Mandurah line

Just as detailed planning for the Northern Suburbs Transit System was underway, the South West Area Transit (SWAT) Study was formed in February 1989 to examine the possibilities for extending Perth's rail services to the city's south west. A SWAT report was released in 1990 recommending a rapid transit system to Rockingham and Mandurah. The two options the report considered were an extension of the Fremantle line or a spur off the Armadale line at Kenwick. Both of these options would utilise pre-existing freight railways, although sections of the Fremantle freight railway had the problem of being only single track.{{sfn|University of Melbourne|p=24}} With the Armadale, Fremantle and Midland lines about to be electrified in the early 1990s, the report suggested using the leftover diesel railcars to minimise initial costs.{{sfn|Higham|2007|p=238}}

Planning for the line was transferred to the Department of Transport in 1991.{{sfn|Waldock|Martinovich|Cartledge|Hamilton|2008|p=16}}{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=1}} The department then released a report in 1992 for recommending a light rail line from Fremantle to the south west metropolitan area.{{sfn|University of Melbourne|p=25}} Later that year, the Lawrence government made an in-principle commitment to building a rail line from Fremantle to Rockingham and Mandurah. It had ruled out a dedicated busway, but had not yet chosen between heavy rail and light rail.{{sfn|University of Melbourne|p=24}}{{cite web |title=Transport targeted as economic priority area |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Lawrence/1992/02/Transport-targeted-as-economic-priority-area.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=12 February 1992 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026083115/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Lawrence/1992/02/Transport-targeted-as-economic-priority-area.aspx |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Extension of rail network to SW corridor |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Lawrence/1992/02/Extension-of-rail-network-to-SW-corridor.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=13 February 1992 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026083115/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Lawrence/1992/02/Extension-of-rail-network-to-SW-corridor.aspx |url-status=live }} The SWAT Steering Committee was formed to assess various things for the line, namely the transit mode, route, cost, and the community's preference regarding the transit mode and route.{{sfn|University of Melbourne|p=24}}{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=1}} The SWAT committee recommended the use of heavy rail like the rest of Perth's rail system. Premier Carmen Lawrence made the commitment ahead of the 1993 state election to build this line as far as Rockingham by 1996, and to Mandurah by 2001.{{cite web |title=SW suburbs to be linked to Perth rail system |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Lawrence/1993/01/SW-suburbs-to-be-linked-to-Perth-rail-system.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=22 January 1993 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026083122/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Lawrence/1993/01/SW-suburbs-to-be-linked-to-Perth-rail-system.aspx |url-status=live }}

Separately from any other planning, Westrail was asked by the Department of Planning and Urban Development in 1992{{sfn|Waldock|Martinovich|Cartledge|Hamilton|2008|p=16}} or 1993{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=1}} to investigate doing a direct route from Perth to Mandurah instead of via Fremantle. The direct route was to pass through the emerging regional centre of Thomsons Lake, now known as Cockburn Central,{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=1}} and make the journey to the Perth central business district (CBD) quicker.{{sfn|University of Melbourne|p=25}} The median of the Kwinana Freeway south of the Narrows Bridge was seen as being too narrow for a railway, so that route was not considered. Westrail came up with a plan for the line to run underground from the Perth CBD to the Mount Henry Bridge. At $800 million, this was considered too expensive.{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=1}}

