Midland, Western Australia
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Midland Perth, Western Australia |
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 Midland
Location in metropolitan Perth
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| Coordinates | 31°53′17″S 116°00′36″E / 31.888°S 116.010°ECoordinates: 31°53′17″S 116°00′36″E / 31.888°S 116.010°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 3,935 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1890s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6056 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Swan | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Midland | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hasluck | ||||||||||||
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Midland is a suburb in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, as well as the regional centre for the City of Swan local government area that covers the Swan Valley and parts of the Darling Scarp to the east. It is situated at the intersection of Great Eastern Highway and Great Northern Highway. Its eastern boundary is defined by the Roe Highway. Midland is almost always regarded as a suburb of Perth, being only 16 km (9.9 mi) away from the city centre.
Midland was the site of the Midland Railway Workshops - the main workshops for the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) for over 80 years. It was also a terminus for the Midland Railway Company. At the end of the Second World War it was the junction of the Midland Railway, the Upper Darling Range Railway, and the main Eastern Railway.
The Transperth suburban railway system currently has a terminus at Midland station.
Until 1966 the earlier railway station at Midland was the connecting location for trains to Bellevue and then onto Chidlow. Prior to 1954 it included the passenger service from the Mundaring Loop - or the original Eastern Railway (Western Australia), which went through Mundaring, Glen Forrest and Darlington. Until 1949 the passenger service to Kalamunda on the Upper Darling Range Railway was still operating via the 'Zig Zag' at Gooseberry Hill to Midland.
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