Lathlain railway station

Lathlain

Station after closure in February 2003
Location Rutland Avenue, Victoria Park
Australia
Coordinates 31°58′32″S 115°54′21″E / 31.975637°S 115.905864°E / -31.975637; 115.905864Coordinates: 31°58′32″S 115°54′21″E / 31.975637°S 115.905864°E / -31.975637; 115.905864
Owned by Public Transport Authority
Operated by Transperth
Line(s)       Armadale
Distance 6.5 kilometres from Perth
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Station code ALN
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 2 May 1959
Closed 3 February 2003
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Transperth Trains network   Following station
towards Perth
Armadale Line
towards Armadale
Thornlie Line
towards Thornlie

Lathlain Park railway station was a railway station on the Transperth network. It was located on the Armadale line, 6.5 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Victoria Park.

History

Lathlain station opened in 1959 to serve the newly built Lathlain Park, to which the Perth Football Club had moved. It closed on 3 February 2003, eventually being replaced by the new Victoria Park station on 2 August 2008 as part of the New MetroRail project.[1][2][3][4]

The station was demolished with the illuminated station signs donated to the Perth Football Club.

Services

Lathlain station was served by Transperth Armadale/Thornlie line services.

References

  1. ↑ Our History Public Transport Authority
  2. ↑ Victoria Park rail services to be upgraded Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 13 December 2002
  3. ↑ Lathlain Station Closure Transperth
  4. ↑ New Victoria Park Train Station opened Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 2 August 2008
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/27/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.