Work is underway to complete a minor upgrade of the Public Transport Authority’s (PTA) Nowergup Depot, located east of Ridgewood between Clarkson and Butler stations. The depot was built in 2004 and is used to stow and service the PTA’s fleet of B-series railcars which operate on the Mandurah and Joondalup Lines. With operation of the Forrestfield-Airport Link due to start in 2021, a final 10 B-series railcars have been delivered, bringing the B-series fleet to 78.
The minor upgrade will increase maintenance capacity at the depot to ensure the reliable and efficient operation of Transperth services.
The project will include:
- Construction of a new maintenance building to service B-series rail cars (underway).
- The new facility will be located between existing buildings as can be seen from the time-lapse video.
- 370 metres of wired rail track through the new maintenance building (complete).
- Associated overhead mast and wiring works (complete).
- 200 metres of unwired rail track to store track maintenance machines (complete).
- A new 800-metre train drivers’ footpath (complete).
All works will occur within the Nowergup Depot.
Check out a time lapse of the works undertaken this year.
Project timings:
- February 2019: Construction begins (track works); construction tender released (for maintenance building).
- Mid-late 2019: Track works continue; construction of new maintenance building begins.
- Early-late 2020: Track works and construction of new maintenance building continue.
- April 2021: Project completion.
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