- Murdoch railway station
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Coordinates: 32°03′58″S 115°51′02″E / 32.066119°S 115.850514°E
Murdoch 
Mandurah Line Station code RMU Street Kwinana Freeway, South Street Suburb Murdoch, Bullcreek, Leeming Fare zone 2 Distance from Perth Station 13.8 km (8.6 mi) Stopping patterns All, C, K, W Number of platforms 2 Platform architecture Island Station structure Closed Station Access by Bus Transfer, Entrance Transit guard booth Yes Train transfer No Bus transfer Yes Total number of bus stands 12 Total number of bus routes 20 Park 'n' Ride Yes Lock 'n' Ride No, but Pay 'n' Display Lifts 2 Escalators 2 Add Value Machines Yes Public telephones Yes Public toilets Yes 
The art work of Murdoch Station, from the south-west carpark
The station building of Murdoch Station, from Kwinana Freeway northbound
The station building of Murdoch Station, from Kwinana Freeway southboundMurdoch Station is a railway station located in Murdoch, Western Australia. Situated in the Kwinana Freeway median strip, and perpendicular to South Street interchange, it also features integrated bus services on the concourse level; this level will operate as a bus station. It is served by the interburban Mandurah line, with services to both the Perth CBD and the neighbouring city of Mandurah.
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History
Murdoch station was constructed as part of the New MetroRail Southern Suburbs Railway project. It replaced Murdoch Park 'n' Ride, the bus station at the same location. The bus stands on the carpark level remain but are no longer used.
Service
Murdoch is on the Mandurah Line of the Transperth Trains network, a hybrid metro-commuter rail system with six lines in metropolitan Perth. As such, it receives trains northbound to central Perth and southbound to Mandurah and Rockingham. Four stopping patterns serve Murdoch station: all stations, C, K, and W.[1] In effect, Murdoch is served by all trains on the Mandurah Line.
In the inbound direction, all stations, K-, and W-pattern trains take about 15 minutes, averaging 55.2 km/h (34.3 mph), to arrive at Perth.[1] C-pattern trains stop at all stations except Canning Bridge heading to Perth, taking 14 minutes at an average of 59.1 km/h (36.7 mph).[1]
In the outbound direction, an all stations train takes about 32 minutes, averaging 105.6 km/h (65.6 mph), to arrive at Mandurah.[1] C-pattern trains operate locally to Mandurah apart from skipping Canning Bridge; this has no effect for passengers departing Murdoch for any southbound stations. K-pattern trains operate locally to Cockburn Central and then run express to Rockingham, taking 19 minutes to do so at an average of 92.8 km/h (57.7 mph).[1] W-pattern trains stop at all stations and terminate at Cockburn Central, taking 12 minutes averaging 80.4 km/h (50.0 mph).[1]
Station layout
Murdoch uses a simple island platform layout with two tracks. Platform 1 is used by trains bound for Perth underground station (these trains generally continue onto the Joondalup Line) whilst platform 2 is used by trains heading south towards Mandurah. Access to the station is provided from the busway platforms adjacent to South Street (
) with a concourse containing faregates and a pair of escalators and lifts heading down to the platform located in the central reservation of the Kwinana Freeway (
).[2]Stop No. Platform Line Stopping Pattern Destination Notes [2819] Murdoch Station platforms 99651 1 Mandurah All stations, C, K, W Perth underground 99652 2 Mandurah All stations, C, K, W Mandurah Shuttle weekdays only 
The platform level of Murdoch Station.Transfers
Bus transfers are available on the concourse level. The bus station is situated on a bridge structure extending over the freeway carriageways and train station.[3] Traffic signals at both ends of the bridge have been modified to include a bus phase.
See also: Murdoch Transit LinkBus routes
Stands 1-6
Route Number Destination / Description [23707] Stand 1 513 to Fremantle via Samson 514 to Cockburn Central via Bibra Drive [23708] Stand 2 505 to Bull Creek via Dean Road 510 to Booragoon bus station via Murdoch Drive [23709] Stand 3 503 to Bull Creek via Winthrop Drive 504 to Bull Creek via Jackson Avenue 511 to Fremantle via Winterfold Road [23710] Stand 4 98 CircleRoute to Fremantle Train Station via Kardinya [23711] Stand 5 206, 207, 850, 851 to Murdoch University [23712] Stand 6 - Set down only 909 Rail Replacement Service to Perth Stands 7-12
Route Number Destination / Description [23713] Stand 7 208 to Cannington via Bannister Road and Nicholson Road 517 to Southern River via Ranford Road 518 to Piara Waters via Wright Road and Harrisdale 519 to Armadale via Southacre Drive, Nicholson Road and Armadale Road [23714] Stand 8 850 to Maddington via Warton Road 851 to Maddington via Bridge Road [23715] Stand 9 206 to Cannington via Fraser Road North 207 to Thornlie via Nicholson Road and Yale Road [23716] Stand 10 99 CircleRoute to Fremantle via Southlands Boulevarde and Curtin University bus station [23717] Stand 11 515 to Jandakot via Berrigan Drive 516 to Southlands Boulevarde via Leeming [23718] Stand 12 - Set down only 909 Rail Replacement Service to Mandurah Bus Priority Measures
Several measures have been implemented or proposed to provide priority for feeder buses servicing Murdoch station:
- Implemented:
- Bus lanes on South Street in peak hours extending east to Roe Highway (effective 6 June 2006).[4]
- Proposed (as of 2008):
- Lengthening of the sliplane used by buses entering the station from the west.[citation needed]
- Murdoch Transit Link, a bus transitway linking the train station with the Fiona Stanley Hospital (construction started in 2008[5]), Challenger TAFE and the Murdoch campus of Murdoch University.[6]
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e f Mandurah Line timetable Transperth Retrieved 2009-04-26
- ^ Murdoch station layout Transperth Retrieved 2009-04-26
- ^ New MetroRail - Murdoch
- ^ Main Roads Western Australia - South Street Bus Lanes
- ^ "Fiona Stanley Hospital". http://www.fionastanley.health.wa.gov.au/about/index.cfm. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ^ South West Metropolitan Roads Local Impacts Committee Final Report
Murdoch
Zone 2Preceding station Transperth Trains network Following station Bull CreekZone 2towards PerthMandurah Line All, C, K, WZone 3Transperth Buses Network Central Area Esplanade Busport · Wellington Street (Perth CAT)Northern Area Eastern Area Western Area South Eastern Area Armadale · Cannington · Curtin University · Gosnells · Kelmscott · Maddington · Oats Street · Thornlie · Victoria ParkSouthern Area Bull Creek · Canning Bridge · Cockburn Central · Kwinana · Kwinana Hub · Murdoch · Rockingham (RCTS) · Warnbro · Wellard · Mandurah†Bus stations in italics do not have an accompanying railway station. †: denotes area outside Perth Metropolitan Area Categories:- Railway stations in Perth, Western Australia
- Implemented:
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