After Richard Court won the election for the Liberal Party, the government put aside any immediate plans for the line, saying that it was far too expensive and too soon after the Joondalup line was built.{{cite web |title=Opposition claims about public transport irresponsible |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1993/03/Opposition-claims-about-public-transport-irresponsible.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=22 March 1993 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026083120/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1993/03/Opposition-claims-about-public-transport-irresponsible.aspx |url-status=live }} The Court government started a new study to determine if a busway would be an acceptable alternative to light rail or heavy rail, options which had already been costed at $326 million to $570 million.{{cite web |title=Study of Fremantle-Mandurah rapid transit service |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1993/08/Study-of-Fremantle-Mandurah-rapid-transit-service.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=24 July 2022 |date=17 August 1993 |archive-date=24 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724112930/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1993/08/Study-of-Fremantle-Mandurah-rapid-transit-service.aspx |url-status=live }} In August 1995, the government announced new plans for the railway to Mandurah. It was going to take a new route, branching off from the Armadale line at Kenwick, running parallel to the Kwinana freight railway to Jandakot, where it would then run south to Rockingham and Mandurah. The railway was to undergo a staged construction, with the first stage from Kenwick to Jandakot opening within 10 years at a cost of $150 million. The cost of the entire line was to be $570 million.{{sfn|University of Melbourne|p=25}}{{cite web |title=Plans for staged extension of suburban rail system to Mandurah |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1995/08/Plans-for-staged-extension-of-suburban-rail-system-to-Mandurah.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=14 August 1995 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026100522/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1995/08/Plans-for-staged-extension-of-suburban-rail-system-to-Mandurah.aspx |url-status=live }} The land for this was reserved in the Metropolitan Region Scheme in December 1994,{{sfn|University of Melbourne|p=25}}{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=2}} and land acquisition commenced after that.{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=2}} The land for the railway was also reserved in the forthcoming Peel Region Scheme,{{cite web |title=South West Metropolitan Railway Master Plan |page=3 |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Plans/Master%20Plan/SWMR%20MP%20-%20199903%20-%20Section01.pdf |website=New MetroRail |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829025212/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Plans/Master%20Plan/SWMR%20MP%20-%20199903%20-%20Section01.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2007 |date=March 1999 |url-status=dead}} which was gazetted on 23 October 2002.{{cite web |title=Peel planning scheme wins Government approval |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2002/10/Peel-planning-scheme-wins-Government-approval.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=23 October 2002 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026083119/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2002/10/Peel-planning-scheme-wins-Government-approval.aspx |url-status=live }}

Cabinet approved the creation of a master plan in April 1997, with its preparation starting later that year.{{sfn|University of Melbourne|p=25}} Amongst its objectives were to establish the line's feasibility, develop concepts, confirm the final route, develop patronage estimates, decide on the number and location of stations, determine how the line will operate and integrate with other transport services, determine rolling stock and infrastructure requirements, determine the environmental impact, determine the cost, examine options for funding, and prepare enabling legislation.{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=3}} The master plan, called the South West Metropolitan Railway (SWMP) Master Plan, was endorsed by cabinet in March 1999.{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=2}}

The route laid out by the master plan was as follows. The service would commence at Perth station, running alongside the Armadale line until Kenwick, where it would enter a tunnel and pass under the Armadale line, Albany Highway, Roe Highway and the Kwinana freight railway. It would emerge from the tunnel and run south west, parallel to the freight railway. Along this section, the stations planned were at Thornlie (now Thornlie station), Nicholson Road (now Nicholson Road station), and Ranford Road (then named Canning Vale station; now Ranford Road station). There was also provision for a station at Jandakot Airport near Karel Avenue for the future. After travelling along the freight railway, the line would enter a tunnel and emerge within the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway. Having the line run along the side of the freeway was considered, as the freeway median was initially viewed as being too narrow. This option would have resulted in greater station accessibility but take the line close to current and planned residential areas. The line would have run along the eastern side of the freeway before crossing to the western side north of Berrigan Drive. This option was not chosen, limiting the adverse environmental impact of the freeway and railway to a narrower strip.{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=40}} The stations along the freeway section of the line were to be at Berrigan Drive (named South Lake station) and Beeliar Drive (then named Thomsons Lake station; now Cockburn Central station), with provisions for future stations at Gibbs Road/Russell Road (then named Success station; now Aubin Grove station), Rowley Road (named Mandogalup station), and Anketell Road (named Anketell).{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=41}} At Thomas Road, the railway would exit the freeway via a tunnel and travel south west through Kwinana. In Kwinana, the stations planned were at Thomas Road (now Kwinana station) and at Leda (now Wellard station), with a future station at Challenger Avenue (named South Parmelia station).{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=41}}

{{maplink|from=Transperth Rockingham alternate routes.map|frame=yes|frame-align=right|frame-width=400|frame-height=300|frame-lat=-32.29|frame-long=115.77|zoom=13|text=Proposed alternate routes for the Mandurah line through Rockingham. The route actually constructed is in orange.}}

