Cottesloe railway station

History

Cottesloe station was originally established as Bullens Siding in 1884. Robert Napoleon Bullen was the proprietor of the Albion Hotel. The station was a request stop. Passengers could stop the train with a provided red flag in daylight or a candle in a jar at night. In June 1892 the station was renamed Cottesloe and became a regular stop for trains.

The station closed on 1 September 1979 along with the rest of the Fremantle line, re-opening on 29 July 1983 when services were restored. Cottesloe was previously the junction for a now lifted parallel freight line that ran to the Leighton Marshalling Yard.

From 2034, Cottesloe station's platforms are planned to be extended to the north to accommodate six-car trains.

Station location

Cottesloe station is located on the eastern edge of Cottesloe near the boundary with Peppermint Grove. The tracks lie between Curtin Avenue and Railway Street, two important roads in the area. There are two access points from each of these roads: At the southern end of the platform a pedestrian bridge provides access by stairs to the platform; those on the northern end of the platform require crossing the tracks at grade level to reach the platform.

Services

Cottesloe station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.

Cottesloe station saw 261,865 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.

Platforms

Cottesloe station had three platforms. During electrification of the line in 1991, the original northbound platform became southbound and the goods platform was converted for northbound services with the original southbound platform now disused. The goods line originally headed north to service the local Eureka flour mill. A graded grass corridor still marks the site of the track. There was once a staffed signal cabin on the western end of the station.

Bus routes

A regular bus service stops on the eastern side of the station. Bus route 102 operates at 30-minute intervals with Cottesloe station acting as its terminus. Rail replacement route 906 uses the western side of the station on Curtin Avenue but only operates to replace trains during line closures.

References

References

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2. (11 June 1892). "General News". The Inquirer & Commercial News.
3. [http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/aboutus/ourhistory/tabid/42/default.aspx Our History] Public Transport Authority
4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080721030836/http://www.righttrack.wa.gov.au/Portals/3/media/History_Fremantle.pdf History of Stations on the Fremantle Line] Right Track
5. (18 January 2025). "Subi to Freo stations on home stretch". Post.
6. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070830193121/http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=oxj%2FcAjvoqY%3D&tabid=61&mid=672 Cottesloe Station Layout] Transperth
7. [http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Fremantle%20Line%2020160131.pdf Fremantle Line Timetable] {{Webarchive. link. (21 February 2016 Transperth 31 January 2016)
8. [https://bitre.gov.au/publications/2012/files/report_131.pdf Understanding Australia's urban railways] Bureau of Infrastructure Transport & Regional Economics July 2012 page 12
9. "Question On Notice No. 4244 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan".
10. (20 January 1905). "Eureka Flour Mills Official Opening". [[The West Australian]].
11. (13 October 2025). "Fremantle Line 2025 Timetable".
12. {{Cite Transperth bus. 102