Alkimos railway station

File:Alkimos Station, Western Australia, July 2024 47.jpg

Alkimos station is in Alkimos, a suburb of Perth in Western Australia. It is located north of Romeo Road and east of Marmion Avenue in an area undeveloped at the time of construction.{{cite web |title=Alkimos Station Fact Sheet |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension/Alkimos%20Station%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf |website=Metronet |access-date=14 May 2023 |date=August 2021}} The station is {{convert|43.0|km}} from Perth Underground station{{cite web |title=Manual – Rail Access |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/15/AA_DOCUMENTS/About_us/Working%20with%20PTA/Safety%20resources/8800-400-001%20-%20Manual%20-%20Rail%20Access%20(RAM)%20(8).pdf |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=19 December 2024 |pages=9–10}} and is in fare zone five.{{cite web |title=Transperth Zone Map |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Tickets%20%26%20Fares/Transperth_zone_map.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=14 May 2023 |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921130532/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Tickets%20%26%20Fares/Transperth_zone_map.pdf |url-status=live }} The adjacent stations are Butler to the south and Eglinton to the north.{{cite web |title=Transperth Zone Map |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Tickets%20%26%20Fares/Transperth_zone_map.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=17 December 2024 |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921130532/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Tickets%20%26%20Fares/Transperth_zone_map.pdf |url-status=live }}

Alkimos station consists of two side platforms sunk into a cutting. On top of the platforms is a large ground-level concourse, which is connected to the platform by a set of lifts, escalators, and stairs. North of the station itself is a bus interchange with eight stands encircling the railway, and further north, on either side of the railway are two car parks{{cite web |title=Alkimos Station Map |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablePDFs/BusStationMaps/Alkimos%20Station.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=17 December 2024 |archive-date=12 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712121905/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablePDFs/BusStationMaps/Alkimos%20Station.pdf |url-status=live }} with 615 bays in total. Other facilities include parking for bicycles and toilets. The station is fully accessible.{{cite web |title=Alkimos Station |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Using-Transperth/Station-Facilities/Stations-Maps?sid=94 |website=Transperth |access-date=22 December 2024}}

Unlike the other stations on the Yanchep Rail Extension, the land surrounding Alkimos station is government owned and will be developed by DevelopmentWA.{{cite web |title=Alkimos Central – Overview |url=https://developmentwa.com.au/projects/residential/alkimos-central/overview |website=DevelopmentWA |access-date=22 December 2024}} Alkimos and Eglinton combined are planned to have a population of 60,000 when they are fully developed, and the land around the station, known as Alkimos Central, is planned to become a city centre for the surrounding area, with 15,000 jobs.{{cite web |last1=Emery |first1=Kate |title=Alkimos train station works on Yanchep line signals start of Metronet |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/transport/alkimos-train-station-works-on-yanchep-line-signals-start-of-metronet-ng-b88951240z |website=The West Australian |access-date=7 January 2024 |date=6 September 2018 |archive-date=7 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107052005/https://thewest.com.au/news/transport/alkimos-train-station-works-on-yanchep-line-signals-start-of-metronet-ng-b88951240z |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Kagi |first1=Jacob |title=Alkimos to become Perth's next northern suburbs hub as part of Metronet rail extension |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-06/alkimos-next-big-development-sits-vacant-north-of-perth/10209946 |website=ABC News |access-date=7 January 2024 |date=6 September 2018 |archive-date=7 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107052005/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-06/alkimos-next-big-development-sits-vacant-north-of-perth/10209946 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Hastie |first1=Hamish |title=Alkimos' future revealed |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/alkimos-future-revealed-20180906-p5028x.html |website=WAtoday |access-date=7 January 2024 |date=6 September 2018 |archive-date=7 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107052005/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/alkimos-future-revealed-20180906-p5028x.html |url-status=live }}

File:Alkimos Station, Western Australia, July 2024 25.jpg|alt=Artwork on a ceiling as described in the following paragraph]]

