:Perth Underground railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Perth, Western Australia}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Perth Underground
| other_name = William Street station
| style = Transperth
| image = Perth Underground station interior.jpg
| caption = Main concourse level of the station, June 2012
| alt = Large underground concourse with escalators and lifts down to platform level and up to ground level
| address = 140 William Street, Perth
| borough = Western Australia
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|31|57|07|S|115|51|29|E|region:AU-WA_type:railwaystation|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| connections = Perth station
| structure = Underground
| platform = 1 island platform with 2 platform edges
| depth = {{convert|18|m}} below the Murray Street Mall
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking = No
| bicycle = No
| opened = {{Start date|2007|10|15|df=y}}
| accessible = Yes
| owned = Public Transport Authority
| operator = Public Transport Authority
| zone = 1 / {{abbr|FTZ|Free transit zone}}
| passengers = 12,418,561
| pass_year = 2013–14
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| mapframe-caption = Location of Perth Underground station
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Perth Underground railway station is a railway station within the Perth central business district in Western Australia along the William Street tunnel. It is adjacent to the above-ground Perth railway station and is sometimes considered part of that station. Perth Underground station is served by Yanchep line services heading north and Mandurah line services heading south. It was built as part of the construction for the Mandurah line and was known as William Street station during construction due to its location on William Street. Perth Underground station consists of an island platform and a concourse below ground. There are five entrances to the station: from Murray Street Mall, Raine Square, 140 William Street, underneath the Horseshoe Bridge, and from Perth station.
The contract for Package F of the Mandurah line, which included the construction of Perth Underground station, Elizabeth Quay station (known as Esplanade station prior to 2016), {{convert|700|m}} of bored tunnels and {{convert|600|m}} of cut-and-cover tunnels, was awarded to Leighton Contractors and Kumagai Gumi in February 2004 at a cost of A$324.5{{nbsp}}million. Demolition of buildings on the Perth Underground site occurred between April and August 2004. From September 2004 to January 2005, the station's diaphragm walls were constructed. By the end of 2005, the station box had been excavated to its lowest level, and in February 2006, the tunnel boring machine (TBM) reached the station, having tunnelled from Esplanade station. From there, the TBM tunnelled north. The TBM reached the station again in August 2006 while digging the second tunnel, and it again tunnelled north to surface west of Perth station.
Perth Underground and Esplanade stations opened to Yanchep line (known at the time as Joondalup line) services on 15 October 2007. Mandurah line services south of Esplanade station commenced on 23 December 2007. The land above the station was developed by Cbus Property and Leighton Contractors to form the 140 William Street development, which was completed in 2010. In 2013, a pedestrian tunnel linking Perth Underground with Perth station opened as part of the Perth City Link project. Trains at Perth Underground station run at a five-minute frequency during peak hour and a fifteen-minute frequency outside peak and on weekends and public holidays. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. The station received 12,418,561 boardings in the 2013–14 financial year.
Description
File:Perth Underground from Murray St evening peak.jpg entrance to Perth Underground station|alt=An entrance to the underground station, with escalators and stairs going down. The entrance building has another building built on top and around it. A large sign is on top of the entrance, which reads "Perth Underground". There is a crowd of people in and around the entrance.]]
File:Perth Underground Station Horseshoe Bridge entrance, Western Australia, November 2023 01.jpg entrance|alt=Stairs down to the station concourse viewed from the top. To the left of the stairs is a lift and to the right is an escalator.]]
