Maylands railway station
Railway station in Perth, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maylands railway station is a suburban rail station in Maylands, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Midland line and Airport line, between Mount Lawley station and Meltham station. It is 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi), or eight minutes by train, from Perth station. Services on each line run every 12 minutes during peak and every 15 minutes between peak for a combined frequency of a train every 6 minutes during peak and every 7.5 minutes outside peak.
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Location | Whatley Crescent, Railway Parade, Eighth Avenue Maylands, Western Australia Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°55′42″S 115°53′30″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Public Transport Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Public Transport Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Airport line Midland line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) from Perth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform with 2 platform edges | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 February 1900 (1900-02-01) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Falkirk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–14 | 503,370[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official name | Maylands Parcel Office | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | State Registered Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | 26 February 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 4563 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A siding at the station's site opened in 1896; the station itself officially opened on 1 February 1900 with two side platforms. It was rebuilt as an island platform in the mid to late 1960s, as the Midland line was being converted from narrow gauge to dual gauge, which was not compatible with the side platforms. Maylands station underwent a refurbishment in 2001, in which disability access was improved and the station and surrounding area were beautified.