On the station's interior concourse is an artwork titled Moon Over Ocean, Land Under Sun, by Caroline Christie-Coxon. This consists of two glazed discs either side of the entryway.{{Cite AV media |publisher=Metronet |via=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlMZolcsRPU |title=METRONET Yanchep Rail Extension – Public Art Installation by Caroline Christie Coxon |date=8 December 2023 |access-date=17 December 2024 |archive-date=21 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821014058/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlMZolcsRPU |url-status=live }} On the ceiling is an artwork by Jarni McGuire representing the mythical Rainbow Serpent and inspired by the Melaleuca paperbark tree. On the platform walls is a mural by Chris Nixon using horizontal lines to represent the coastline and waves washing up on the beach.{{cite web |title=Yanchep Rail Extension: Public Art |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/projects/yanchep-rail-extension#public-art |website=Metronet |access-date=24 March 2024 |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226033840/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/projects/yanchep-rail-extension#public-art |url-status=live }}

The original stage of the Yanchep line, formerly known as the Joondalup line, began construction in November 1989.{{cite web |title=Our history |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/about-us/our-role/our-history |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=16 May 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 |url-status=live }}{{cite book |title=Annual Report 1989–1990 |author=Westrail |date=1990 |pages=29–30}} It was opened between Perth station and Joondalup station on 20 December 1992,{{cite press release |first1=Carmen |last1=Lawrence |title=Opening of Perth–Joondalup rail link |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Lawrence-Labor-Government/Opening-of-Perth-Joondalup-rail-link-19921220 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=4 January 2024 |date=20 December 1992 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726105746/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Lawrence-Labor-Government/Opening-of-Perth-Joondalup-rail-link-19921220 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Hooker |first1=Peter |title=Transperth tips rail boom |work=The West Australian |date=21 December 1992 |page=4}} and was extended to Currambine station on 8 August 1993.{{cite press release |first1=Eric |last1=Charlton |title=Opening of Currambine railway station next month |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Court-Coalition-Government/Opening-of-Currambine-railway-station-next-month-19930717 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=5 January 2024 |date=17 July 1993 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726105743/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Court-Coalition-Government/Opening-of-Currambine-railway-station-next-month-19930717 |url-status=live }} An extension to Clarkson station opened on 4 October 2004,{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |first2=Geoff |last2=Gallop |title=Gallop Government delivers northern rail extension on time and budget |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Gallop-Government-delivers-northern-rail-extension-on-time-and-budget-20041004 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=18 May 2024 |date=4 October 2004 |archive-date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713011716/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop-Labor-Government/Gallop-Government-delivers-northern-rail-extension-on-time-and-budget-20041004 |url-status=live }} and an extension to Butler station opened on 21 September 2014.{{cite web |title=Butler train station and rail extension opens |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-21/butler-train-station-opens/5758858 |website=ABC News |access-date=16 May 2023 |date=21 September 2014 |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005164954/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-21/butler-train-station-opens/5758858 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Barnett opens rail extension as first train leaves Butler station |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/barnett-opens-rail-extension-as-first-train-leaves-butler-station-20140921-10jxzn.html |website=WAtoday |access-date=16 May 2023 |date=21 September 2014 |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005164956/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/barnett-opens-rail-extension-as-first-train-leaves-butler-station-20140921-10jxzn.html |url-status=live }} Since planning for the line began in the 1980s, it has been planned to eventually reach Yanchep.{{cite book |author1=Urban Rail Electrification Steering Committee |title=Northern Suburbs Transit System: Perth – Joondalup Railway: Master Plan Executive Summary |url=https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/uploads/r/srowa/a/1/8/a1826bd403c65f32c96482e7da5f0d534004aad6ddd8487b3ae7fe8a943937ab/SROWA-series1228-cons6150-item24360.pdf |via=State Records Office of Western Australia |date=November 1989 |page=14 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |access-date=17 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007100230/https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/uploads/r/srowa/a/1/8/a1826bd403c65f32c96482e7da5f0d534004aad6ddd8487b3ae7fe8a943937ab/SROWA-series1228-cons6150-item24360.pdf |url-status=live }}