Perth Underground station is situated along the William Street tunnel. It is surrounded by Wellington Street to the north, William Street to the west and Murray Street Mall to the south.{{sfn|Moore|2005|p=2}} The adjacent stations are Leederville station to the north and Elizabeth Quay station (known as Esplanade station prior to 2016{{cite web |title=Smart names for Elizabeth Quay stations |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/news/media-statements/smart-names-for-elizabeth-quay-stations |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=12 November 2015 |archive-date=21 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321163541/https://pta.wa.gov.au/news/media-statements/smart-names-for-elizabeth-quay-stations |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Kagi |first1=Jacob |title=WA Government attacked for costly renaming of Elizabeth Quay bus and train station |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-16/government-criticised-over-elizabeth-quay-train-station-renaming/7035242 |website=ABC News |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=16 December 2015 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407150255/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-16/government-criticised-over-elizabeth-quay-train-station-renaming/7035242 |url-status=live }}) to the south. The station is directly linked with the above-ground Perth station, which is perpendicular to Perth Underground station. Above the station is the 140 William Street development.{{cite web |title=Perth Underground Station |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Using-Transperth/Station-Facilities/Stations-Maps?sid=4 |website=Transperth |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604181109/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Using-Transperth/Station-Facilities/Stations-Maps?sid=4 |url-status=live }} The station is owned by the Public Transport Authority (PTA){{cite web |title=Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019 |url=https://pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/15/AA_DOCUMENTS/Our_system/Freight%20network/PTA%20Rail%20Network%20Map_2019.pdf |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=24 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724085310/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/15/AA_DOCUMENTS/Our_system/Freight%20network/PTA%20Rail%20Network%20Map_2019.pdf |url-status=live }} and is within the Free Transit Zone, a zone that covers the Perth central business district.{{cite web |title=Transperth Zone Map |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Tickets%20&%20Fares/Transperth_zone_map.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=30 April 2024}}
Perth Underground station has two levels below ground: platform level, where there is an island platform with two tracks, and concourse level, which has five entrances. Several sets of stairs, escalators and lifts link platform level with concourse level.{{sfn|Moore|2005|p=2}} The station box is {{convert|138|m}} long, {{convert|22|m}} wide at its southern end, {{convert|29|m}} wide at its northern end, and {{convert|19|m}} below ground at its deepest point. The platforms are {{convert|16|m}} below ground level at the southern end,{{sfn|Moore|2005|p=2}} and the concourse is {{convert|10|m}} below ground level.{{sfn|Moore|2005|p=3}}
The three entrances to the concourse level on the southern end are from the Murray Street Mall, a tunnel to Raine Square on the other side of William Street, and an entrance from 140 William Street above. The two entrances to the concourse level on the northern end are from underneath the Horseshoe Bridge and a tunnel that leads directly to Perth station. The Horseshoe Bridge entrance was formerly the main thoroughfare between Perth Underground and Perth station before the pedestrian tunnel opened in 2013. Each entrance is fully accessible, with stairs, escalators and lifts at each one. Each entrance also has a ticket barrier.{{cite web |title=Perth Underground Station – Access Map |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablePDFs/BusStationMaps/Perth%20Underground%20Station.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=6 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306034056/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablePDFs/BusStationMaps/Perth%20Underground%20Station.pdf |url-status=live }}
=Artwork=
File:Perth Underground Station, Western Australia, November 2023 07.jpg
There are two pieces of public art at Perth Underground station: Take it or leave it, by Jurek Wybraniec and Stephen Neille, and Light, space and place, by Anne Neil. Take it or leave it consists of coloured sandstone panels on the concourse's wall. "Stream-of-consciousness words relating to the themes of time and motion" are sandblasted into the panels.{{cite web |title=Take it or leave it |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/our-system/public-art#cbp=mediaid302 |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915045205/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/our-system/public-art#cbp=mediaid302 |url-status=live }} Light, space and place consists of 21 LED lights on the walls of the tunnel to the northern entrance. The lights are programmed to change colours to "create a pulse or heart beat".{{cite web |title=Perth Underground linkway |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/our-system/public-art#cbp=mediaid301 |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915045205/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/our-system/public-art#cbp=mediaid301 |url-status=live }}
History
=Planning=
Upon opening on 20 December 1992, Joondalup line trains stopped at Perth station and continued east of there as the Armadale line. The first South West Metropolitan Railway Master Plan, published in 1999, detailed the route of the future Mandurah line. It would branch off the Armadale line at Kenwick, requiring no new stations in the Perth central business district (CBD).{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Railway Master Plan|1999|loc=Figure 1}} Following the election of the Labor Party to power in the 2001 state election, the route of the Mandurah line was changed. A new master plan was released, outlining the new and more direct route, which travels in a tunnel under the Perth CBD before surfacing and running down the median of the Kwinana Freeway from Perth to Kwinana. The new route had two new stations within the Perth CBD: Perth Underground station (known during construction as William Street station) and Esplanade station.{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Project – Supplementary Master Plan|2002|p=v, figure 2}} Perth Underground station had a predicted number of weekday boardings of 27,000.{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Project – Supplementary Master Plan|2002|p=48}}
