Victoria Street railway station, Perth

Coordinates: 32°00′43″S 115°45′18″E / 32.012043°S 115.754936°E / -32.012043; 115.754936
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Victoria Street
Victoria Street station in March 2022
General information
LocationStirling Highway, Cottesloe
Australia
Coordinates32°00′43″S 115°45′18″E / 32.012043°S 115.754936°E / -32.012043; 115.754936
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth
Line(s)     Fremantle line
Distance14.2 kilometres from Perth
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station codeFVS
99331 (platform 1)
99332 (platform 2)
Fare zone2
History
Opened1954
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2013–14150,070
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Mosman Park
towards Perth
Fremantle line North Fremantle
towards Fremantle
Former services
Mosman Park
towards Perth
Fremantle line Leighton
towards Fremantle
Location
Map
Location of Victoria Street railway station

Victoria Street railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle line, 14.2 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburbs of Mosman Park and Cottesloe.

History[edit]

Victoria Street station opened in 1954.[1] It closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored. To the west of the station, a now lifted freight line ran from Cottesloe to the Leighton Marshalling Yard.[2][3]

Services[edit]

Victoria Street station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.[4][5]

Victoria Street station saw 150,070 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.[6]

Platforms[edit]

Victoria Street station platforms
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99331 1 Fremantle All stations Perth
99332 2 Fremantle All stations Fremantle

Bus routes[edit]

Stop Route Destination / description Notes
Stirling Highway (north bound) 906 Rail replacement service to Perth station
998 CircleRoute clockwise to Fremantle station[7]Limited stops[7]
Stirling Highway (south bound) 906 Rail replacement service to Fremantle station
999 CircleRoute anti-clockwise to Fremantle station[8]Limited stops[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ New Timetables for Suburbans Sunday Times 21 November 1954 page 6
  2. ^ History of Stations on the Fremantle Line Right Track
  3. ^ Our History Public Transport Authority
  4. ^ Fremantle Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
  5. ^ Understanding Australia's urban railways Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
  6. ^ "Question On Notice No. 4244 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Route 998". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF). Transperth. 29 August 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].
  8. ^ a b "Route 999". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF). Transperth. 29 August 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].