Midland Station

Relocating Midland Station between Helena and Cale streets maintains the railway’s central role to work and community life in the area.

The project is also an opportunity to replace ageing infrastructure with a modern facility, allow a connection to the Bellevue Depot and assembly facility and support safe movements through the area.

Relocating the station has been discussed for many years, as part of DevelopmentWA's Midland Project, and its new location better integrates with the area, bringing it closer to the Midland Gate Shopping Centre and Midland Health Campus.

A Project Definition Plan is underway, with key stakeholder engagement to ensure the Midland Station Project integrates with the community and to provide well-designed places that support walking, cycling and public transport. This is expected to be completed in mid-2020.

Scoping and concept designs for the new Midland Station project, which includes:

• Building a new station between Helena and Cale streets with two platform faces long enough for six railcar trains, and a third platform for regional passenger trains
• Demolishing the existing Midland Station at Helena Street and replacing with a new bus interchange and multi-level passenger car park
• Bicycle parking facilities and shared path connections
• Helena Street level crossing to close, with new crossing planned at Cale Street
• Extending the electrified rail line to the new Bellevue Depot

The Helena Street level crossing will close as growth in freight rail operations as well as the trains travelling to the new station would mean that, if it remained open, the boom gates would be down for significant periods of time during peak periods.

A new crossing is planned at Cale Street, which will have fewer trains operating through it and less closure time and impacts on local connectivity.