=Construction=
The design and construction of Perth Underground station was overseen by the PTA{{sfn|Moore|2005|p=1}} under its New MetroRail division.{{cite web |title=OnTrack: Issue 1 |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202003-03.pdf |website=New MetroRail |access-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829000033/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202003-03.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2007 |page=1 |date=March 2003}}{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Visionary rail expansion moves from plan to reality |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Visionary-rail-expansion-moves-from-plan-to-reality-20030320 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=20 March 2003 |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027035707/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Visionary-rail-expansion-moves-from-plan-to-reality-20030320 |url-status=live }} Acquisition of land for the construction of Perth Underground station was managed by LandCorp and occurred between May 2003 and March 2004.{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=LandCorp to manage City Rail land acquisition |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/LandCorp-to-manage-City-Rail-land-acquisition-20030519 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=19 May 2003 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145329/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/LandCorp-to-manage-City-Rail-land-acquisition-20030519 |url-status=live }} LandCorp negotiated with landowners, and compulsory acquisition was used for properties where negotiations fell through.{{cite web |title=OnTrack: Issue 2 |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202003-07.pdf |website=New MetroRail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828235630/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202003-07.pdf |archive-date=28 August 2007 |page=2 |date=July 2003 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=OnTrack: Issue 3 |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202003-10.pdf |website=New MetroRail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829000235/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202003-10.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2007 |page=2 |date=October 2003 |url-status=dead}} At least one landowner later sued the Western Australian Planning Commission, claiming the amount they were compensated was not enough. In 2005, LandCorp said the total amount used to acquire the properties was about {{A$|40{{nbsp}}million|link=yes}} at that point, which was expected to end up at $42.5{{nbsp}}million.{{cite news |last1=Cowan |first1=Sean |title=State sued over rail 'rip-off' |work=The West Australian |date=23 June 2005 |page=14}}
The construction of the Mandurah line, also known as the Southern Suburbs Railway, was divided into eight main contract packages. The William Street tunnel was part of Package F, which consisted of {{convert|700|m}} of bored tunnels, {{convert|600|m}} of cut-and-cover tunnels, the construction of William Street and Esplanade stations, the connection of the railway to the rest of the network west of Perth station, and construction of tracks and overhead wiring within the tunnels. This was also known as the City Project.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=309}} Expressions of interest for the Package F contract were called for in March 2003,{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Interest call for inner city rail project |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Interest-call-for-inner-city-rail-project-20030315 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=15 March 2003 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145254/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Interest-call-for-inner-city-rail-project-20030315 |url-status=live }} and five consortia submitted expressions of interest by May.{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Construction, tunnelling and rail experts compete for $580million works on Perth-to-Mandurah section of New MetroRail project |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Construction,-tunnelling-and-rail-experts-compete-for-$580million-works-on-Perth-to-Mandurah-section-of-New-MetroRail-project-20030515 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=15 May 2003 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145244/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Construction,-tunnelling-and-rail-experts-compete-for-$580million-works-on-Perth-to-Mandurah-section-of-New-MetroRail-project-20030515 |url-status=live }} The contract for the design and construction of Package F was awarded to a joint venture between Leighton Contractors and Kumagai Gumi in February 2004 at a cost of $324.5{{nbsp}}million.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=309}}{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=City section of New MetroRail Project signed |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/City-section-of-New-MetroRail-Project-signed-20040214 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=14 February 2004 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145315/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/City-section-of-New-MetroRail-Project-signed-20040214 |url-status=live }} Leighton–Kumagai appointed architecture firm Hassell to design the two stations;{{cite magazine |title=All aboard and right on track: Leighton Kumagai's New MetroRail City Project |url=https://ancr.com.au/metrorail.pdf |magazine=Australian National Construction Review |access-date=29 October 2023 |page=106 |date=2006 |issn=1449-7344 |issue=7}} structural design was carried out by Maunsell.{{sfn|Moore|2005|p=1}}
