway Department in 1905. The construction contract, at an estimated cost of ₤80,000, was awarded in May 1906 to S.B. Alexander and completed on 20 April 1907, with the official opening on 1 July 1907.
Originally the station had three 150 metre platforms, one side and one island, with a subway connection and an overall roof. This had been taken out of use by the 1960s and was later demolished. Until the 1960s, passenger services continued south of Fremantle to Kwinana. A signal cabin was relocated from the eastern end of the platform to the Bennett Brook Railway in 1985.
The station closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line. Following much public outcry and a change of government, it re-opened on 29 July 1983.
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