Murdoch railway station

History

Early history as a bus station

Murdoch Park 'n' Ride was a Transperth bus station located in Murdoch, Western Australia. It opened on 14 December 1994 with parking for 583 cars.

The Murdoch Park 'n' Ride's car park was expanded along with other upgrades which occurred in 2001.

On 31 January 2007 it closed to facilitate the construction of Murdoch railway station, which incorporated a bus facility on a bridge structure extending over the Kwinana Freeway carriageways and train station. The Park & Ride no longer exists and instead its function was incoporated into the current Murdoch railway station.

Conversion to train station

Murdoch railway station was designed to subsume the existing Murdoch Park 'n' Ride. With Murdoch railway station operating as a fully integrated bus/train interchange. This involved the construction of purpose-built bus way interchange bridge that runs parallel to the South Street overpass.

The contract for the construction of Murdoch railway station, along with Bull Creek railway station and Canning Bridge railway station, was awarded to John Holland Pty Ltd in November 2004. This contract was the first contract awarded for the construction of stations on the Southern Suburbs Railway project, and it had a value of $32 million.

During planning, the station was projected to have 4,980 boardings per day upon opening.

Murdoch Station opened along with the rest of the Mandurah line on 23 December 2007.

Post opening

In 2017, Murdoch was named the busiest station utilised on the line as well as the third busiest on the Transperth network overall with extremely high patronage. As of January 2009, 57 percent of passengers at Murdoch station catch the bus to get to the station. As of early 2025 the federal government announced $5m in funding for planning major upgrades to Murdoch station which includes concept designs for new parking and bus facilities, as well as improving pedestrian access to the station.

Services

Train services

Murdoch Station is served by Transperth Mandurah line services. This station is served by both All stops and W pattern train services on the Mandurah line. Train services at Murdoch station arrive every 5 minutes during weekday peak, reducing to every 10 minutes outside of peak. At night and during weekends service frequencies operate every 15 to 30 minutes.

Platforms

Bus services

Bus transfers are available on the concourse level. The bus station is situated on a bridge structure extending over the Kwinana Freeway and railway station. Traffic signals at both ends of the bridge include a bus phase.

Stands 1–6

206, 207

Stands 7–12

References

References

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