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File:Buildings on Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia, November 2023 13.jpg
Demolition works for the buildings above the Perth Underground station site occurred between April{{cite news |last1=Lam |first1=Minh |title=First blows struck for railway station |work=The West Australian |date=16 April 2004 |page=11}} and August 2004. Six buildings were demolished, including the old Myer building.{{cite web |title=William Street Precinct Demolition |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/Default.aspx?tabid=188 |website=New MetroRail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829033732/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/Default.aspx?tabid=188 |archive-date=29 August 2007 |url-status=dead}} Three buildings along Wellington Street that were listed on the State Register of Heritage Places were retained: the Wellington Building, the original Globe Hotel and the Baird's Building. The façade of the Mitchell's Building on William Street was also kept.{{cite news |last1=Strutt |first1=Jessica |title=Heritage buildings survive train station plan |work=The Australian |date=19 March 2004 |page=6}} The Wellington Building was the most significant of these four buildings, and it was challenging to keep the building intact during construction of the station,{{cite web |title=Retaining Key Buildings in the William Street Heritage Precinct |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/Default.aspx?tabid=189 |website=New MetroRail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829041646/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/Default.aspx?tabid=189 |archive-date=29 August 2007 |url-status=dead}}{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Landmarks to be retained in William Street heritage precinct |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Landmarks-to-be-retained-in-William-Street-heritage-precinct-20040318 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=18 March 2004 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145335/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Landmarks-to-be-retained-in-William-Street-heritage-precinct-20040318 |url-status=live }}{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Heritage buildings retained as CBD rail works start |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Heritage-buildings-retained-as-CBD-rail-works-start-20040415 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=15 April 2004 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145338/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Heritage-buildings-retained-as-CBD-rail-works-start-20040415 |url-status=live }} causing delays to the overall project.{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Ruth |title=Double trouble hits city railway tunnel |work=The West Australian |date=23 October 2004 |page=4}} Collectively, these four buildings are part of the William & Wellington Street Precinct on the Heritage Council database.{{cite web |title=William & Wellington Street Precinct |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/06f45d42-d4cc-463e-971e-b6a872e6b3b7 |website=inHerit |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=23 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223181608/http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/06f45d42-d4cc-463e-971e-b6a872e6b3b7 |url-status=live }}
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File:Mitchells Building, Perth, August 2022 01.jpg
The Wellington Building's foundations were removed and replaced to allow construction underneath the building. The ground floor of the building was removed, which allowed pile drivers into the building's basement floor. Piles were drilled {{convert|55|m}} deep, which anchored a concrete slab which formed a roof over the space to be excavated below. The Wellington Building was attached to this concrete slab, allowing the old foundations to be removed and excavation to occur below.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=23}}{{sfn|Moore|2005|p=6–8}} In March 2005, the Mitchell's Building's façade was dismantled and stored offsite, with the intention of putting it back in place when the station was complete. The façade was attached to a steel frame, then cut into nine pieces which were each lifted out by a crane.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=35}}{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Mitchell's Building facade to be removed |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Mitchell%27s-Building-facade-to-be-removed-20050314 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=14 March 2005 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145309/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Mitchell%27s-Building-facade-to-be-removed-20050314 |url-status=live }}
The station was constructed using the top-down method. Diaphragm walls were chosen to form the station box's walls rather than sheet piles like at Esplanade station as there were restrictions on noise and vibrations, and less land was required to construct diaphragm walls. The site was quite restricted; Wellington Street, William Street and the Murray Street Mall are right next to the station box.{{sfn|Moore|2005|p=3}} The diaphragm walls for the Perth Underground station box were constructed between September 2004 and January 2005. These are {{convert|1|m|0}} thick and extend up to {{convert|30|m}} below ground.{{cite web |title=Diaphragm Wall Construction Work |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/LAU/City%20Project/LAU%20-%20City%20Project%20-%200409%20-%20Diaphragm%20Walling.pdf |website=New MetroRail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829025531/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/LAU/City%20Project/LAU%20-%20City%20Project%20-%200409%20-%20Diaphragm%20Walling.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2007 |date=September 2004 |url-status=dead}}{{sfn|Moore|2005|p=5}} The station box is wider at the northern end as the diaphragm walls had to deviate around the Wellington Building.{{sfn|Moore|2005|p=2}} Perth Underground station lies on the reclaimed Lake Kingsford, which was a lake within the Perth Wetlands. This left the area with large amounts of wet sand, which made ensuring the station box would not move a concern. The station box was attached to rock over {{convert|30|m}} below ground level.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=28, 36}}
