Currambine railway station

Currambine
Currambine station in December 2021
General information
Location	Mitchell Freeway, Currambine / Joondalup Western Australia Australia
Coordinates	31°43′30″S 115°45′02″E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Public Transport Authority
Line(s)	Yanchep line
Distance	29.2 km (18.1 mi) from Perth Underground
Platforms	1 island platform with 2 platform edges
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	1,002
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	8 August 1993
Rebuilt	4 October 2004
Passengers
March 2018	2,100 per day
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station Joondalup towards Elizabeth Quay Yanchep line All Clarkson towards Yanchep Yanchep line K Clarkson Terminus
Location Location of Currambine station

Currambine railway station is a suburban rail station on the border of Currambine and Joondalup, north of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Yanchep line, which is part of the Transperth network. Located in the median of the Mitchell Freeway, the station consists of an island platform connected to the east and west by an underpass.

Constructed by Doubikin Constructions Pty Ltd at a cost of $2.8 million, Currambine station opened on 8 August 1993 as the final station from the original plan for the Joondalup line. The station was originally built on the western side of the Mitchell Freeway reserve to limit the distance between the car park and platform. It was decided to relocate the station 60 metres (200 ft) to the east during the extension of the Joondalup line (now known as the Yanchep line) to Clarkson, so that the station would be in the median of the Mitchell Freeway. This was done to reduce the noise and vibration impact on houses near the railway line and for consistency with the rest of the Yanchep and Mandurah lines. Constructed by John Holland at a cost of $3.2 million, the relocated station opened on 4 October 2004.

Currambine station is 29.2 kilometres (18.1 mi) from Perth Underground station, with train journeys there taking 29 minutes. Train headways reach as low as five minutes during peak hour, with off-peak services at 15-minute headways.

Description

Currambine station underpass western entrance

Currambine station is in the median of the Mitchell Freeway along the Yanchep line.^[1] It is owned by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government agency,^[2] and is part of the Transperth system. The station is on the border of Currambine and Joondalup, north of Perth, Western Australia. It is 29.2 kilometres (18.1 mi),^[3] or a 29-minute train journey, to Perth Underground station, placing the station in fare zone four. The next station to the north is Clarkson station and the next station to the south is Joondalup station.^[1]

The station consists of two platform faces on a single island platform. The platform is 150-metre (490 ft) long, or long enough for a Transperth six-car train – the longest trains used on the network. Stairs and a lift link the platform to a pedestrian underpass, which goes east and west of the station. On the western side is a 1,002-bay car park, a bike shelter, a motorbike shelter, and some toilets.^[1][4] Currambine is listed as an independent access station on the Transperth website as the platform can be accessed using lifts, the platform gap is small, and tactile paving is in place.^[4]

Public art

10 Stations, 10 Weeks, 5.24pm, by Lyn Merrington

Along the top part of the walls of the stairwell is 10 Stations, 10 Weeks, 5.24pm, by Lyn Merrington. It consists of vertical strips of painted images of landscapes near each station from Perth to Clarkson along the Yanchep line.^[5]

History

Currambine station was part of the 1989 Northern Suburbs Transit System Master Plan. It called for a station at Burns Beach Road to be completed by the end of 1993, a year later than the rest of the line. The station was to be on the western side of the future Mitchell Freeway alignment, the only station on the line to be so, to reduce the "transfer penalty". It was designed as one of three non-bus interchange stations, with nearby buses going to Joondalup station instead. It was planned instead for primarily park and ride, to supplement Joondalup station's lack of parking.^[6][7] The contract for the construction of Currambine station, worth $2.8 million, was awarded to Doubikin Constructions Pty Ltd in 1992. As the last station on the line, there was also a train storage and cleaning facility built there as well.^[8] The station was opened on 8 August 1993 by Cheryl Edwardes, the member for Kingsley. This marked the completion of the Joondalup line for the time being.^[9][10]

