Whitfords railway station is a railway station located on the boundary of Padbury and Kingsley, suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Yanchep line, which is part of the Transperth commuter rail network. It is located in the median of the Mitchell Freeway, and consists of an elevated bus interchange on top of an island platform at ground level. South of Whitfords, trains run every 5 minutes during peak. North of Whitfords, trains run every 10 minutes during peak. Between peak during the day, trains run every 15 minutes. The journey to Perth Underground railway station is , and takes 19 minutes.
The station was constructed as part of the Northern Suburbs Transit System project. Construction began in November 1991 and was completed in December 1992. It opened on 28 February 1993, along with most other stations on the Yanchep line (then known as the Joondalup line).
Description
thumb|left|Entrance
thumb|left|Platforms
Whitfords railway station is on the boundary of Padbury and Kingsley, suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It is located in the median of the Mitchell Freeway, just south of Whitfords Avenue. The station consists of an elevated bus interchange on top of an island platform at ground level. The bus interchange is a road looping around a central island. The platform is accessed from the bus interchange island via stairs, a set of escalators, a lift, or a ramp. There are toilets and a kiosk on the bus interchange. It is linked to the east over the freeway by a bus bridge and a pedestrian bridge.
Whitfords station is , or a 19-minute train journey, from Perth Underground railway station, placing the station in fare zone 3. The adjacent stations are Greenwood railway station to the south, and Edgewater railway station to the north. To the north of the station is a long turnback siding.
Under the Northern Suburbs Transit System Project, construction on the station was scheduled to commence on 16 November 1991, with completion expected by the end of December 1992. Warwick station being of a similar design was scheduled for construction in synchronisation with Whitfords station. Car parking spaces were also included as part of the construction project, which included a significant number of on-grade parking bays on the eastern side of the station for commuter use.
The most interesting part of the station was the upper bus deck. The deck was constructed of precast concrete that was formed off-site, which was then transported to the site before being placed atop columns constructed as part of the station's foundations. The precast concrete flooring was then put in place and held in specially formed ridges running the length of the beams. This upper deck was the most expensive structural element of the station, and was the cause of significant attention and consideration as part of the design and construction process.
After opening
A report done by the Department of Transport in 1999 identified Whitfords station as a station where the existing parking provisions were not sufficient for demand. The report said that the expansion of parking at Whitfords station should be given priority. In 2002, the car park was expanded to the south. The car park was expanded again, in 2009 and 2010, this time north of Whitfords Avenue.
In 2003, the contract for extending the platforms on seven Yanchep line (then Joondalup line) stations, including Whitfords station, was awarded to Lakis Constructions. The platforms on these stations had to be extended by to accommodate long six-car trains, which were planned to enter service. Along with the extensions, the platform edges were upgraded to bring them into line with tactile paving standards. Work on this station began in early 2004, and was complete by July 2004.
Services
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Whitfords is served by the Yanchep line on the Transperth network. This line goes between Yanchep station and Elizabeth Quay station in the Perth central business district. In March 2018, the station had approximately 4,200 boardings per weekday, making it the fourth busiest station on the Yanchep line.
Platforms
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!Platform
!Line
!Service Pattern
!Destination
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|99851
|1
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|Elizabeth Quay
|Perth Underground
|W pattern services to Perth begin at Whifords station
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| rowspan="3" | 99852
| rowspan="3" | 2
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|All stations
|Yanchep
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|K
|Clarkson
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|W
|Terminus
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Bus routes
thumb|Bus interchange|alt=Bus stops with large shelter
The bus interchange has eight bus stands with 19 regular bus routes. Buses run to Joondalup railway station, Warwick railway station, Mirrabooka bus station, and Ellenbrook. Train replacement buses operate on route 904.