In April 2005, Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Alannah MacTiernan announced that the New MetroRail project completion date had been delayed from December 2006 to April 2007. One of the causes for the delay was the heritage protection works at Perth Underground station.{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Revised timetable for New MetroRail |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Revised-timetable-for-New-MetroRail-20050427 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=27 April 2005 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145847/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Revised-timetable-for-New-MetroRail-20050427 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Ruth |title=Alannah's train derails |work=The West Australian |date=28 April 2005 |page=5}} In April 2006, she announced that the project's opening date had been delayed to July 2007.{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Budget and timetable review of New MetroRail project |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Budget-and-timetable-review-of-New-MetroRail-project-20060412 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=12 April 2006 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145838/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Budget-and-timetable-review-of-New-MetroRail-project-20060412 |url-status=live }} In April 2007, MacTiernan revealed another delay, this time with the likely opening date being October 2007.{{cite web |last1=Spagnolo |first1=Joe |title=Mandurah rail delay likely |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/mandurah-rail-delay-likely-ng-5de1cf72fb61c6ad80c139d3afa69060 |website=PerthNow |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=27 April 2007 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120061049/https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/mandurah-rail-delay-likely-ng-5de1cf72fb61c6ad80c139d3afa69060 |url-status=live }}
File:Perth station tunnel closeup.jpg
By the end of 2005, the station box had been excavated to its lowest level, {{convert|18|m}} below the Murray Street Mall and {{convert|4|m}} below the Swan River.{{cite web |title=OnTrack: Issue 11 |page=1 |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202005-12.pdf |website=New MetroRail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828235750/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202005-12.pdf |archive-date=28 August 2007 |date=December 2005 |url-status=dead}} The tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the first tunnel between Perth Underground and Esplanade station broke through to the station box on 7 February 2006,{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Breakthrough! First stage of tunnelling completed |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Breakthrough!-First-stage-of-tunnelling-completed-20060207 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=7 February 2006 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145856/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Breakthrough!-First-stage-of-tunnelling-completed-20060207 |url-status=live }}{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}}{{cite web |title=First state of tunnelling completed on city project |url=https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/First-stage-of-tunnelling-completed-on-city-project |website=Business News |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=7 February 2006 |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027035708/https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/First-stage-of-tunnelling-completed-on-city-project |url-status=live }} having been digging from Esplanade station since October 2005.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}}{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Tunnel Boring Machine begins digging under Perth city |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Tunnel-Boring-Machine-begins-digging-under-Perth-city-20051025 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=25 October 2005 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145859/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Tunnel-Boring-Machine-begins-digging-under-Perth-city-20051025 |url-status=live }} The breakthrough was more difficult than expected; rock drills had to be brought in to drill from inside the station box to complete the TBM's breakthrough.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=49}} The TBM was then transported across the station box to the northern end, where it began tunnelling north towards the dive structure west of Perth station. After surfacing at the dive structure, the TBM was transported back to Esplanade station, where it began boring the second tunnel towards Perth Underground station.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=63}} The TBM broke through the Perth Underground station box for the second time on 31 August 2006.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}}{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Second rail tunnel through to William Street |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Second-rail-tunnel-through-to-William-Street-20060831 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=31 August 2006 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145858/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Second-rail-tunnel-through-to-William-Street-20060831 |url-status=live }} It was again transported to the northern side of the station box, where it started boring the final tunnel to the dive structure.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=63}} Tunnelling was fully completed on 24 October 2006.