Guildford railway station, Perth

{{Short description|Railway station in Perth, Western Australia}}

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| style = Transperth

| style2 = MID

| name = Guildford

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| image = Guildford Station, Western Australia, December 2022 08.jpg

| alt = Facing towards the maroon-coloured brick building and facing southwards from the island station platform

| caption = Westbound view from Platform 2, showing station building, December 2022

| address = James Street, Victoria Street
Guildford

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| coordinates = {{coord|-31.898911|115.965736|type:railwaystation_region:AU-WA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| owned = Public Transport Authority

| operator = Transperth Trains

| line = {{rcb|Transperth|MID|inline=yes}}

| distance = {{Convert|12.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} from Perth

| platforms = 2 (1 island)

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| structure = Open Station

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| accessible = Assisted access{{Cite web |title=Stations & Maps - Guildford Station |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Using-Transperth/Station-Facilities/Stations-Maps?sid=28 |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Transperth.wa.gov.au}}

| code = MGD

| zone = 2

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| opened = {{Start date|1881}}

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| passengers = 173,974

| pass_year = 2013–14

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|line1=MID|left1=Success Hill|right1=East Guildford

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| designation1 = State Register of Heritage Places

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| designation1_partof = Guildford Historic Town ({{SRHP|2915}})

| designation1_number = {{SRHP|17684}}

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| mapframe-caption = Location of Guildford railway station

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Guildford railway station is a Transperth station 12.5 km from Perth railway station, in Guildford, Western Australia, on the Midland Line.

History

The station opened in 1881 as the terminus of the original Eastern Railway from Fremantle. In the mid-1880s a second station was built, and a third in 1898. In 1960 the main station was demolished for a carpark, but the 1898 shelter and platform still remain.{{cite web

|url = http://www.righttrack.wa.gov.au/Portals/3/media/History_Midland.pdf

|title = History of stations on the Midland line

|publisher = righttrack.wa.gov.au

|accessdate = 2008-08-24

|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080721030410/http://www.righttrack.wa.gov.au/Portals/3/media/History_Midland.pdf

|archivedate = 21 July 2008}}

Rail services

Guildford railway station is served by the Midland railway line on the Transperth network. This line goes between Midland railway station and Perth railway station. Midland line trains stop at the station every 11 minutes during peak on weekdays, and every 15 minutes during the day outside peak every day of the year except Christmas Day. Trains are half-hourly or hourly at night time.{{cite web |title=Midland Line Train Timetable |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Midland%20Line%2020190721.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=16 September 2021}} The station saw 173,974 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.{{cite web |title=Question On Notice No. 4247 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan |url=https://parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/pquest.nsf/viewLAPQuestByDate/BB931DC99ED6DEC648257E6E00292A38 |website=Parliament of Western Australia |date=25 June 2015 |access-date=18 September 2021 |archive-date=18 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918130737/https://parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/pquest.nsf/viewLAPQuestByDate/BB931DC99ED6DEC648257E6E00292A38 |url-status=live }}

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