Alkimos station was built as part of the Yanchep Rail Extension, which involved the construction of {{convert|14.5|km}} of track and two other stations: Eglinton and Yanchep.{{cite web |title=Yanchep Rail Extension Project Definition Plan |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension%20PDP%20Summary%20-%20web%20version.pdf |website=Metronet |access-date=14 May 2023 |pages=2, 4, 26 |date=June 2018 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514063929/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension%20PDP%20Summary%20-%20web%20version.pdf |url-status=live }} The Yanchep Rail Extension originated from a commitment by the Labor Party prior to winning the 2017 state election to build the extension as part of its Metronet project.{{cite web |last1=Caporn |first1=Dylan |title=Trains to Yanchep by 2021 with $386m Labor plan |url=https://thewest.com.au/politics/state-election-2017/trains-to-yanchep-by-2021-with-386m-labor-plan-ng-b88378113z |website=The West Australian |access-date=18 December 2024 |date=8 February 2017}} In December 2019, the main contract for the Yanchep Rail Extension and the Thornlie–Cockburn Link was awarded to the NEWest Alliance, a joint venture of CPB Contractors and Downer Group.{{cite web |last1=McGowan |first1=Mark |last2=Saffioti |first2=Rita |title=Joint media statement – Another METRONET project gets underway, as major contract signed |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/McGowan%20Labor%20Government/Joint-media-statement---Another-METRONET-project-gets-underway,-as-major-contract-signed-20191217 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=18 December 2024 |date=17 December 2019}}{{cite web |title=WA Government signs contracts with NEWest Alliance |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/news/wa-government-newest-alliance/ |website=Railway Technology |access-date=16 May 2023 |date=17 December 2019 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514063922/https://www.railway-technology.com/news/wa-government-newest-alliance/ |url-status=live }}

File:Yanchep Rail Extension drone shot in Alkimos, Western Australia, February 2023 20.jpg

File:Yanchep Rail Extension drone shot in Alkimos, Western Australia, August 2023 11.jpg

By the end of 2020, earthworks at Alkimos station had begun.{{cite web |title=Eight months of milestones for Yanchep Rail Extension |url=https://metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/yanchep-rail-extension/eight-months-of-milestones-for-yanchep-rail-extension |website=Metronet |access-date=14 May 2023 |date=17 December 2020 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514063928/https://metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/yanchep-rail-extension/eight-months-of-milestones-for-yanchep-rail-extension |url-status=live }} Designs for the station were revealed in August 2020.{{cite web |last1=Jarvis |first1=Lucy |title=Latest station designs revealed for Yanchep rail extension |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/north-coast-times/latest-station-designs-revealed-for-yanchep-rail-extension-c-1231800 |website=PerthNow |agency=Wanneroo Times |access-date=14 May 2023 |date=11 August 2020}} The first major concrete pour for Alkimos station occurred in March 2021. Following that, it was planned for the concrete retaining walls and bridges to be built.{{cite web |title=Yanchep Rail Extension taking shape |url=https://metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/yanchep-rail-extension/yanchep-rail-extension-taking-shape |website=Metronet |access-date=14 May 2023 |date=21 May 2021 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514063929/https://metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/yanchep-rail-extension/yanchep-rail-extension-taking-shape |url-status=live }} By May 2022, the retaining walls were complete and backfilling was ongoing{{cite web |title=Yanchep Rail Extension CRG 9 – Minutes |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension%20CRG%209%20-%20Minutes.pdf |website=Metronet |access-date=22 December 2024 |page=2 |date=16 May 2022}} and by October 2022, construction of the platform and concourse had begun.{{cite web |title=Shaping up at Alkimos Station |url=https://metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/yanchep-rail-extension/shaping-up-at-alkimos-station |website=Metronet |access-date=14 May 2023 |date=16 October 2022 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514063925/https://metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/yanchep-rail-extension/shaping-up-at-alkimos-station |url-status=live }} By March 2023, the concrete slab for the concourse had been completed and installation of the structure steel for the concourse had started.{{cite web |title=Yanchep Rail Extension CRG 12 – Minutes |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension%20CRG%2012%20-%20Minutes.pdf |website=Metronet |access-date=22 December 2024 |page=2 |date=27 March 2023}} The station's four escalators had been installed by May 2023,{{cite web |title=One small step for Yanchep, one giant leap for Perth-kind! |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/one-small-step-for-yanchep-one-giant-leap-for-perth-kind |website=Metronet |access-date=16 May 2023 |date=16 May 2023 |archive-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516055259/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/one-small-step-for-yanchep-one-giant-leap-for-perth-kind |url-status=live }} and by June 2023, the structural steel was complete and work on the roof was ongoing.{{cite web |title=Yanchep Rail Extension CRG 13 – Minutes |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension%20CRG%2013%20-%20Minutes.pdf |website=Metronet |access-date=22 December 2024 |page=2 |date=26 June 2023}} In September 2023, work that was in progress included paving the platforms, lift car installation, and construction of the bus interchange canopies and ceilings and partitions for the platforms and concourse.{{cite web |title=Yanchep Rail Extension CRG 14 – Minutes |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension/Yanchep%20Rail%20Extension%20CRG%2014%20-%20Minutes.pdf |website=Metronet |access-date=22 December 2024 |page=3 |date=18 September 2023}} By March 2024, the station's structure was complete and internal fittings and furniture was being installed. Landscaping was underway and the public art pieces were being installed.{{cite web |title=Finishing touches for all stations |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/finishing-touches-for-all-stations |website=Metronet |access-date=23 March 2024 |date=18 March 2024 |archive-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323161358/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/finishing-touches-for-all-stations |url-status=live }}

