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This project is part of the Armadale Line Transformation.

Project

Thornlie-Cockburn Link New rail service

Atwell, Beckenham, Canning Vale, Cockburn, Jandakot, Langford, South Lake, Success, Thornlie

Overview

  • Rail

    Project type
  • $1.35 billion

    Total budget
  • Under Construction

    Project phase
  • METRONET

    Lead agency
  • 1,680

    Jobs supported
  • Late 2023

    Start date

    Mid 2025

    End date

The Thornlie-Cockburn Link will be Perth’s first east-west cross line connection, providing communities between the Mandurah and Armadale lines with more travel choices.

The 17.5 kilometre project includes new stations at Nicholson Road and Ranford Road. Both new stations will feature parking, bus interchanges, passenger amenities and cycling facilities.

Upgrades are also underway on the existing Thornlie, Cockburn Central and Stadium stations. Thornlie Station will be upgraded to a through station, and Cockburn Central Station will be extended to provide passenger interchange to the Mandurah Line.

The Cameron Street and Elliot Place pedestrian level crossing will be replaced for a safer and better connected shared path network.

The Armadale/Thornlie Line is shut between Victoria Park and Armadale/Thornlie stations until mid-2025 to enable these works.

Find more information on the METRONET project here.

Benefits

  • Reduced congestion and provision of alternative transport options to people in our southern suburbs
  • New stations at Ranford Road and Nicholson Road
  • Improvements at existing train stations
  • Creates thousands of jobs and provides access to employment opportunities
  • Supports long term development plans around the new stations
  • Improved pedestrian and cyclist access

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