Through Rockingham, there were several alignments considered. The Minister for Planning commissioned the Rockingham City Centre Railway Access Study in 1996 to provide some options. The study recommended a route which travelled through the Rockingham city centre, partially in a tunnel. Cabinet endorsed this route in August 1997 after being told the estimated cost was $119 million. This was the route that the City of Rockingham wanted as well, with the Rockingham Council saying it strongly opposed any route that bypassed the Rockingham city centre as it would be detrimental by siphoning workers out of Rockingham and into the Perth CBD.{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=19}} After cabinet endorsement, more detailed costing and evaluation of the endorsed route and alternative routes was done. The new cost of the favoured option was determined to be $269 million. As a result, more options were developed by a workshop,{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=21}} and these were refined to three options for the 1999 master plan.{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=22}} The first option had a cost of $143 million, and involved {{convert|2.25|km}} of track in a trench or underground and two stations: one within the Rockingham city centre, and one north of Rockingham at Ennis Avenue.{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=22, 23, Figure 19}} The second option had a cost of $107 million, and involved {{convert|1.40|km}} of track in a trench or underground and two stations: one within the Rockingham city centre, and one north of Rockingham at Ennis Avenue.{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=23, 24, Figure 21}} The third option bypassed the Rockingham city centre, had a cost of $31 million, involved no tunnels or trenches, and had one station at Dixon Road and provisions for a future station on Ennis Avenue south of Elanora Drive (named Cooloongup). This option also had a dedicated bus service to link the station to the city centre.{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=23, 24, Figure 22}} In addition to the higher cost of the tunnel options, there would also have been higher transit time for those travelling though Rockingham without getting off the train there.{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=26}}

Running south from Rockingham along the eastern side of Ennis Avenue, the double tracked section of the line was planned to end at Safety Bay Road, at Waikiki station (now Warnbro station). South from there, the line was to run single tracked to Mandurah station, including crossing Stakehill Road, Paganoni Road, and a road in Lakelands at the line's only level crossings. Future station provisions were to be at Stakehill Road (named Stakehill station), Paganoni Road (named Karnup station), Lakelands, and Gordon Road.{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=41}}

Additionally, the master plan found that works were required along the Perth to Kenwick portion for the operation of the Mandurah line. These proposed works included an additional platform at Perth station,{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=46}} a rebuild of Victoria Park station, closure of Lathlain station, a rebuild of Carlisle station, closure of Welshpool station,{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=47}} a rebuild of Beckenham station,{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=48}} and the removal of most level crossings.{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=43}} The master plan stipulated that the Mandurah line run as a through service with the Joondalup line, a role which the Armadale line was fulfilling at the time. Among the advantages were that it would result in fewer trains needing to turn around at Perth station and the associated infrastructure requirements that arose from that. 104 railcars would have had to be purchased,{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=27}} which would be stored at a depot at Rockingham and at Nowergup on the Joondalup line.{{sfn|South West Metropolitan Transit Planning Steering Committee|1999|p=}}

In April 2000, an expanded version of the SWMR Master Plan was released by the government.{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=2}}

The Railway (Northern and Southern Urban Extensions) Act, which enabled the construction of the Mandurah line via Kenwick, passed the Western Australian Parliament in November 1999.{{cite web |title=Way cleared for construction of SW Metropolitan Railway to Mandurah. |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1999/11/Way-cleared-for-construction-of-SW-Metropolitan-Railway-to-Mandurah.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=26 November 1999 |archive-date=12 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112201654/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1999/11/Way-cleared-for-construction-of-SW-Metropolitan-Railway-to-Mandurah.aspx |url-status=live }}{{rp|1}}

In December 2000, the government announced that the railway between Warnbro and Mandurah would be double tracked. Under the previous single track design, maximum train frequency south of Warnbro was restricted to two trains per hour. The additional cost was $20 million.{{cite web |title=Mandurah rail link to have dual lines: Premier |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/2000/12/Mandurah-rail-link-to-have-dual-lines--Premier.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=18 January 2022 |date=13 December 2000 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182948/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/2000/12/Mandurah-rail-link-to-have-dual-lines--Premier.aspx |url-status=live }}

