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Stirling railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Joondalup line, nine kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Stirling.

Stirling
Northbound view in August 2005
General information
Location	Mitchell Freeway, Stirling Australia
Coordinates	31°53′39″S 115°48′16″E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Line(s)	Joondalup line
Distance	9.0 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	JSG 99821 (platform 1) 99822 (platform 2)
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	28 February 1993
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2013-14	1,468,098
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station Glendalough towards Elizabeth Quay Joondalup line Warwick towards Butler

History

Stirling station opened on 28 February 1993 in the median strip of the Mitchell Freeway.[1][2][3]

Innaloo bus station on Oswald Street was the terminus for most routes which now terminate at Stirling station until 1992. Before Stirling was constructed, the Northern Suburbs Transit System considered a deviation of the rail alignment to directly service Innaloo and its shopping district.[4] However, this idea was rejected by both the project coordinators and the public at large due to the significant cost, lack of identifiable benefits, and environmental impact.[4]

A pair of crossovers link the two mainline tracks at the Perth end of the station, allowing the turnback of train services in the event of a disruption in either direction.[5]

Traffic issues

The station's location presented some interesting design challenges - while the station resides within the Mitchell Freeway road reserve, the road reserve for the future Stephenson Highway runs in an area directly over the station at the southern end of its platforms. During the design of the station and its approach roads, the engineering firm Ove Arup & Partners was tasked with investigating and designing road layouts to accommodate for both future and current needs.[6]

Due to the nature of the future Stephenson Highway, a number of road layout options were considered including:[6]

• Original designs first proposed for the freeway by the Main Roads Department, consisting of a diamond interchange between Scarborough Beach Road and Stephenson Highway, and link of existing Oswald Street (later known as Ellen Stirling Boulevard), Osborne Park.
• As per the above option, but without the Osborne Park link.
• As per the above option, but without the link of Oswald Street between Scarborough Beach Road and Cedric Street (an option recommended by station designers Hames Sharley architects).
• A design only known as the Forbes and Fitzhardinge planning scheme, of which no information or design drawings exist within the engineers' report.

All of the above designs involved significantly complex road layouts which amongst others included partial cloverleaf interchanges, and the construction of new bridges connecting the future highway to Cedric Street.[6]

After opening

In 2003, the contract for extending the platforms on seven Joondalup line stations, including Stirling station, was awarded to Lakis Constructions. The platforms on these stations had to be extended by 50 metres (160 ft) to accommodate 150-metre (490 ft) long six car trains, which were planned to enter service. Along with the extensions, the platform edges were upgraded to bring them into line with tactile paving standards.[7] Work on this station was done in mid-2004.[8]

On 12 December 2020 the WA Government announced a $90 million upgrade to the Stirling Bus Interchange.[9] The upgrade will increase the station's number of bus stands from 18 to 30, with completion expected in late 2023.[10]

Services

Stirling station is served by Transperth Joondalup line services.[11]

Stirling station saw 1,468,098 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.[12]

Platforms

Platforms currently in use are as follows:

Stirling station platforms

Stop	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
99821	1	Joondalup	All station, A, K, W	Perth Underground
99822	2	Joondalup	All stations	Butler
			K	Clarkson
			W	Whitfords	W-pattern shuttle peak time weekdays only

Bus routes

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
Stand 1	414	to Glendalough station via Balcatta & Main Street[13]
	428	to Warwick station via Jones Street & Natalie Way[14]
	904	Rail replacement service to Butler station
	904	Rail replacement service to Perth station
Stand 2	415	to Mirrabooka bus station via Amelia Street & Ravenswood Drive[15]
Stand 3	998	CircleRoute to Fremantle station via Morley, Bayswater, Belmont & Murdoch[16]	Limited stops[17]
Stand 4	999	CircleRoute to Fremantle station via Innaloo, Churchlands & Cottesloe[18]	Limited stops[17]
Stand 5	410	to Scarborough via Scarborough Beach Road[19]
	412	to Scarborough Beach via Woodlands[20]
Stand 6	421	to Scarborough Beach via Doubleview[21]
	423	to Warwick station via Karrinyup bus station & Hillarys Boat Harbour[22]
Stand 7	425	to Warwick station via Karrinyup bus station & Carine[23]
	681	to Crown Perth, Burswood
Stand 8	413	to Glendalough station via Osborne Park[24]
	424	to Karrinyup bus station via Gwelup & North Beach[25]
	427	to Warwick station via North Beach Road & Erindale Road[26]
Stand 9	402	to Perth Busport via Main Street & Loftus Street[27]
	403	to Perth Busport via Royal Street & Loftus Street[28]
	422	to Scarborough Beach via Huntriss Road & Karrinyup bus station[29]

References

External links

Media related to Stirling railway station, Perth at Wikimedia Commons

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