Welshpool railway station, Perth
Welshpool railway station is on the Transperth network. It is located on the Armadale and Thornlie lines, 9.5 kilometres from Perth Station serving the suburbs of Welshpool and Bentley, Western Australia. The station will close on 20 November 2023 as part of a wider upgrade to the line. History
Welshpool Station opened in 1889 as one of the original stations on the Armadale line. As early as the 1930s the location was concern for railway crossing safety. During the second world war, it was considered as a suitable location for a proposed munitions factory. Welshpool Station was planned to be closed under the original 1999 South West Metropolitan Railway Master Plan for the Armadale line branch route of the Mandurah line to enable the construction of a bridge over Welshpool Road instead of the current level crossing. However, with the change in route alignment, the closure was no longer necessary at that point in time. Future

The station is planned to close on 20 November 2023 as part of a Metronet project for the removal of level crossings on the Armadale line. The project involves the removal of the Welshpool Road level crossing. Because Welshpool Station does not have high patronage, and it is close to Welshpool Road and a bridge that Leach Highway goes over, it was determined that it was not possible to remove the Welshpool Road level crossing without closing Welshpool Station. Services
Welshpool Station is served by Transperth Armadale and Thornlie line services. The station saw 116,681 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year. Platforms

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Gallery History of Western Australian Railways & Stations

Armadale and Thornlie lines
Transperth railway stations
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889