Edgewater railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Yanchep line, from Perth station, serving the suburb of Edgewater.
History Edgewater station was built by Sabemo under a $1.5million contract was awarded in July 1992. Construction was expected to be complete by early October 1992. The platform walls and footbridge were constructed under an earlier contract with McMahon Kanny.
Edgewater station opened on 20 December 1992 in the median strip of the Mitchell Freeway.History of Stations on the Clarkson Train Line Right Track
In 2003, the contract for extending the platforms on seven Joondalup line (now Yanchep line) stations, including Edgewater station, was awarded to Lakis Constructions. The platforms on these stations had to be extended by to accommodate 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. Edgewater was the second station to begin being extended, with work commencing in December 2003. Work at this station was completed by April 2004.
In 2010, a new canopy replaced the original.Work starts on Edgewater Station Upgrade Minister for Finance, Commerce & Small Business 23 June 2010 In 2015, construction commenced on a $26 million multi-level car park.Edgewater Station car park tender awarded Minister for Transport 30 June 2015 The car park consists of three levels, with 75 CCTV cameras, 445 lights, 3 duress buttons, as well a facade screening covering half the building. The car park opened on 22 January 2017, increasing the station's total parking capacity to more than 1,450 bays.
Services Edgewater station is served by Transperth Yanchep line services.Joondalup Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
Edgewater station saw 530,906 passengers in the 2013–2014 financial year. In March 2018, Edgewater station had approximately 2,100 boardings per weekday, making it the joint least busiest station on the Yanchep line, alongside Currambine.
Platforms Edgewater platform arrangementStop IDPlatformLineService PatternDestinationViaNotes998611All stations, KElizabeth QuayPerth Underground 99862 2 All stationsYanchepKClarkson
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