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However, following a change in State Government in 2001, a bill was passed that saw the route altered to start at Perth station, travel through a {{convert|1.6|km|1|adj=on}} tunnel,{{cite web|url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/news/media-statements/city-tunnel-project-completion-announced|title=City tunnel project completion announced.|website=pta.wa.gov.au|date=8 September 2007|access-date=30 July 2019|archive-date=30 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730215507/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/news/media-statements/city-tunnel-project-completion-announced|url-status=live}} traverse the Kwinana Freeway, and then continue along its initial route after Jandakot.[http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/perthtomundurah/ Perth to Mandurah Railway, Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220130844/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/perthtomundurah |date=20 December 2015 }} Railway Technology This second route was much more direct, and allowed through services with the Joondalup line; however it was more costly.[https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2001/07/Gallop-Government-unveils-vision-for-faster-rail-link-to-Mandurah.aspx Gallop Government unveils vision for faster rail link to Mandurah] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010104/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2001/07/Gallop-Government-unveils-vision-for-faster-rail-link-to-Mandurah.aspx |date=5 March 2016 }} Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 16 July 2001[https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2002/11/Bill-signals-go-ahead-for-Rail-Project.aspx Bill signals go ahead for Rail Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014348/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2002/11/Bill-signals-go-ahead-for-Rail-Project.aspx |date=5 March 2016 }} Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 27 November 2002[http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/pco/prod/FileStore.nsf/Documents/MRDocument:1850P/$FILE/Railway%20(Jandakot%20to%20Perth)%20Act%202002%20-%2000-a0-09.pdf?OpenElement Railway (Perth to Janadakot) Act 2002] Government of Western Australia The new route had a 20% faster journey time from Mandurah station to Perth, and a 40% faster journey time from Thomsons Lake to Perth. It also had higher projected patronage, with 24,950 passengers per day projected, as opposed to 19,100 for the route via Kenwick. The new route also meant that there is a higher maximum capacity for each line, as there are no tracks with multiple lines limiting maximum capacity. It also provided an opportunity for a new station at the south end of the Perth CBD, closer to the offices on St Georges Terrace.{{rp|6}} The route included the following stations:{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=VVIII}}

• William Street (Perth) station
• Esplanade (Elizabeth Quay) station
• Canning Bridge station
• Leach Highway (Bull Creek) station
• South Street (Murdoch) station
• Thomsons Lake (Cockburn Central) station
• Thomas Road (Kwinana) station
• Leda (Wellard) station
• Rockingham station
• Waikiki (Warnbro) station
• Mandurah station

South Lake station was along the new alignment but was relegated to being built in the future. Leda station was budgeted for but was planned on opening later than the other stations. Thornlie, Nicholson Road, and Canning Vale stations were removed from the plan as they were along the Kwinana freight railway alignment.{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=VVIII}}

This decision also led to the relocation of the Rockingham station from the city centre to the outer edge to offset the additional costs of the Perth section. The original route included tunnels to bring the railway into the Rockingham CBD. As a trade-off for relocating Rockingham station to the outer edge, the State Government promised a light rail link to the Rockingham CBD. This was later revised to a Central Area Transit style bus service partly within a dedicated busway. As part of the work, the Narrows and Mount Henry Bridges were rebuilt.[http://wyche.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/Incremental%20Launching%20Challenges%20on%20Mount%20Henry%20Bridge.pdf Incremental Launching Challenges on Mount Henry Bridge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228205605/http://wyche.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/Incremental%20Launching%20Challenges%20on%20Mount%20Henry%20Bridge.pdf |date=28 February 2016 }} Wyche Consulting[https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2006/01/New-Mount-Henry-Bridge-opens-to-traffic.aspx New Mount Henry Bridge opens to traffic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010011/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2006/01/New-Mount-Henry-Bridge-opens-to-traffic.aspx |date=5 March 2016 }} Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 22 January 2006

The design and construction of the project was split up into eight packages. They are as follows:

