Northam railway station, Western Australia
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Location | Wellington Street, Northam | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°38′58″S 116°40′31″E / 31.64938°S 116.67527°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transwa | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Transwa | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Eastern | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 120.50 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1900 (original) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 12 February 1966 (original) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 7 October 1966 (current) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Northam railway station is located in Northam on the Eastern Railway route in Western Australia. It is the second and more recent railway station in Northam.
Original station
The line to
Northam became an important
New station
As part of the construction of a new dual gauge Eastern Railway from Midland via the Avon Valley, a new station was opened on the eastern side of the town on 7 October 1966 by the Minister for Railways Charles Court.Part of the original line along Fitzgerald Street was retained to allow access to the steam locomotive depot and oil and flour mill sidings. It was later removed.[3]
Today, the dual gauge Eastern Railway terminates at Northam and becomes the standard gauge
.Between the western side of the town and Toodyay lies Avon Yard.[6]
Old station
The original station closed on 12 February 1966 and has been converted to a museum.[2][7][8][9]
Passenger services
Transwa's AvonLink, MerredinLink and Prospector services stop at Northam, at least one service each day.[10][11]
The Indian Pacific also passes here, running once or twice a week (depending on the time of year) between East Perth and Sydney Central, but does not stop at the station.
References
- ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
- ^ a b Welcome to the Old Railway Station Museum Northam Heritage Forum
- ^ a b "Northam - a Westrail hotspot" Railway Digest September 2000 pages 28-29
- ^ The Northam District The West Australian 20 April 1900 page 2
- ^ Breath of life for old railway station Avon Valley Advocate 11 September 2006
- ^ Brookfield Rail Network Map Brookfield Rail
- ^ Old Railway Station Museum About Australia
- ^ Old Northam Railway Station improvements on show Avon Valley Advocate 21 May 2013
- ^ Municipal Heritage Inventory Shire of Northam 21 September 2012 page 47
- ^ "AvonLink and MerredinLink Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
External links
- Media related to Northam railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Northam Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations gallery