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 or visit our project FAQ's.

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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Thornlie-Cockburn Link News

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METRONET confirmed as nationally significant

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14 Feb 2019

METRONET confirmed as nationally significant

National advisory body Infrastructure Australia has recognised three key METRONET projects as having national significance in its 2019 Infrastructure Priority List.

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28 Nov 2018

Ground studies underway

Work to find out what is below the ground across three METRONET projects is well underway.

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16 Nov 2018

METRONET Rail Enabling Bill Passed

Building the Yanchep Rail Extension and Thornlie-Cockburn Link is one step closer after legislation was passed by both houses of State Parliament last week.

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15 Nov 2018

Federal Funding Secured

Commonwealth funding for the next two METRONET Projects has been secured after completing the thorough Infrastructure Australia process.

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10 Sep 2018

Construction tender opens

Construction companies can now tender for the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and Yanchep Rail Extension projects with the release of a Request for Proposal today.

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Successful community information sessions

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21 Aug 2018

Successful community information sessions

During July and August, the project team was out in the community hosting drop-in sessions to answer your questions about the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and Yanchep Rail...

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