{{cite web |title=Our history |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/about-us/our-role/our-history#2001-to-2010-24 |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016074956/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/about-us/our-role/our-history#2001-to-2010-24 |url-status=live }}{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Final breakthrough of CBD tunnel achieves engineering feat |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Final-breakthrough-of-CBD-tunnel-achieves-engineering-feat-20061027 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=27 October 2006 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026145913/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Final-breakthrough-of-CBD-tunnel-achieves-engineering-feat-20061027 |url-status=live }} By the end of 2006, most structural work had been completed, and architectural finishes and electrical and mechanical fit-out had commenced.{{cite web |title=OnTrack: Issue 15 |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%20December%202006.pdf |website=New MetroRail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828235135/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%20December%202006.pdf |archive-date=28 August 2007 |page=5 |date=December 2006 |url-status=dead}}
The first test train ran through the tunnels on 11 August 2007.{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=First train runs on new city railway |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/First-train-runs-on-new-city-railway-20070813 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=15 June 2024 |date=13 August 2007}} The City Project achieved practical completion in September 2007, and was handed over from the contractor to the PTA on 10 September.{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=City tunnel project completion announced. |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/City-tunnel-project-completion-announced.-20070908 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=8 September 2007 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026150326/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/City-tunnel-project-completion-announced.-20070908 |url-status=live }} From 7 October to 14 October 2007, the Fremantle and Joondalup lines were shut down to connect the tunnel tracks to the rest of the network.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}} From 15 October, Joondalup line services began running via Perth Underground and Esplanade station, marking the opening of those stations to passenger service.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}}{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Perth's new underground railway stations ready for action. |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Perth%27s-new-underground-railway-stations-ready-for-action.-20071014 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=14 October 2007 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726105743/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Perth%27s-new-underground-railway-stations-ready-for-action.-20071014 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Perth CBD's first underground train station in operation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-10-15/perth-cbds-first-underground-train-station-in/698954 |website=ABC News |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=15 October 2007 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722034601/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-10-15/perth-cbds-first-underground-train-station-in/698954 |url-status=live }} Mandurah line services commenced on 23 December 2007. The first train departed from Perth Underground station at 9{{nbsp}}am.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}}{{cite press release |first1=Alan |last1=Carpenter |first2=Alannah |last2=MacTiernan |title=All aboard as the new Perth-to-Mandurah Railway begins |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/All-aboard-as-the-new-Perth-to-Mandurah-Railway-begins-20071223 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=23 December 2007 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026150355/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/All-aboard-as-the-new-Perth-to-Mandurah-Railway-begins-20071223 |url-status=live }}
=Development above=
File:One40william from Central Park.jpg in 2012|alt=90 metre tall glass-panelled skyscraper viewed from another skyscraper higher up]]
140 William Street was developed following the completion of Perth Underground station. The tender process for the sale and redevelopment of the land began in September 2005. The process was managed by LandCorp in conjunction with the Western Australian Planning Commission. As an incentive, the state government committed to a 15-year lease of {{convert|22000|m2}} of office space within the future development.{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Minister announces sale of prime city site above new train station |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Minister-announces-sale-of-prime-city-site-above-new-train-station-20050928 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=28 September 2005 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026150307/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Minister-announces-sale-of-prime-city-site-above-new-train-station-20050928 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Gareth |title=State underwrites $25m office tower |work=The West Australian |date=29 September 2005 |page=10}} The developer chosen would have to come to a heritage agreement allowing for the retainment and integration of the Wellington Building, Globe Hotel, Baird's Building, and the Mitchell's Building façade within the development. Four developers were shortlisted in December 2005: Evolution Consortium (Cbus Property and Leighton Contractors), Grocon, Lendlease/Australian Prime Property Fund, and Multiplex.{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |first2=Francis |last2=Logan |title=Short-listed developers for 140 William Street site announced |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Short-listed-developers-for-140-William-Street-site-announced-20051218 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=18 December 2005 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026150312/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Short-listed-developers-for-140-William-Street-site-announced-20051218 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Big names on 140 William Street shortlist |url=https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Big-names-on-140-William-Street-shortlist |website=Business News |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=19 December 2005 |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027035708/https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Big-names-on-140-William-Street-shortlist |url-status=live }} Each developer was issued with a request for proposal in March 2006, requiring them to submit their proposals by 28 June.