The Yanchep Rail Extension was originally meant to open in late 2021. This was first delayed to 2022. After the September 2021 state budget, the extension was delayed to late 2023.{{cite web |title=Project schedules adjusted to suit current economic conditions |url=https://metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/yanchep-rail-extension/project-schedules-adjusted-to-suit-current-economic-conditions |website=Metronet |access-date=14 May 2023 |date=9 September 2021 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514063926/https://metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/yanchep-rail-extension/project-schedules-adjusted-to-suit-current-economic-conditions |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Jenna |title=Metronet projects, including Thornlie-Cockburn link and Yanchep train line, will be delayed by 12-months |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/transport/state-budget-2021-key-aspects-of-metronet-including-thornlie-cockburn-link-will-be-delayed-by-12-months-ng-b881999714z |website=The West Australian |access-date=14 May 2023 |date=9 September 2021 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=9 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909081750/https://thewest.com.au/news/transport/state-budget-2021-key-aspects-of-metronet-including-thornlie-cockburn-link-will-be-delayed-by-12-months-ng-b881999714z |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=de Kruijff |first1=Peter |title=State projects delayed to ease pressure on 'hot' WA construction market |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/state-projects-delayed-to-ease-pressure-on-hot-wa-construction-market-20210909-p58qbr.html |website=WAtoday |access-date=14 May 2023 |date=9 September 2021 |archive-date=9 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909064111/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/state-projects-delayed-to-ease-pressure-on-hot-wa-construction-market-20210909-p58qbr.html |url-status=live }} After the May 2023 state budget, the government said that the Yanchep extension "is due for completion at the end of 2023, with services commencing in the new year".{{cite web |title=State Budget delivers continued METRONET investment |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/state-budget-delivers-continued-metronet-investment |website=Metronet |access-date=14 May 2023 |date=11 May 2023 |archive-date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713011126/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/state-budget-delivers-continued-metronet-investment |url-status=live }} At the end of 2023, the Yanchep extension was still under construction and services were planned to commence in the first half of 2024.{{cite web |last1=Dietsch |first1=Jake |title=First test run for $1.8b Metronet Yanchep rail extension marks major milestone after years of delays |url=https://thewest.com.au/travel/trains/first-test-run-for-18b-metronet-yanchep-rail-extension-marks-major-milestone-after-years-of-delays-c-12989954 |website=The West Australian |access-date=22 December 2023 |date=22 December 2023 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222043111/https://thewest.com.au/travel/trains/first-test-run-for-18b-metronet-yanchep-rail-extension-marks-major-milestone-after-years-of-delays-c-12989954 |url-status=live }}{{cite press release |first1=Rita |last1=Saffioti |title=Joint media statement – First test train on track at Yanchep |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook%20Labor%20Government/Joint-media-statement---First-test-train-on-track-at-Yanchep-20231222 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=22 December 2023 |date=22 December 2023}} The actual opening date was revealed in April 2024.{{cite press release |last1=Cook |first1=Roger |last2=Saffioti |first2=Rita |title=Joint Media Statement – Date Announced For First Train Services On Metronet Yanchep Rail Extension |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Joint-Media-Statement---DATE-ANNOUNCED-FOR-FIRST-TRAIN-SERVICES-ON-METRONET-YANCHEP-RAIL-EXTENSION-20240423 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=17 December 2024 |date=23 April 2024 |archive-date=23 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423051029/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Joint-Media-Statement---DATE-ANNOUNCED-FOR-FIRST-TRAIN-SERVICES-ON-METRONET-YANCHEP-RAIL-EXTENSION-20240423 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Dietsch |first1=Jake |title=Metronet project: July opening date announced from Butler to