Stirling railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Yanchep line, nine kilometres from Perth Underground station serving the suburb of Stirling.
History Stirling station was built by Leighton Contractors. Due to construction delays, the station was not complete by the time the Northern Suburbs Railway opened in December 1992. It was opened on 21 February 1993. The line opened to peak hour service on 21 March 1993, upon which date the bus interchange at Stirling station opened as well.
Before Stirling was constructed, the Northern Suburbs Transit System considered a deviation of the rail alignment to directly service Innaloo and its shopping district. Pg. 4, retrieved at J S Battye Library, Perth However, this idea was rejected by both the project coordinators and the public at large due to the significant cost, lack of identifiable benefits, and environmental impact. The station's location presented some interesting design challenges as the road reserve for the future Stephenson Highway ran in an area directly over the station at the southern end of its platforms. During the design of the station and its approach roads, the engineering firm Ove Arup & Partners was tasked with investigating and designing road layouts to accommodate for both future and current needs. Sect. 3.1, retrieved at J S Battye Library, Perth
Innaloo bus station on Oswald Street was the terminus for most bus routes until 1992; these now terminate at Stirling station. A pair of crossovers link the two mainline tracks at the Perth end of the station, allowing the turnback of train services in the event of a disruption in either direction.
Stirling station won the Australian Institute of Architects' 1993 Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture.
In 2003, the contract for extending the platforms on seven Joondalup line (now Yanchep line) stations, including Stirling station, was awarded to Lakis Constructions. The platforms on these stations had to be extended by to accommodate long six-car trains, which were planned to enter service. Along with the extensions, the platform edges were upgraded to bring them into line with tactile paving standards. Work on this station was done in mid-2004.
In August 2014, the passengers and staff at Stirling station worked together to free a man who became trapped between the platform and the train by pushing the carriage to tilt.
On 12 December 2020, the WA Government announced a $90 million upgrade to the Stirling Bus Interchange.McGowan Government commits $45 million to Stirling Bus Interchange WA Government 12 December 2020 The upgrade will increase the station's number of bus stands from 18 to 30, with the new stands to be built on a new bridge crossing the freeway. The new bus bridge and stands were opened in April 2026. The project went over budget, the final cost being $238.7million. The original bus interchange reopened in August 2026 after a refurbishment.
Services Stirling station is served by Transperth Yanchep line services.Joondalup Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
Stirling station saw 1,468,098 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year. In March 2018, Stirling station had approximately 4,700 boardings per weekday, making it the third busiest station on the Joondalup line. As of 2026, the station receives an average of 4,400 boardings per day.
Platforms Stirling platform arrangementStop IDPlatformLineService PatternDestinationViaNotes998211All stations, K, WElizabeth QuayPerth Underground 99822 2 All stationsYanchepKClarksonWWhitfordsW pattern only during weekday peak times
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