During planning for an extension of the line to Clarkson, it was decided to run the railway down the middle of the future Mitchell Freeway reserve. This was done to reduce the noise and vibration impact of the railway on nearby housing as well as for consistency with the rest of the Joondalup line and the yet-to-be-built Mandurah line. It was also found that the "transfer penalty" was not very significant, as the two most heavily used stations on the line – Warwick and Whitfords – had over 60% of passengers come via driving or walking, necessitating crossing over a bridge across the freeway.^[7][11] As a result, it was required that Currambine station be relocated 60 metres (200 ft) east.^[11][12][13]

A $3.2 million contract for the new station's construction was awarded to John Holland in March 2002.^[14] The relocated station opened on 4 October 2004,^[15] as did the extension to Clarkson.^[16] In celebration of the opening, travel on Transperth train services was free that day, costing the state $50,000.^[17][18][19]

An extension of the Mitchell Freeway to Burns Beach Road commenced in January 2006,^[20] and was opened in November 2008, surrounding the station with freeway lanes.^[21]

Platforms and services

Currambine station is served by Yanchep line trains^[22] operated by the PTA.^[23] The line goes between Yanchep station and Elizabeth Quay station in the Perth central business district, continuing south from there as the Mandurah line.^[22]

During the middle of peak hour, trains stop at Currambine station every 10 minutes. At the start of peak hour, southbound trains stop at the station approximately every 5 minutes, with half of those services commencing at Clarkson station after exiting the Nowergup railway depot. At the end of peak hour, northbound trains stop at the station approximately every 5 minutes, with half of those services terminating at Clarkson station to enter the Nowergup railway depot. Services that terminate or start at Clarkson station are part of the K stopping pattern. During weekdays between peak hours, on weekends and public holidays, trains stop at Currambine station every 15 minutes. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly.^[22] In the 2013–14 financial year, Currambine station had 617,278 people board, the third least of the stations on the Joondalup line.^[24] In March 2018, Currambine station had approximately 2,100 boardings per weekday, making it the joint least busiest station on the Yanchep line, alongside Edgewater.^[25]

References

1. "Currambine Station – Access Map" (PDF). Transperth. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
2. "Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. April 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
3. "Manual – Rail Access" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 30 August 2021. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
4. "Currambine Station". Transperth. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
5. "Currambine Station: 10 Stations, 10 Weeks, 5.24pm". Public Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
6. The Urban Rail Electrification Steering Committee (November 1989). "Northern Suburbs Transit System Master Plan" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
7. Urban Rail Planning and Implementation Steering Committee (June 2000). "Northern Suburbs Transit System – Currambine to Butler Extension – Interim Master Plan" (PDF). New MetroRail. pp. 9–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007.
8. "Guard rail barrier between freeway and northern subs railway line". Media Statements. 10 November 1992. Retrieved 31 July 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
9. "Opening of Currambine railway station next month". Media Statements. 17 July 1993. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
10. "New warning devices for Fastrak trains". Media Statements. 8 August 1993. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
11. Kelly, Jim (9 July 2000). "$3m the ticket to shift station". The Sunday Times. p. 30.
12. Urban Rail Planning and Implementation Steering Committee (June 2000). "Northern Suburbs Transit System – Currambine to Butler Extension – Interim Master Plan" (PDF). New MetroRail. p. 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007.
13. Robb, Trevor (22 June 2000). "Station to move in rail extension". The West Australian. p. 9.
14. "OnTrack: March 2003" (PDF). New MetroRail. March 2003. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007.
15. "Currambine". New MetroRail. Archived from the original on 8 February 2006.
16. "Gallop Government delivers northern rail extension on time and budget". Media Statements. 4 October 2004. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
17. "Free rail travel to celebrate network expansion". Media Statements. 30 September 2004. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
18. "Ticket to ride is free". The West Australian. 1 October 2004. p. 10.
19. "Day of free train travel for Perth residents". ABC News. 30 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
20. "Mitchell Freeway extension goes ahead in Perth's north". Media Statements. 27 January 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
21. "Mitchell Freeway extension opens to traffic". Media Statements. 2 November 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
22. "Joondalup Line Train Timetable" (PDF). Transperth. 22 September 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
23. "Transperth". Public Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
24. "Question On Notice No. 4246 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
25. "Yanchep Rail Extension Project Definition Plan" (PDF). Metronet. June 2018. p. 18. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

External links

• Media related to Currambine railway station at Wikimedia Commons