Yanchep railway extension |url=https://thewest.com.au/politics/state-politics/metronet-project-july-opening-date-announced-from-butler-to-yanchep-railway-extension-c-14409648 |website=The West Australian |access-date=23 April 2024 |date=23 April 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=23 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423051247/https://thewest.com.au/politics/state-politics/metronet-project-july-opening-date-announced-from-butler-to-yanchep-railway-extension-c-14409648 |url-status=live }} The Yanchep Rail Extension and Alkimos station opened on 14 July 2024,{{cite web |last1=Rintoul |first1=Caitlyn |title=Yanchep rail extension officially opened after significant delays and cost blow outs |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/yanchep-rail-extension-officially-opened-after-significant-delays-and-cost-blow-outs-c-15319051 |website=The West Australian |access-date=14 July 2024 |date=14 July 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=14 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714034311/https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/yanchep-rail-extension-officially-opened-after-significant-delays-and-cost-blow-outs-c-15319051 |url-status=live }}{{cite press release |first1=Roger |last1=Cook |first2=Rita |last2=Saffioti |title=Joint media statement – METRONET Yanchep Rail Extension officially open |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Joint-media-statement---METRONET-Yanchep-Rail-Extension-officially-open-20240714 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=14 July 2024 |date=14 July 2024 |archive-date=14 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714033705/https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Joint-media-statement---METRONET-Yanchep-Rail-Extension-officially-open-20240714 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Burmas |first1=Grace |last2=Png |first2=Kenith |title=WA government hails Yanchep train extension 'spectacular project' despite cost, time blow-outs |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-14/metronet-yanchep-rail-line-opens-perth-northern-suburbs/104091162 |website=ABC News |access-date=17 December 2024 |date=14 July 2024}} upon which, the Joondalup line was renamed the Yanchep line.{{cite web |last1=Lopez |first1=Erick |last2=Dietsch |first2=Jake |title=Mayor questions name change on train line from Joondalup to Yanchep as opening date is revealed |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/mayor-questions-name-change-on-train-line-from-joondalup-to-yanchep-as-opening-date-is-revealed-c-14415615 |website=PerthNow |access-date=17 December 2024 |date=27 April 2024 |archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727020734/https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/mayor-questions-name-change-on-train-line-from-joondalup-to-yanchep-as-opening-date-is-revealed-c-14415615 |url-status=live }}

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Alkimos station is served by the Yanchep line on the Transperth network. Services 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=14 May 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 line goes between Yanchep and Elizabeth Quay station in the Perth central business district, continuing south from there as the Mandurah line.{{cite web |title=Yanchep Line Train Timetable |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Yanchep%20Line%2020240715.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=23 June 2024 |date=15 July 2024}} Peak headways are five to ten minutes, dropping to fifteen minutes outside of peak and on weekends and public holidays. A train journey from Alkimos to Perth takes 41 minutes. It is projected that Alkimos station will have 3,616 boardings per day by 2031.

The Alkimos station bus interchange has eight bus stands and four regular bus routes. Routes 485 and 486 run to Butler station to the south. Routes 491 and 492 run to Eglinton station to the north.{{cite web |title=Yanchep Line Bus Network: Alkimos – Yanchep |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/YRE%20Bus%20Routes%20N2-ART.jpg |website=Transperth |access-date=17 December 2024 |archive-date=22 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622130042/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/YRE%20Bus%20Routes%20N2-ART.jpg |url-status=live }} Train replacement buses operate as route 904. The number of bus routes is planned to significantly expand as the population of the surrounding area expands.

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