All of these packages were managed by New MetroRail except for Package E, which was managed by Main Roads Western Australia. New MetroRail was a division of the Western Australian Government Railways Commission (later the Public Transport Authority), set up in March 2003 as a rebrand of the Perth Urban Rail Development Project. This division managed the construction of the Mandurah line, as well as an extension to the Joondalup line and upgrades along the Armadale line.{{sfn|Higham|2007|p=239}}{{cite web |title=Visionary rail expansion moves from plan to reality |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2003/03/Visionary-rail-expansion-moves-from-plan-to-reality.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=20 March 2003 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313125356/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2003/03/Visionary-rail-expansion-moves-from-plan-to-reality.aspx |url-status=live }}{{rp|1}}

The first contracts were awarded in April 2002: the contract for designing Package B was awarded to Woodhead International Architects for $2.1 million, and the contract for designing Package C was awarded to Jones Coulter Young Pty Ltd for $2.5 million.{{rp|6}} Woodhead recruited MPS Architects to do part of the design work for Package B, and Jones Coulter Young recruited Taylor Robinson Architects to do part of the design work for Mandurah and Warnbro stations.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=301-3}} The $9.7 million design contract for Package A was awarded to Maunsell SKM Joint Venture in September 2002, and the $3.1 million design contract for Package D was awarded to Woodhead International Architects and MPS Architects in October 2002.{{cite web |title=OnTrack: March 2003 |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202003-03.pdf |website=New MetroRail |access-date=26 October 2021 |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 |date=March 2003 |url-status=dead}}{{rp|6}} Woodhead designed Bull Creek and Canning Bridge stations, and MPS designed Murdoch station.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=305}}

The Railway (Jandakot to Perth) Act passed parliament on 27 November 2002, and received royal assent on 5 December 2002, enabling the construction of the railway between Perth and Jandakot to begin.{{rp|1}}

Expressions of interest for the construction of Package F closed on 16 April 2003. The five proponents that applied were City Connect (joint venture between Clough, McConnell Dowell and Obayashi); Bilfinger Berger–Baulderstone Hornibrook; Leighton–Kumagai Gumi Team; Multiplex–John Holland–Tyco Group; and Henry Walker Eltin–Bouygues.{{cite web |title=Construction, tunnelling and rail experts compete for $580million works on Perth-to-Mandurah section of New MetroRail project |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2003/05/Construction-tunnelling-and-rail-experts-compete-for-580m-works-on-Perth-to-Mandurah-section-of-New-MetroRail-project.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=14 November 2021 |date=15 May 2003 |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114140244/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2003/05/Construction-tunnelling-and-rail-experts-compete-for-580m-works-on-Perth-to-Mandurah-section-of-New-MetroRail-project.aspx |url-status=live }} City Connect and Leighton–Kumagai Gumi Team were shortlisted on 29 May 2003. The request for proposals began on 16 June 2003, and the detailed submissions from each consortia were due on 18 September 2003.{{cite web |title=OnTrack: July 2003 |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202003-07.pdf |website=New MetroRail |access-date=14 November 2021 |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 |date=July 2003}}{{rp|2}}

In July 2003, the Environmental Protection Authority submitted a Public Environmental Review to the Minister for Environment, Judy Edwards. She approved the environmental review on 14 November 2003.{{cite web |title=South West Metropolitan Railway Perth to Mandurah |url=https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/south-west-metropolitan-railway-perth-mandurah |website=Environmental Protection Authority |access-date=13 December 2021 |archive-date=13 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213100622/https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/south-west-metropolitan-railway-perth-mandurah |url-status=live }}

Expressions of interest for the construction of the three station packages, packages B, C and D, opened in September 2003, and closed on 30 October.{{cite web |title=Construction interest sought for about $80m worth of stations on Perth to Mandurah railway |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2003/09/Construction-interest-sought-for-about-$80m-worth-of-stations-on-Perth-to-Mandurah-railway.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=27 October 2021 |date=2 September 2003 |archive-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024123732/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2003/09/Construction-interest-sought-for-about-$80m-worth-of-stations-on-Perth-to-Mandurah-railway.aspx |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=OnTrack: October 2003 |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=5 |date=October 2003}}

