Stirling railway station, Perth

Stirling railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Joondalup line, nine kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Stirling.

Stirling
Northbound view in August 2005
General information
LocationMitchell Freeway, Stirling
Australia
Coordinates31°53′39″S 115°48′16″E
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth
Line(s)     Joondalup line
Distance9.0 kilometres from Perth
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeJSG
99821 (platform 1)
99822 (platform 2)
Fare zone2
History
Opened28 February 1993
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station
Glendalough
towards Elizabeth Quay
 Joondalup line
All, K, W
 Warwick
towards Whitfords, Clarkson or Butler

History

Stirling station opened on 28 February 1993 in the median strip of the Mitchell Freeway.[1][2][3]

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.[4]

Traffic issues

The station's location presented some interesting design challenges - while the station resides within the Mitchell Freeway road reserve, the road reserve for the future Stephenson Highway runs 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.[5]

Due to the nature of the future Stephenson Highway, a number of road layout options were considered including:[5]

  • Original designs first proposed for the freeway by the Main Roads Department, consisting of a diamond interchange between Scarborough Beach Road and Stephenson Highway, and link of existing Oswald Street (later known as Ellen Stirling Boulevard), Osborne Park.
  • As per the above option, but without the Osborne Park link.
  • As per the above option, but without the link of Oswald Street between Scarborough Beach Road and Cedric Street (an option recommended by station designers Hames Sharley architects).
  • A design only known as the Forbes and Fitzhardinge planning scheme, of which no information or design drawings exist within the engineers' report.

All of the above designs involved significantly complex road layouts which amongst others included partial cloverleaf interchanges, and the construction of new bridges connecting the future highway to Cedric Street.[5]

After opening

In 2003, the contract for extending the platforms on seven Joondalup line stations, including Stirling station, was awarded to Lakis Constructions. The platforms on these stations had to be extended by 50 metres (160 ft) to accommodate 150-metre (490 ft) 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.[6] Work on this station was done in mid-2004.[7]

On 12 December 2020 the WA Government announced a 45 million dollar upgrade commitment to the Stirling Bus Interchange which will be matched by the Commonwealth Government.[8]

Services

Stirling station is served by Transperth Joondalup line services.[9]

Platforms

Platforms currently in use are as follows:

Stirling station platforms
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99821 1 Joondalup All station, A, K, W Perth Underground
99822 2 Joondalup All stations Butler
K Clarkson
W Whitfords W-pattern shuttle peak time weekdays only

Bus routes
Stop Route Destination / description Notes
Stand 1 414 to Glendalough station via Balcatta & Main Street[10]
428 to Warwick station via Jones Street & Natalie Way[11]
904 Rail replacement service to Butler station
904 Rail replacement service to Perth station
Stand 2 415 to Mirrabooka bus station via Amelia Street & Ravenswood Drive[12]
Stand 3 998 CircleRoute to Fremantle station via Morley, Bayswater, Belmont & Murdoch[13]Limited stops[14]
Stand 4 999 CircleRoute to Fremantle station via Innaloo, Churchlands & Cottesloe[15]Limited stops[14]
Stand 5 410 to Scarborough via Scarborough Beach Road[16]
412 to Scarborough Beach via Woodlands[17]
Stand 6 421 to Scarborough Beach via Doubleview[18]
423 to Warwick station via Karrinyup bus station & Hillarys Boat Harbour[19]
Stand 7 425 to Warwick station via Karrinyup bus station & Carine[20]
681 to Crown Perth, Burswood
Stand 8 413 to Glendalough station via Osborne Park[21]
424 to Karrinyup bus station via Gwelup & North Beach[22]
427 to Warwick station via North Beach Road & Erindale Road[23]
Stand 9 402 to Perth Busport via Main Street & Loftus Street[24]
403 to Perth Busport via Royal Street & Loftus Street[25]
422 to Scarborough Beach via Huntriss Road & Karrinyup bus station[26]

References
  1. Bus/train interchanges on northern subs railway to open February Archived 10 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Transport 28 January 1993
  2. History of Stations on the Clarkson Train Line Right Track
  3. Northern Suburbs Transit System; Perth to Joondalup Railway; Progress Summary - June 1991. Perth: The Urban Rail Electrification Committee, Government of Western Australia. 1991. Fig. 2, retrieved at J S Battye Library, Perth
  4. "Network and Infrastructure - PTA Annual Report 2011-12". Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. Stirling Transfer Station: Traffic Engineering and Network Capacity Analysis for Urban Rail Development Office. West Perth: Ove Arup & Partners. November 1990. Sect. 3.1, retrieved at J S Battye Library, Perth
  6. "OnTrack: October 2003" (PDF). New MetroRail. October 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  7. "OnTrack: July 2004" (PDF). New MetroRail. July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  8. McGowan Government commits $45 million to Stirling Bus Interchange Archived 12 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine WA Government 12 December 2020
  9. Joondalup Line Timetable Archived 19 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Transperth 31 January 2016
  10. "Route 414". Bus Timetable 59 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  11. "Route 428". Bus Timetable 61 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
  12. "Route 415". Bus Timetable 59 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  13. "Route 998". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  14. CircleRoute Timetable 200 Archived 14 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transperth
  15. "Route 999". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  16. "Route 410". Bus Timetable 60 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
  17. "Route 412". Bus Timetable 60 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
  18. "Route 421". Bus Timetable 62 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  19. "Route 423". Bus Timetable 62 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  20. "Route 425". Bus Timetable 62 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  21. "Route 413". Bus Timetable 59 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].
  22. "Route 424". Bus Timetable 61 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
  23. "Route 427". Bus Timetable 61 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
  24. "Route 402". Bus Timetable 58 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
  25. "Route 403". Bus Timetable 58 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 19 May 2019].
  26. "Route 422". Bus Timetable 62 (PDF). Transperth. n.d. [effective from 21 July 2019].

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