Ashfield
General information
LocationGuildford Road, Railway Parade
Ashfield, Bassendean
Western Australia
Australia
Coordinates31°54′47″S 115°56′10″E / 31.913°S 115.936°E / -31.913; 115.936
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth Trains
Line(s)     Midland line
Distance9.2 km (5.7 mi) from Perth
Platforms2 (1 island)
Construction
Structure typeOpen Station
Other information
Station codeMAD
Fare zone2
History
Opened1954 (1954)
Passengers
2013–14143,391[1]
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Bayswater
towards Perth
 Midland line Bassendean
towards Midland
Location
Location of Ashfield railway station

Ashfield railway station is located 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) north-east of Perth railway station, Western Australia. It serves the suburb of Ashfield, and is on the Midland line of Transperth commuter rail network.

History

The station opened as a signal box named Cresco in 1930, with passenger facilities provided in 1954. The signal box remained until 1964.[2]

car park viewed from a footbridge
Ashfield railway station carpark viewed from footbridge, built in 2020

Construction on a new 83 bay car park started in February 2020. The new car park was needed because 180 bays were permanently removed from Bayswater station in late 2020 due to the construction of the new Bayswater station. Since Ashfield station is in fare zone 2, and Bayswater station is in fare zone 1, catching the train into the city is more expensive from Ashfield. In order to offset the additional cost for passengers going to Ashfield station instead of Bayswater, the parking at Ashfield station is going to be free during the construction of the new Bayswater station. All other stations on the Transperth network have a $2 per day parking fee.[3][4] The new carpark opened in October 2020.[5]

Rail services

Ashfield railway station is served by the Midland railway line on the Transperth network. This line goes between Midland railway station and Perth railway station. Midland line trains stop at the station every 10 minutes during peak on weekdays, and every 15 minutes during the day outside peak every day of the year except Christmas Day. Trains are half-hourly or hourly at night time.[6] The station saw 143,391 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[1]

Ashfield station platforms
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99471 1 Midland All stations Perth
99472 2 Midland All stations Midland

Bus routes

Stop Route Destination / description Notes
Railway Parade (south-west bound) 901 Train replacement service to Perth
Railway Parade (north-east bound) 901 Train replacement service to Midland

References

  1. 1 2 "Question On Notice No. 4247 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "History of stations on the Midland line" (PDF). righttrack.wa.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  3. ↑ "Bayswater Station car park fact sheet 2020" (PDF). Metronet. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Parking relocation to Ashfield station". Metronet. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bayswater Station – Project Features". Metronet. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Midland Line Train Timetable" (PDF). Transperth. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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