MerredinLink
 A MerredinLink train at East Perth in January 2015 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger train | ||||
| Status | Operational | ||||
| Locale | Western Australia | ||||
| First service | June 2004 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Transwa | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | East Perth | ||||
| End | Merredin | ||||
| Distance travelled | 261 kilometres | ||||
| Average journey time | 3 hours 15 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | 3 per week | ||||
| Line(s) used | Eastern Eastern Goldfields | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | WEA/WEB railcar | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
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The MerredinLink is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between Perth and Merredin.
History[]
The MerredinLink was introduced in June 2004 when the AvonLink from Perth was extended from Northam to Merredin on three days a week.[1][2]
In August 2013, Transwa announced that the MerredinLink would cease with The Prospector to make additional stops.[3][4] However in December 2013 the service was given a reprieve.[5][6]
In May 2014, it was announced that the service would continue until at least June 2017.[7] To release rolling stock for an enhanced AvonLink service, in December 2014 the MerredinLink was reduced to a Wednesdays only service.[8] From July 2017 it resumed operating three times a week.[9] As at November 2018, it operates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.[10]
Rolling stock[]
The MerredinLink is operated by a two-carriage WEA/WEB railcar.[11]
See also[]
- Australind (train service)
References[]
- ^ AvonLink and MerredinLink Transwa
- ^ Easy to train for Avon Descent Avon Advocate 18 July 2016
- ^ AvonLink and MerredinLink Service Changes Transwa
- ^ Transwa cancels AvonLink train service WA Today 20 August 2013
- ^ The State Government has backflipped on its decision to scrap the AvonLink train service ABC News 3 December 2013
- ^ AvonLink train service will stay open until mid-2014 after community outrage Perth Now 3 December 2013
- ^ AvonLink Trial Receives Go Ahead Shire of Toodyay 8 May 2014
- ^ New AvonLink services start today Minister for Transport 1 December 2014
- ^ AvonLink train service to be saved Minister for Transport 1 June 2017
- ^ "AvonLink and MerredinLink Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Our fleet Public Transport Authority
External links[]
Media related to Transwa Avonlink at Wikimedia Commons
- Named passenger trains of Western Australia
- Railway services introduced in 2004
- Wheatbelt (Western Australia)
- 2004 establishments in Australia
- Merredin, Western Australia