Claremont railway station, Perth

Claremont
Southbound view in July 2005
Location	Gugeri Street, Claremont Australia
Coordinates	31°58′51″S 115°46′53″E / 31.980706°S 115.781415°E / -31.980706; 115.781415Coordinates: 31°58′51″S 115°46′53″E / 31.980706°S 115.781415°E / -31.980706; 115.781415
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Line(s)	Fremantle
Distance	9.3 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Architectural style	Federation
Other information
Station code	FCT 99281 (platform 1) 99282 (platform 2)
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1881
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Butlers Swamp
Services
Preceding station   Transperth Trains network   Following station Loch Street towards Perth Fremantle Line Swanbourne towards Fremantle

Claremont railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle line, 9.3 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of Claremont.

History

Claremont station opened in 1881 as Butlers Swamp, being renamed Claremont in 1883. It is the only station on the Fremantle line to retain its original buildings, and is thus its 1886 buildings are the oldest railway station buildings in Perth.^[1][2] It was the only station on the line to be built with a crossing loop.^[3]

With the relocation of the Royal Perth Show to the Claremont Showgrounds in 1905, a third platform was added with the station serving the show until Showgrounds station opened in 1954.^[2] 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.^[4] The station building was restored at the same time. When the line was electrified in 1991, the station was cut back to one island platform.

After the Town of Claremont's Council Chambers were gutted by fire in 2010, it relocated its administration to the former station master's building.^[5] The former goods shed is to be converted into a cultural centre and cafe.^[6]

Station location

Claremont station is located in the middle of Claremont. The railway's right-of-way lies between two arterial roads: Shenton Road and Gugeri Street. There are three access points to the station from each street. At the western and eastern ends of the island platform are grade level track crossings through electrically activated gates. In the centre of the platform the original pedestrian bridge provides access by stairs to the platform and to the elevated signal box.^[7]

Services

Claremont station is served by Transperth Fremantle line services from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.^[8][9]

Platforms

Bus routes

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[19604] Gugeri Street (east bound)	27, 28	Terminating[10][11]
	102, 107	to Elizabeth Quay bus station via Stirling Highway[12][13]
	906	Rail replacement service to Perth station
[11160] Gugeri Street (west bound)	23	to Elizabeth Quay bus station via Dalkeith & Mounts Bay Road[14]
	24	to East Perth via Dalkeith & Shenton Park[15]
	25	to East Perth via Nedlands, Shenton Park & Subiaco[16]
	27	to East Perth via Swanbourne & Mount Claremont[10]
	28	to Perth Busport via Mount Claremont & Floreat[11]
	102	to Cottesloe station via Marine Parade[12]
	107	to Fremantle station via Peppermint Grove[13]
	906	Rail replacement service to Fremantle station
Bus stop situated in Zone 2

Furgher reading

• A History of Claremont Station Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 599 September 1987 pp195–216

References

External links

• Media related to Claremont railway station, Perth at Wikimedia Commons
• Gallery History of Western Australia Railways & Stations

Transperth buses network
Central area	Elizabeth Quay Bus Station Perth Busport (Perth CAT)
Northern area	Butler Clarkson Glendalough Joondalup (CAT) Karrinyup Mirrabooka Stirling Warwick Whitfords
Eastern area	Bassendean Bayswater Kalamunda Midland Morley
Western area	Booragoon Cottesloe Claremont Fremantle (CAT) Shenton Park Subiaco
South eastern area	Armadale Cannington Curtin University Gosnells Kelmscott Maddington Oats Street Thornlie Victoria Park
Southern area	Bull Creek Canning Bridge Cockburn Central Kwinana Kwinana bus station Murdoch Rockingham (RCTS) Warnbro Wellard Mandurah
Former stations	Murdoch Park 'n' Ride Rockingham bus station Roe Street bus station Success Park 'n' Ride Wellington Street bus station
Bus routes	Central Area Transit (CAT) CircleRoute List of bus routes
Bus stations marked with do not have an accompanying railway station.