{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |first2=Michelle |last2=Roberts |title=Developers to submit proposals for 140 William Street |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Developers-to-submit-proposals-for-140-William-Street-20060331 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=31 March 2006 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026150305/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Developers-to-submit-proposals-for-140-William-Street-20060331 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Developers submit proposals for 140 William St |url=https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Developers-submit-proposals-for-140-William-St |website=Business News |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=31 March 2006 |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027035708/https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Developers-submit-proposals-for-140-William-St |url-status=live }} The Evolution Consortium was chosen as the preferred proponent in September 2006,{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Proponent chosen for 140 William Street |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Proponent-chosen-for-140-William-Street-20060918 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=18 September 2006 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026150325/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Proponent-chosen-for-140-William-Street-20060918 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Drummond |first1=Mark |title=Union fund wins $200m tower deal |work=The West Australian |date=19 September 2006 |page=5}} and by December 2006, the contract had been signed and the design revealed. The development was in total worth $200{{nbsp}}million.{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=William Street development to pump new life into central Perth |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/William-Street-development-to-pump-new-life-into-central-Perth-20061201 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=1 December 2006 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026150309/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/William-Street-development-to-pump-new-life-into-central-Perth-20061201 |url-status=live }} By August 2007, construction had commenced,{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=Rejuvenation of Perth's business heart under way |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Rejuvenation-of-Perth%27s-business-heart-under-way-20070809 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=9 August 2007 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026150359/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter-Labor-Government/Rejuvenation-of-Perth%27s-business-heart-under-way-20070809 |url-status=live }} and in 2010, construction was completed.{{cite web |title=140 William Street |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/140-william-street/14010 |website=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528003906/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/140-william-street/14010 |url-status=live }}
=Perth City Link=
File:Perth station ped tunnel complete 2014.jpg|alt=Long and wide pedestrian tunnel with grey tiled floor and white reflective walls]]
As part of the Perth City Link project, a cut-and-cover pedestrian tunnel was constructed underneath Wellington Street linking Perth Underground station with Perth station. The tunnel's benefits were that it would cut the walk between Perth station and Perth Underground by up to 45 seconds and that it includes stairs, lifts and escalators to all of Perth station's platforms, eliminating the need for transferring passengers to traverse multiple sets of stairs, lifts or escalators. It was forecast that 22,600 passengers per day would transfer between Perth station and Perth Underground by 2031. The tunnel's construction was divided into stages; the stage linking Perth Underground with Perth station was stage two, which was planned to be constructed from mid-2012 to mid-2013 and open in late 2013.{{cite web |title=Fact Sheet: Pedestrian underpass |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/2/docs/PCL/110928%20FACT%20SHEET%20-%20Pedestrian%20underpass.pdf |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=September 2011 |archive-date=17 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317160547/http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/2/docs/PCL/110928%20FACT%20SHEET%20-%20Pedestrian%20underpass.pdf |url-status=live }} The tunnel ended up opening on 19 December 2013.{{cite press release |first1=Troy |last1=Buswell |title=Perth City Link rail complete ahead of schedule |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Barnett-Liberal-National-Government/Perth-City-Link-rail-complete-ahead-of-schedule--20131219 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=19 December 2013 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726105743/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Barnett-Liberal-National-Government/Perth-City-Link-rail-complete-ahead-of-schedule--20131219 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Ramsey |first1=Michael |title=City Link project ahead of schedule |url=https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/City-Link-project-ahead-of-schedule |website=Business News |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=5 December 2013 |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808140518/https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/City-Link-project-ahead-of-schedule |url-status=live }}
=Other=