In December 2003, Cabinet decided to award the construction contract for Package E to Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd, and the construction contract for Package F to Leighton-Kumagai Gumi Team. The completion date of the entire line to Mandurah was also brought forward to December 2006.{{cite web |title=Green light for massive rail project |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2003/12/Green-light-for-massive-rail-project.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=27 October 2021 |date=16 December 2003 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027083609/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2003/12/Green-light-for-massive-rail-project.aspx |url-status=live }} Leighton Contractors had been selected as the preferred proponent for Package E,{{cite web |title=Leighton selected as preferred proponent for rail contract |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2003/10/Leighton-selected-as-preferred-proponent-for-rail-contract.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=27 October 2021 |date=10 October 2003 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027082809/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2003/10/Leighton-selected-as-preferred-proponent-for-rail-contract.aspx |url-status=live }} and Leighton-Kumagai Gumi Team had been selected as the preferred proponent for Package F in October 2003.{{rp|3}}

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The contract for the design and construction of Package E was signed on 14 January 2004. This package consisted of all the roadworks along the Kwinana Freeway. This included the construction of a new bridge between the two existing Narrows Bridges, for the southbound tracks. The northbound tracks were built on the existing northbound road bridge, which had to be strengthened to withstand the weight of a train. The Mount Henry Bridge had to have a new bridge for northbound road traffic built next to the existing bridge. The existing bridge was strengthened, for railway tracks to go across it. Existing bridges along the Kwinana Freeway had to have various modifications, including pier strengthening and protection. The freeway had to undergo minor realignment in parts so that the railway could fit. The layout of onramps and offramps at Leach Highway and South Street had to be changed, as that was where Bull Creek and Murdoch stations were to be built respectively.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=307}}

Package E also included the construction of the railway formation layer along the Kwinana Freeway, construction of drainage along that section, construction of concrete barriers between the freeway and the railway, and construction of noise walls along some stretches. It also included the moving of the bus bridge that goes from Canning Highway to the freeway northbound {{convert|9.5|m}} west, as the bridge was in the way of the railway. Initially, this bridge was going to be demolished and rebuilt, but it was determined that moving the bridge was viable and more economical.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=307}}

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The contract for the design and construction of Package F was awarded to Leighton–Kumagai Gumi on 14 February 2004. The main part of this package was the tunnelling under the Perth central business district and the construction of Perth Underground and Esplanade stations. The tunnelling consisted of two {{convert|700|m|adj=on}} long bored tunnels between Perth rail yard (the track west of Perth station) and Esplanade station, and {{convert|600|m}} of cut-and-cover tunnel south of Esplanade station. The two stations were also cut-and-cover.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=309}} Smaller parts of Package F included changes to the traction power supply sections around Perth station, changes to the layout of the Perth rail yard, alterations and strengthening of the Horseshoe Bridge, construction of a pedestrian tunnel under Wellington Street to link Perth underground to the existing Perth station, and landscaping and changes to the road layout around the southern tunnel portal.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=309}}{{cite web |title=City section of New MetroRail Project signed |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2004/02/City-section-of-New-MetroRail-Project-signed.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=27 October 2021 |date=14 February 2004 |archive-date=8 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108011250/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2004/02/City-section-of-New-MetroRail-Project-signed.aspx |url-status=live }} Construction on Package F began in March 2004, making this package the first one to begin construction.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}} The tunnel was the first railway tunnel to be built in Perth since 1895 when the Swan View Tunnel was built in the present-day John Forrest National Park. This was the most challenging portion of the Mandurah line project, with it being heavily criticised in the press.{{sfn|Higham|2007|p=241}}

