Airport Central railway station

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Airport Central
Airport Central railway station under construction, May 2020 04.jpg
Airport Central Station under construction, May 2020.
LocationHorrie Miller Drive, Perth Airport
Western Australia
Australia
Coordinates31°56′39″S 115°58′30″E / 31.9441°S 115.9750°E / -31.9441; 115.9750[1]
Owned byPublic Transport Authority
Operated byTransperth
Line(s)     Airport line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Under development
Redcliffe
towards Perth
 Airport line High Wycombe
Terminus

Airport Central Station, or simply Airport Central, is a future underground station on the Airport Line in Perth, Western Australia.[2] It is being built underneath the proposed consolidated terminal at Perth Airport as part of the Forrestfield-Airport Link project for providing rail services to both the airport and areas east of it.[3][4] The station will be located between the airport terminals, which are scheduled to be relocated and consolidated by 2022.[needs update][2] In early proposals, the station was named Consolidated Airport.

The station is connected to Terminal 1 by a 280-metre-long (920 ft) skyway featuring travelators.[5][6] Terminal 2 is about 150 metres (490 ft) from Terminal 1, and about 200 metres (660 ft) from Airport Central. As of May 2021, the 35-metre-long (115 ft) main escalator in Airport Central holds the record for the longest single-span uninterrupted escalator in the Southern Hemisphere.[1][5][7]

The station is planned to open in 2022.[1]

Services and platforms[]

Airport Central will be serviced by Transperth services operating between Claremont and High Wycombe.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Airport Central Station: Fact Sheet" (PDF). Metronet. May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021. Located immediately south of the control tower adjacent to Terminals 1 and 2, Airport Central Station will significantly change travel to and from Perth Airport.
  2. ^ a b c "Airport Central Station". Forrestfield-Airport Link. State of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Delivering solutions with new stations: Fact Sheet" (PDF). Forrestfield-Airport Link. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Expression of Interest called for Forrestfield–Airport Link Project". Railway Digest. New South Wales: Australian Railway Historical Society. April 2015. p. 29. ISSN 0157-2431. OCLC 682563725.
  5. ^ a b Hastie, Hamish (2 July 2019). "Walking on air: Perth Airport skybridge takes shape". WAtoday. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Airport Central Station taking off". METRONET. Public Transport Authority of Western Australia, Government of Western Australia. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ Forrestfield-Airport Link: Installation of main escalator at Airport Central Station (June 2019) (Video). Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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