Belmont Park railway station, Perth

Former railway station in Perth, Western Australia

31°57′00″S 115°53′34″E / 31.94995°S 115.892876°E / -31.94995; 115.892876Owned byPublic Transport AuthorityOperated byTransperthDistance3.2 kilometres from PerthPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeGroundOther informationStatusreplaced by Perth StadiumStation codeABP
99031 (platform 1)
99032 (platform 2)Fare zone1HistoryOpened1906Closed18 October 2013ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesGoodwoodPassengers2013-141,358 Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Claisebrook
towards Perth
 Thornlie line
R
 Burswood
towards Thornlie
Armadale line
R
 Burswood
towards Armadale

Belmont Park railway station was located on the Armadale/Thornlie line in Perth, Western Australia. It was operated by Transperth serving Belmont Park Racecourse from 1906 until 2013. The station saw 1,358 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.[1]

History

Belmont Park station opened in 1906 as Goodwood.[2] In 1979, it was renamed Belmont Park.[3][4] It was used only when there was an event at the Belmont Park Racecourse.[5]

The station closed on 13 October 2013 to make way for the Perth Stadium station that was built to service Perth Stadium.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Question On Notice No. 4248 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ Timeline 1900-1929 Town of Victoria Park
  3. ^ Timeline 1970-2004 Town of Victoria Park
  4. ^ "Change of Name of Goodwood Railway Station (City of Perth, 1527/22)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 22 December 1978. pp. 1978:4801.
  5. ^ History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line Right Track
  6. ^ Belmont Park stop to give way to Stadium Station Government of Western Australia 28 August 2013
  7. ^ Perth's Belmont Park station to close in October in preparation for new stadium station Archived 19 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Urbanlyst 2 September 2013