The tunnel boring machine, manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,{{cite web |title=New MetroRail's tunnel boring machine |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/Brouchures/Brochure%20-%20TBM.pdf |website=New MetroRail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217025424/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/Brouchures/Brochure%20-%20TBM.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2005}} was lifted into position in the Esplanade station box on 14 August 2005.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}} It was named "the Sandgroper", a colloquial demonym for Western Australia,{{cite web |title=Sandgroper ready to provide vital city rail link |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2005/09/Sandgroper-ready-to-provide-vital-city-rail-link.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309073435/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2005/09/Sandgroper-ready-to-provide-vital-city-rail-link.aspx |url-status=live }} and had a mass of {{convert|300|tonnes}} and a length of {{convert|60|m}}.{{sfn|Higham|2007|p=242}} Following a slight delay due to technical issues during commissioning, the TBM started boring the eastern tunnel on 25 October 2005.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}}{{cite web |title=Tunnel Boring Machine begins digging under Perth city |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2005/10/Tunnel-Boring-Machine-begins-digging-under-Perth-city.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=25 October 2005 |archive-date=10 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110162042/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2005/10/Tunnel-Boring-Machine-begins-digging-under-Perth-city.aspx |url-status=live }} On 7 February 2006, the TBM broke through to William Street station, {{convert|460|m}} north of The Esplanade.{{sfn|Higham|2007|p=242}}{{cite web |title=Breakthrough! First stage of tunnelling completed |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/02/Breakthrough!--First-stage-of-tunnelling-completed.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313125358/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/02/Breakthrough%21--First-stage-of-tunnelling-completed.aspx |url-status=live }} The first tunnel was complete when the TBM broke through to the northern tunnel portal on 4 June 2006.{{cite web |title=First of twin rail tunnels completed |url=http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/scripts/viewarticle.asp?NID=2127 |website=Public Transport Authority |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623201257/http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/scripts/viewarticle.asp?NID=2127 |archive-date=23 June 2006 |date=4 June 2006}} The machine was transported back to Esplanade station to do the second tunnel.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}} It broke through to William Street station on 31 August 2006,{{cite web |title=Second rail tunnel through to William Street |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/08/Second-rail-tunnel-through-to-William-Street.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=31 August 2006 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309073437/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/08/Second-rail-tunnel-through-to-William-Street.aspx |url-status=live }} and broke through the northern tunnel portal on 24 October 2006.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}}{{cite web |title=Final breakthrough of CBD tunnel achieves engineering feat |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/10/Final-breakthrough-of-CBD-tunnel-achieves-engineering-feat.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=27 October 2006 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011839/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/10/Final-breakthrough-of-CBD-tunnel-achieves-engineering-feat.aspx |url-status=live }}{{rp|1}} With the TBM designed specifically for Perth's sandy soils, it had to be scrapped following the project as no buyers could be found.{{sfn|Higham|2007|p=241}}

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On 23 May 2004, the contract for the construction of Package A was awarded to RailLink Joint Venture: a joint venture between John Holland, Macmahon Contractors, and Multiplex Constructions, after being named the preferred tenderer in late 2003.{{cite web |title=OnTrack: December 2003 |url=http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202003-12.pdf |website=New MetroRail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828235427/http://www.newmetrorail.wa.gov.au/NMR/Documents/Resources/Publications/On%20Track/OnTrack%202003-12.pdf |archive-date=28 August 2007 |date=December 2003 |url-status=dead}}{{rp|1}} As only parts of this package were fully designed by MSKM and New MetroRail during the design contract, the construction contract also included a design component. This package included bulk earthworks for stations between Mandurah and Cockburn Central; civil works, drainage, and track structure between Mandurah and the Narrows Bridge; the traction power network from Mandurah to north of the Narrows Bridge, including overhead wires, feeder stations at Jandakot and Karnup, and track sectioning cabins; roadworks between Mandurah and Glen Iris, including rail, road, and pedestrian bridges; signals and communication for the entire line; Mandurah railcar depot; and connecting the signalling, power and communications systems to the rest of the network at Perth Yard.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=301}}{{cite web |title=Contract signed for rail project's 70km 'backbone' |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2004/05/Contract-signed-for-rail-project's-70km-'backbone'.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=27 October 2021 |date=23 May 2004 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027095848/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2004/05/Contract-signed-for-rail-project%27s-70km-%27backbone%27.aspx |url-status=live }}

In May 2004, construction began on Package E, with works commencing on the Mount Henry Bridge. The new bridge opened to traffic on 22 January 2006.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}}

