Perth’s first east-west cross line connection will open on Monday 9 June, with passenger services providing a direct route from the Mandurah Line to Optus Stadium for the first time. 

The Thornlie-Cockburn Link, which will be called the Thornlie-Cockburn Line when it opens, includes two new stations at Nicholson Road and Ranford Road and upgrades to Thornlie, Cockburn Central, and  Perth Stadium Stations. New and amended bus routes will support connections from surrounding suburbs to the new stations. 

A total of 85,000 sleepers and 180,000 tonnes of gravel were used in the construction of the 35 km of new passenger rail and 22 km of new freight rail as part of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link.

The inner elevated rail section of the Armadale Line will reopen in conjunction with the Thornlie-Cockburn Link on Monday 9 June. This will include the five new elevated stations at Carlisle, Oats Street, Queens Park, Cannington and Beckenham.

The remainder of the line will reopen a few months later when the new elevated Armadale Station and Byford Station reach completion. This will include the reopening of stations at Sherwood, Challis, Kelmscott, Seaforth, Gosnells, Maddington and Kenwick.

Rail replacement bus services will continue until the entire Armadale Line has reopened, but these services will be amended from 9 June. 

Plan your journey via the Transperth website.

METRONET’s transformation of Perth has reached another major milestone with the opening of these lines and eight stations.