McIver railway station

McIver railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network in Perth, Western Australia. It is located on the Armadale, Thornlie, Midland and Airport lines, 0.9 kilometres from Perth station, providing access to Royal Perth Hospital.

McIver
General information
LocationMoore Street, Nash Street
Perth
Western Australia
Australia
Coordinates31°57′06″S 115°52′00″E
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth
Line(s)
Distance0.9 km (0.6 mi) from Perth
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
Bus routes2
ConnectionsBus transfer at Wellington Street
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeMMR
Fare zone1 / Free Transit Zone
History
Opened1 September 1989
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2013-14564,672
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Perth
Terminus
Armadale line
All, B, C
Claisebrook
towards Armadale
Thornlie line
T
Claisebrook
towards Thornlie
Midland line Claisebrook
towards Midland
Perth
towards Claremont
Airport line Claisebrook
towards High Wycombe
Perth
Terminus
Airport line
P
Future
Perth
Terminus
Morley–Ellenbrook line Claisebrook
towards Ellenbrook
Location
Location of McIverrailway station

History

The station was opened on 1 September 1989 and named after Ken McIver, a long serving steam engine driver and Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Northam and Avon from 1968 until 1986. The station was purpose-built to provide access directly to Royal Perth Hospital.[1]

Platforms

McIver station is one of the two stations that service the Midland, Airport, Armadale and Thornlie lines, with the other station being Claisebrook. The station saw 564,672 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[3][4]

The following platforms are currently in use at McIver:

McIver station platforms[5][6]
Stop Platform Line Stopping pattern Destination Notes
99011 1 Armadale and Thornlie lines All stations, C, T Perth [7]
99012 2 Armadale All stations, B, C Armadale [7]
Thornlie T Thornlie [7]
99013 3 Midland All stations Perth [8]
Airport All stations Claremont
P Perth
99014 4 Midland All stations Midland [8]
Airport All stations, P High Wycombe

It is set to receive Airport line services commencing on 9 October 2022.[9][10]

Bus routes

Stop Route Destination / description Notes
Wellington Street Eastbound Yellow CAT 3 Yellow CAT to East Perth via Wellington Street[11]
Wellington Street Eastbound 28 to WACA East Perth[12]
901 Rail replacement service to Midland
902 Rail replacement service to High Wycombe
907 Rail replacement service to Armadale
Wellington Street Westbound Yellow CAT 3 Yellow CAT to West Perth via Wellington Street[11]
28 Claremont Station via HBF Stadium[12]
Wellington Street Westbound 901, 902, 907 Rail replacement service to Perth

References

  1. "History of Station on the Midland Line" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  2. "Manual – Rail Access" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. "Question On Notice No. 4247 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. "Question On Notice No. 4248 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. Farrell, Michael. "SmartRider". Metrodroid Wiki. GitHub. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. "Stops Near You (99012)". Transperth. Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  7. "Armadale/Thornlie Line Train Timetable" (PDF). Transperth. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. "Midland Line Train Timetable" (PDF). Transperth. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  9. "All aboard: date set for opening of METRONET Forrestfield-Airport Link". Media Statements. 16 August 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  10. de Kruijff, Peter (16 August 2022). "Long-delayed $1.9b Forrestfield-Airport rail link to open in October". WAtoday. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  11. "Yellow CAT". Perth CAT Timetable 203 (PDF). Transperth. 15 June 2023 [effective from 2 July 2023].
  12. "Route 28". Bus Timetable 33 (PDF). Transperth. 16 June 2023 [effective from 16 July 2023].
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