Armadale line

Armadale line
A Transperth B-series train at Cannington station
Overview
Other name(s)	Armadale Line (official)
Status	Partially closed
Owner	Public Transport Authority
Locale	Perth, Western Australia
Termini	Perth station (north) Armadale station (south)
Continues from	South Western Railway
Stations	21
Service
Type	Suburban rail
System	Transperth
Operator(s)	Transperth Train Operations
Depot(s)	Claisebrook railcar depot
Rolling stock	Transperth A-series trains, Transperth B-series trains
Ridership	3,878,183 (year to June 2024)
History
Opened	22 May 1893 (22 May 1893)
Technical
Line length	30.4 km (18.9 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Signalling	Fixed block signalling
Train protection system	Automatic train protection
Route map Show interactive map Legend Perth Underground 0.0 Perth 0.7 McIver Claisebrook depot 1.3 Claisebrook Swan River 3.3 Perth Stadium 4.6 Burswood 6.1 Victoria Park closed for construction 7.4 Carlisle 8.1 Oats Street 11.3 Queens Park 12.2 Cannington 13.6 Beckenham Thornlie line 15.8 Kenwick 17.7 Maddington Canning River 21.0 Gosnells 22.6 Seaforth 25.9 Kelmscott 27.4 Challis 28.1 Sherwood 30.1 Armadale 37.6 Byford under construction South Western Railway Red shading denotes the Free Transit Zone This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

The Armadale line is a partially-closed suburban railway service in Perth, Western Australia, operated by the Public Transport Authority as part of the Transperth system. The Armadale line is 30.4 kilometres (18.9 mi) long, and starts at Perth station, heading south-east of there to serve Perth's south-eastern suburbs, terminating at Armadale station. Since November 2023, the line has been closed from Victoria Park station to Armadale for the Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal Project, the Rail Revitalisation Program and Byford extension.

The Armadale line originated from suburban services along the South Western Railway in the 1890s. Suburban services were extended over the first half of the 20th century to eventually reach Armadale station. Diesel services commenced in 1954, which allowed for the opening of more stations closer together. Electrification occurred in the early 1990s, and in 2005, the Thornlie line opened as a branch of the Armadale line south of Beckenham. Since 20 November 2023, the Armadale line between Victoria Park and Armadale stations has been shut down for 18 months. The line is expected to re-open in mid-2025.

Before the shutdown, Armadale line services ran at four trains per hour during the day, rising to seven trains per hour during peak. Armadale line trains typically stopped at all stations between Armadale and Cannington and skipped most stations between Cannington and Perth, with the exception of Oats Street, Claisebrook, and McIver stations. Thornlie line trains instead stopped at all stations between Cannington and Perth. Transperth A-series trains are mainly used. The Armadale and Thornlie lines received 3,878,183 boardings in the 2023–24 financial year.