Murdoch railway station, Perth

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Coordinates: 32°03′58″S 115°51′02″E / -32.066119, 115.850514

Murdoch
Mandurah Line
Station code RMU
Street Kwinana Freeway, South Street
Suburb Murdoch, Bullcreek, Leeming
Fare zone 2
Distance from Perth Station 13.8 km
Stopping patterns All, C, K, W
Number of platforms 2
Platform architecture Island
Station structure Closed Station
Access by Bus Transfer, Entrance
Transit guard booth Yes
Train transfer No
Bus transfer Yes
Total number of bus stands 12
Total number of bus routes 19
Park 'n' Ride Yes
Lock 'n' Ride No, but Pay 'n' Display
Lifts 2
Escalators 2
Add Value Machines unknown
Public telephones Yes
Public toilets Yes
The art work of Murdoch Station, from the south-west carpark.
The art work of Murdoch Station, from the south-west carpark.
The station building of Murdoch Station, from Kwinana Freeway northbound.
The station building of Murdoch Station, from Kwinana Freeway northbound.
The station building of Murdoch Station, from Kwinana Freeway southbound.
The station building of Murdoch Station, from Kwinana Freeway southbound.

Murdoch Station is a railway station located in Murdoch, Western Australia. Situated in the Kwinana Freeway median strip, and perpendicular to South Street interchange, it also features integrated bus services on the concourse level; this level will operate as a bus station. It is served by the interburban Mandurah line, with services to both the Perth CBD and the neighbouring city of Mandurah.

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[edit] History

Murdoch Station was constructed as part of the New MetroRail Southern Suburbs Railway project. It replaced Murdoch Park 'n' Ride, the bus station at the same location. The bus stands on the carpark level remain but are no longer used.

[edit] Platforms

Murdoch station has the following platform configuration:

Platform Line Stopping Pattern Destination Notes
1 Mandurah All stations, C, K, W Perth underground
2 Mandurah All stations, C, K, W Mandurah Shuttle weekdays only
The platform level of Murdoch Station.
The platform level of Murdoch Station.

[edit] Transfers

Bus transfers are available on the concourse level. The bus station is situated on a bridge structure extending over the freeway carriageways and train station.[1] Traffic signals at both ends of the bridge have been modified to include a bus phase.

[edit] Bus routes

[edit] Stands 1-6

Route Number Destination / Description
[23707] Stand 1
513 to Fremantle Train Station via Samson
514 to Cockburn Central Train Station via Bibra Drive
[23708] Stand 2
505 to Bull Creek Train Station via Dean Road
510 to Booragoon Bus Station via Murdoch Drive
[23709] Stand 3
503 to Bull Creek Train Station via Winthrop Drive
504 to Bull Creek Train Station via Jackson Avenue
511 to Fremantle Train Station via Winterfold Road
[23710] Stand 4
98 CircleRoute to Fremantle Train Station via Kardinya
[23711] Stand 5
206, 207, 850, 851 to Murdoch University
[23712] Stand 6 - Set down only
909 Train Replacement Service to Perth

[edit] Stands 7-12

Route Number Destination / Description
[23713] Stand 7
517 to Southern River via Ranford Road
519 to Southern River via Nicholson Road
[23714] Stand 8
850 to Maddington Train Station via Warton Road
851 to Maddington Train Station via Bridge Road
[23715] Stand 9
206 to Cannington Train Station via Fraser Road North
207 to Thornlie Train Station via Nicholson Road and Yale Road
208 to Cannington Train Station via Bannister Road and Nicholson Road
[23716] Stand 10
99 CircleRoute to Fremantle Train Station via Southlands Boulevarde and Curtin University Bus Station
[23717] Stand 11
506 to Bull Creek Train Station via Benningfield Road
515 to Jandakot via Berrigan Drive
516 to Southlands Bovlevarde via Leeming
[23718] Stand 12 - Set down only
909 Train Replacement Service to Mandurah

[edit] Bus Priority Measures

Several measures have been implemented or proposed to provide priority for feeder buses servicing Murdoch Station:

  • Implemented:
  • Proposed (as of 2008):
    • Lengthening of the sliplane used by buses entering the station from the west.[citation needed]
    • Murdoch Transit Link, a bus transitway linking the train station with the Fiona Stanley Hospital (as of 2008, construction has not started), Challenger TAFE and the Murdoch campus of Murdoch University.[3]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ New MetroRail - Murdoch
  2. ^ Main Roads Western Australia - South Street Bus Lanes
  3. ^ South West Metropolitan Roads Local Impacts Committee Final Report


Murdoch
Zone 2

Preceding station   Transperth Trains network   Following station
Zone 2
towards Perth
 Mandurah Line
All, C, K, W
Zone 3
v • d • e
Transperth Buses Network
Central Area
Northern Area
Eastern Area
Western Area
South Eastern Area
Southern Area