Butler rail station opens September 21
The first passenger trains will leave Perth’s new Butler Station on September 21, 2014.
Transport Minister Dean Nalder said the project, initially due to cost $241million, would be delivered three months ahead of schedule and about $20million under budget.
Mr Nalder said the 7.5 kilometre rail extension, north from Clarkson on the Joondalup Line, would provide a vital link to the growing community in Butler.
“I’m very proud to announce that the extension will be open ahead of schedule, in time for the school holidays and the IGA Perth Royal Show. We expect about 2,000 people a day will use the station to commute to work in the city, Joondalup or even Mandurah,” he said.
“We are already starting to see new development at Butler as the suburb expands around the station. Local shopping centres and other infrastructure will soon pop up too - the station will be in the very heart of the community.
“The station will provide an important service to residents of this booming northern suburb, and will take pressure off existing facilities at Clarkson Station and the Mitchell Freeway.”
Butler Station is connected to an uninterrupted pedestrian and cycle path along the rail extension from Manasota Approach, a number of feeder bus services and a 930-bay car park.
New bus service 491 (catering to Two Rocks and Yanchep residents) will be introduced, and existing routes 480, 482, 483, 484 and 490 will be diverted to service Butler Station.
Before the station is opened, Transperth will conduct extensive testing and driver training. This week, Transperth staff will install signage on trains to show the rail extension to Butler.
Fact File:
- The new station will have digital display boards, landscaping, public art and security cameras linked to the Public Transport Authority’s central monitoring room
- Workers installed 41,600 tonnes of ballast, 1,870 tonnes of rail and 28,100 concrete sleepers
- Butler Station has more than 900 car bays and is connected to pedestrian and cycle paths