The pedestrian tunnel from Perth Underground station to Raine Square opened in 2012.{{cite web |last1=Sonti |first1=Chalpat |title=Raine Square developer slams bank move |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/raine-square-developer-slams-bank-move-20110111-19mkh.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=12 January 2011 |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027035708/https://www.smh.com.au/business/raine-square-developer-slams-bank-move-20110111-19mkh.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Crowe-Hardy |first1=Mitchell |title=CBD retail space expands into uncertain market |url=https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/CBD-retail-space-expands-into-uncertain-market |website=Business News |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=11 July 2012 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523171047/https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/CBD-retail-space-expands-into-uncertain-market |url-status=live }}
The escalators at Perth Underground station, which were manufactured by Otis Worldwide, have had severe reliability issues since the station opened. In 2020, the escalators were replaced, seven years before the end of their expected life.{{cite web |last1=Emerson |first1=Daniel |title=Escalators keep going down |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/escalators-keep-going-down-ng-ya-391244 |website=The West Australian |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=5 June 2015 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026150811/https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/escalators-keep-going-down-ng-ya-391244 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Escalator Maintenance Program: PUG and EQ escalator update |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/projects/completed-projects/escalator-maintenance-program#PUG-AND-EQ-443 |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023122458/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/projects/completed-projects/escalator-maintenance-program#PUG-AND-EQ-443 |url-status=live }}
Services
File:Perth Underground Station platform, November 2021.jpg
Perth Underground station is served by Transperth Yanchep line and Mandurah line services, which are operated by the PTA.{{cite web |title=Transperth |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/our-services/transperth |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005173906/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/our-services/transperth |url-status=live }} The Yanchep and Mandurah lines form one continuous line. The service between Perth Underground and Elizabeth Quay stations is considered part of the Yanchep and Mandurah lines simultaneously. North of Perth Underground station are Yanchep line services and south of Elizabeth Quay station are Mandurah line services.{{cite web |title=Train System Map |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Using%20Transperth/Transperth%20System%20Map.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816063012/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Using%20Transperth/Transperth%20System%20Map.pdf |url-status=live }}
Yanchep and Mandurah line trains run at a five-minute frequency during peak hour and a fifteen-minute frequency outside peak and on weekends and public holidays. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. The earliest trains depart at 5:30{{nbsp}}am on weekdays and Saturdays and 7:30{{nbsp}}am on Sundays. The latest trains depart at 12:15{{nbsp}}am on weeknights and 2:15{{nbsp}}am on weekend nights.{{cite web |title=Yanchep Line Train Timetable |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Yanchep%20Line%2020241209.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=12 January 2025 |date=9 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Mandurah Line Train Timetable |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Mandurah%20Line%2020241209.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=12 January 2025 |date=9 December 2024}}
In the 2013–14 financial year, Perth Underground station had 6,804,288 boardings for the Yanchep line and 5,614,273 boardings for the Mandurah line, for a total of 12,418,561 boardings.{{cite web |title=Question On Notice No. 4246 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan |url=https://parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/pquest.nsf/viewLAPQuestByDate/AC77A75A17577DC248257E6E00292CB1 |website=Parliament of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=9 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209212615/https://parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/pquest.nsf/viewLAPQuestByDate/AC77A75A17577DC248257E6E00292CB1 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Question On Notice No. 4245 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan |url=https://parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/pquest.nsf/viewLAPQuestByDate/83179454975BA57448257E6E00292EBA |website=Parliament of Western Australia |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-date=15 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415020621/https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/pquest.nsf/viewLAPQuestByDate/83179454975BA57448257E6E00292EBA |url-status=live }}
References
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- {{cite web |title=Perth Urban Rail Development Project – Supplementary Master Plan |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Plans/Master%20Plan/PURD%20MP%20-%20200208%20-%20Supplementary.pdf |website=New MetroRail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829024413/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Plans/Master%20Plan/PURD%20MP%20-%20200208%20-%20Supplementary.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2007 |date=August 2002 |isbn=0-7307-2426-3 |ref={{harvid|Perth Urban Rail Development Project – Supplementary Master Plan|2002}}}}
- {{cite conference |last1=Moore |first1=Barry |title=The Challenge of Urban Rail Infrastructure – The Design of William Street Underground Station |url=https://railknowledgebank.com/Presto/content/GetDoc.axd?ctID=MTk4MTRjNDUtNWQ0My00OTBmLTllYWUtZWFjM2U2OTE0ZDY3&rID=NzE0&pID=Nzkx&attchmnt=True |website=Rail Knowledge Bank |access-date=29 October 2023 |date=22–24 November 2005 |conference=AusRAIL PLUS |location=Sydney}}
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