Byford railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Western Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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| name = Byford
| type =
| style = Transwa
| style2 = Australind
| symbol = transwa
| symbol_location = au-wa
| image = Byford railway station, August 2022 03.jpg
| image_caption = The platform of the Byford railway station in August 2022
| address = Soldiers Road, Byford
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|-32.225|116.007|type:railwaystation_region:AU|display=inline,title}}
| distance =
| line = South Western
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| structure = Ground
| platform = 1
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| tracks = 1
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| opened = May 1893 (as Beenup)
| closed = 19 November 2023
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| electrified =
| accessible = Yes
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| owned = Public Transport Authority
| operator = Transwa
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|
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|header2=Under construction
|line3=ARM|left3=Armadale|right3=|system3=Transperth
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| mapframe-caption = Location of Byford railway station
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Byford railway station is a temporarily closed Transwa station located on the South Western Railway in Western Australia. It serves the south-eastern Perth eponymous suburb. It is expected to become the southern terminus of the extended Armadale line from late 2025.
History
The original Byford station was opened as Beenup in May 1893. It was renamed in April 1920.
It was also the terminus for selected services from Perth, and location of sidings to the State Brickworks{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article251297635 |title=Byford |newspaper=Harvey Murray Times |volume=IV |issue=93 |location=Western Australia |date=3 April 1936 |accessdate=16 November 2024 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} and Naval Ordinance Depot.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article265571495 |title=Pipeline To Naval Depot |newspaper=The Daily News |volume=LXIX |issue=23,880 |location=Western Australia |date=26 October 1951 |accessdate=16 November 2024 |page=3 (FINAL) |via=National Library of Australia}}
The station was staffed between 1912 and 1965, apart from a brief period of closure between 1916 and 1919.{{Citation | author1=Austin, Jeff | author2=Rail Heritage WA., (issuing body.) | title=Station masters of Western Australia | publication-date=2011 | publisher=Rail Heritage WA | isbn=978-0-9803922-4-1}} The station was demolished in the late 1980s.Evident from the images found at {{cite web|url=http://wastations.i8.com/SWline/Byford/Byford_Station.html|title=Byford Station|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229033759/http://wastations.i8.com/SWline/Byford/Byford_Station.html |access-date=16 November 2024|archive-date=29 February 2012 }} In the late 1990s, a new station was built approximately 400 metres south of Abernethy Road as a stopping place for The Australind.[http://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Timetables/Australind.pdf?ver=2016-08-29-140537-697 Australind Timetable] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615234058/http://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Timetables/Australind.pdf?ver=2016-08-29-140537-697# |date=2017-06-15 }} Transwa
=Armadale line extension=
File:Construction of new the Byford railway station, November 2024 08.jpg
As part of Metronet, it was announced that Transperth's Armadale line service would be extended to a new station in Byford, approximately 400 metres north of Abernethy Road.[https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/projects/byford-extension Byford Rail Extension] METRONET[http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/labor-promises-new-perth-rail-network-20121216-2bhhh.html Labor promises new Perth rail network] WAtoday 16 December 2012[http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/opposition-unveils-extensive-rail-proposal/story-e6frg13u-1226537881979 Opposition unveils extensive rail proposal] The Sunday Times 16 December 2012
The station will include parking for up to 600 cars, a new bus interchange and a pedestrian connection across the rail line. Additionally, several level crossings along the line between Armadale and Byford are being removed as part of the project, including Thomas Road in Byford, which is being replaced with a road-over-rail bridge.[https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Byford%20Rail%20Extension/Byford%20Rail%20Extension%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf Byford Rail Extension fact sheet] METRONET{{Cite web |title=Byford Rail Extension |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/projects/byford-extension |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=www.metronet.wa.gov.au}}
On 19 November 2023, the final Australind service left Perth before the closure of the Armadale line between Victoria Park and Armadale (from 8 June 2025, between Cannington and Armadale). The line's temporary closure to the end of 2025 was to allow works for a level crossing removal project and extension of electrification to Byford; the existing Byford station was permanently closed and replaced with the new station. Australind services will use a dedicated platform at the new Byford station.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229033759/http://wastations.i8.com/SWline/Byford/Byford_Station.html Byford Station] History of Western Australian Railways & Stations gallery
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Category:Transwa railway stations
Category:South Western Railway, Western Australia
Category:Byford, Western Australia