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| Perth Stadium station | |
|---|---|
| Name | Perth Stadium station |
| Type | Railway station |
| Address | Atria Entrance, Victoria Park, Western Australia |
| Borough | City of Victoria Park |
| Country | Australia |
| Owned | Public Transport Authority |
| Operator | Transperth Trains |
| Line | Armadale/Thornlie line |
| Platforms | 2 (island) |
| Structure | Ground |
| Opened | 2018 |
Perth Stadium station Perth Stadium station is a purpose-built rail station serving the sporting precinct in Burswood on the Swan River near central Perth, Western Australia. It was constructed to provide direct high-capacity rail access to the Perth Stadium, integrating with the Transperth urban rail network on the Armadale line and Thornlie line. The station functions primarily as an event-day transport hub and as part of metropolitan commuter services for the surrounding suburbs of Burswood, Victoria Park, and Lathlain.
Perth Stadium station occupies a strategic role in Perth's transport infrastructure connecting major venues such as Perth Stadium, the Riverside Drive precinct, and the Burswood Park entertainment zone. Managed by the Public Transport Authority (Western Australia), services are operated by Transperth Trains and integrated with Transperth Transperth Trains ticketing and the SmartRider electronic fare system. The station interfaces with other transport modes including Transperth bus services, pedestrian pathways to Burswood Island, and cycling routes linked to the Swan River Cycleway.
Planning for Perth Stadium station formed part of the broader infrastructure program associated with the decision to build Perth Stadium—a major project championed by the Western Australia state government and delivered under contracts involving firms such as Leighton Contractors and other contractors. The station's delivery coincided with upgrades to the Railways (Standard Gauge) and electrification projects on metropolitan lines overseen by the Public Transport Authority. Construction phases required coordination with the City of Perth and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, and were influenced by precedents from rail provision for venues like Melbourne Cricket Ground and Optus Stadium planning at a national level.
Located adjacent to the Burswood Peninsula and sited between existing stops on the Armadale line, Perth Stadium station features an island platform accessed via dedicated pedestrian bridges and concourse areas. Its proximity to Riverside Drive and the Great Eastern Highway provides road interchange opportunities with Transperth bus corridors. The station footprint was designed to accommodate crowd flows from Perth Stadium gates, with structural elements coordinated with the stadium's entry plazas and the surrounding urban fabric of Burswood, Victoria Park, and nearby Belmont suburbs.
On event days, the station operates as a terminus and through-station for additional services on the Armadale line and Thornlie line, with timetable revisions implemented by Transperth to increase frequency. Rolling stock deployed includes Transperth A-series, Transperth B-series, and newer Transperth C-series trains depending on availability and capacity planning by the Public Transport Authority. Operations integrate signal control from the Public Transport Operations Control Centre and require liaison with Western Australian Police and St John Ambulance for incident response. The station also participates in statewide transport contingency frameworks that reference major-event transport management protocols used at venues like Adelaide Oval and Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
Perth Stadium station provides amenities designed for high throughput, including sheltered platforms, real-time passenger information displays sourced from Transperth systems, and accessible paths complying with standards set by the Disability Services Commission (Western Australia). Accessibility features include elevators, ramps, tactile ground surface indicators, and hearing augmentation aligned with Australian accessibility standards administered by the Australian Human Rights Commission in policy terms. Passenger wayfinding is coordinated with the Perth Stadium signage strategy and includes links to SmartRider top-up kiosks and customer service points managed by Transperth.
Crowd management at Perth Stadium station is governed by event day operational plans developed jointly by the Perth Stadium Manager, the Public Transport Authority, Transperth, Western Australian Police Force, DFES (Department of Fire and Emergency Services), and private security contractors. Measures include staggered train dispatching, holding areas, temporary fencing, and dedicated ingress/egress routes to manage flows to Perth Stadium gates. Tactical lessons have been informed by crowd-control experience at international venues such as Wembley Stadium, Stadium Australia, and local counterparts like Optus Stadium and WACA Ground.
Future proposals affecting Perth Stadium station consider capacity improvements linked to population growth in the Perth metropolitan area, planned urban renewal in Burswood and Victoria Park, and broader network upgrades such as the Metronet program. Potential projects under discussion involve platform extension, signalling enhancements, increased stabling capacity, and improved multimodal integration with regional services from Mandurah line interfaces. Planning frameworks reference strategic documents from the Western Australian Planning Commission and transport policy agendas of the Government of Western Australia to ensure the station meets long-term event and commuter demand.
Category:Railway stations in Perth, Western Australia Category:Transport in Perth, Western Australia