City West railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network in Western Australia. It is located on the Fremantle line and Airport line, 1.6 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of West Perth.
History The original West Perth station opened in 1883 as North Perth. It was renamed West Perth in 1890. The station closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored.Our History Public Transport AuthorityHistory of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track On 18 June 1986, a new West Perth station opened on the other side of the West Perth Subway.Station plaque It was renamed City West on 19 November 1987 in conjunction with the opening of an adjacent Parry Corporation commercial development of the same name.West May 2014 plaque2.jpg Station plaque It is now a major transport option for students of the nearby Perth Modern School.
Since the opening of the Airport line in 2022 and the Ellenbrook line in 2024, there has been a large increase in the trains travelling through City West station, which has led to consideration for replacing the pedestrian level crossings with an overpass or underpass.
Services City West station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line, and Airport line services from Claremont to High Wycombe.Fremantle Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016Understanding Australia's urban railways Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
It has received Airport line services since 10 October 2022.
City West station saw 514,121 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.
Platforms City West platform arrangementStop IDPlatformLineDestinationViaStopping PatternNotes992011PerthAll stationsHigh WycombePerthW992022FremantleAll stationsClaremontW
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Gallery History of Western Australian Railways & Stations