Thornlie-Cockburn Link

The Thornlie-Cockburn Link will be Perth’s first east-west connection, making travel around the city by train more flexible and providing a higher level of public transport service to Perth’s southern suburbs.

Connecting the Mandurah and Armadale lines will open up new opportunities for longer term developments around the future Nicholson Road and Ranford Road stations.

The Thornlie-Cockburn Link will support growth and accessibility across the southern suburbs by providing direct access to employment, sporting and recreation opportunities at Canning Vale, Cannington Strategic Metropolitan Centre, Burswood Peninsula and the eastern CBD.

Read our fact sheets or the Project Definition Plan for more information on the project.

Construction is expected to begin in 2019.

Project Features

NEW RAILWAY

Duplicating 3km of railway between Beckenham and Thornlie stations

RELOCATE FREIGHT LINES

Relocating approximately 11km of freight lines

RAILWAY EXTENSION

Building 14.5km of new passenger railway to connect Thornlie and Cockburn Central stations

MODIFIED STATIONS

Turning Thornlie Station into a through station and a new platform at Cockburn Central

NICHOLSON RD STATION

2,350 daily boardings (2031) and 25-27 minutes to Perth

RANFORD RD STATION

1,985 daily boardings (2031) and 28-30 minutes to Perth

Planning

While transport projects can be planned and delivered in a relatively defined timeframe, the associated development around a station can take longer and is often not within the State Government’s control.

For the Thornlie-Cockburn Link, the METRONET Office will continue to work with state agencies, local governments and the private sector to help transition the areas around Nicholson Road, Ranford Road and Thornlie stations into mix-use centres over time.

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Construction

Procurement for a main contractor began in mid-2018, and an alliance-model contract will be awarded in 2019. Main construction is expected to begin shortly after.

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