Seaforth railway station
Railway station in Perth, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Seaforth railway station is a suburban railway station in Gosnells, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Armadale line which is part of the Transperth network, and is 22.6 kilometres (14.0 mi) southwest of Perth station and 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) north of Armadale station. The station opened on 4 May 1948 with low level platforms. High level platforms were added in 1968. The station consists of two side platforms with a pedestrian level crossing. It is not fully accessible due to steep ramps and a lack of tactile paving.
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Albany Highway & Seaforth Avenue, Gosnells Western Australia Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°05′05″S 116°00′40″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
Operated by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
Line(s) | South Western Railway | ||||||||||
Distance | 22.6 kilometres (14.0 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Partial | ||||||||||
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Status | Temporarily closed | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 4 May 1948 | ||||||||||
Closed | 20 November 2023 | ||||||||||
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2017 | 136 daily | ||||||||||
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Services are operated by the Public Transport Authority. Peak services reach seven trains per hour in each direction, whilst off-peak services are four trains per hour. The station is one of the least used ones on the Transperth network, with just 136 boardings per day in October 2017. Since November 2023, the station has been temporarily closed for construction of the Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal Project and the Byford rail extension.