In November 2004, the contract for Package D was awarded to John Holland.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}}{{cite web |title=Contract awarded for first three Southern Suburbs Railway stations |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2004/11/Contract-awarded-for-first-three-Southern-Suburbs-Railway-stations.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=27 October 2021 |date=6 November 2004 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028001443/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2004/11/Contract-awarded-for-first-three-Southern-Suburbs-Railway-stations.aspx |url-status=live }} In March 2005, the contract for Package B was awarded to Doric Brierty Joint Venture, a joint venture between Doric Constructions and Brierty Contractors.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}}{{cite web |title=Contract awarded for three more New MetroRail stations |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2005/03/Contract-awarded-for-three-more-New-MetroRail-stations.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=27 October 2021 |date=24 March 2005 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028001440/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2005/03/Contract-awarded-for-three-more-New-MetroRail-stations.aspx |url-status=live }} The Doric Brierty Joint Venture was again awarded a contract in June 2005, for Package C[a], which was for Rockingham and Warnbro stations; the contract for Package C[b], which was for the construction of Mandurah station, was awarded to J.M. & E.D. Moore.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}}{{cite web |title=Construction contracts awarded for final three train stations |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2005/06/Construction-contracts-awarded-for-final-three-train-stations.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=27 October 2021 |date=22 June 2005 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021091842/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2005/06/Construction-contracts-awarded-for-final-three-train-stations.aspx |url-status=live }} The construction of the stations from Canning Bridge to Mandurah started from mid- to late-2005.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

In April 2005, Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan announced that the line's scheduled opening date had been delayed to April 2007. The contingency sum was increased by $45.193 as well, due to two station contracts being above estimates from 2002 and new safety standards for earthing and insulation.{{cite web |title=Revised timetable for New MetroRail |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2005/04/Revised-timetable-for-New-MetroRail.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=27 April 2005 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309073445/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2005/04/Revised-timetable-for-New-MetroRail.aspx |url-status=live }} In April 2006, MacTiernan announced that the line's opening date had been delayed to July 2007, with Package E being behind schedule. The contingency sum was increased by $49.801 million, bringing the project's total cost to $1.613 billion.{{cite web |title=Budget and timetable review of New MetroRail project |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/04/Budget-and-timetable-review-of-New-MetroRail-project.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=12 April 2006 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309073438/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/04/Budget-and-timetable-review-of-New-MetroRail-project.aspx |url-status=live }}

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Track laying commenced, starting from a track laying depot in Hillman, on 16 March 2006.{{cite web |title=Track laying begins on Southern Suburbs Railway |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/03/Track-laying-begins-on-Southern-Suburbs-Railway.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=16 March 2006 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309073431/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/03/Track-laying-begins-on-Southern-Suburbs-Railway.aspx |url-status=live }} For the most part, a track laying machine was used, which could lay about {{convert|1|km}} of track per day.{{rp|2}} Track laying between Mandurah and the Narrows Bridge was completed in December 2006.{{cite web |title=OnTrack: December 2006 |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 |date=December 2006}}{{rp|2}}

In June 2006, the government reached a $21.8 million settlement with the RailLink Joint Venture, as RailLink's construction was delayed through no fault of their own.{{cite web |title=State Government settles RailLink delay claim |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/06/State-Government-settles-RailLink-delay-claim.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=30 June 2006 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309073440/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2006/06/State-Government-settles-RailLink-delay-claim.aspx |url-status=live }}

In January 2007, Mandurah, Kwinana, Wellard, and Cockburn Central stations were complete. Rockingham and Warnbro stations were completed on 9 March 2007.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}} Canning Bridge, Bull Creek, and Murdoch stations reached practical completion in June 2007.

In April 2007, Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan revealed the line was delayed, with opening likely in 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=20 January 2022 |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 }}

The first test train ran on the line, between Perth Yard and Esplanade station, in August 2007. In September 2007, the overhead wiring system was energised between Perth Yard and south of Esplanade station.{{sfn|Longhurst|2008|p=XVII}} This section reached practical completion in September 2007, with the site being handed over to the Public Transport Authority on 10 September 2007.{{cite web |title=City tunnel project completion announced. |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2007/09/City-tunnel-project-completion-announced.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=27 October 2021 |date=8 September 2007 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028001440/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2007/09/City-tunnel-project-completion-announced.aspx |url-status=live }}

From 7 to 14 October 2007, a planned shutdown of the whole Fremantle line and partial closure of the Joondalup line between Perth and Leederville stations was undertaken to allow workers to connect the Mandurah line to the Joondalup line. On 15 October 2007, Perth Underground and Esplanade stations opened. On this day, the railway also carried its first passengers with the extension of Joondalup line services to Esplanade station.{{cite web|url=http://www.prioritypickup.com.au/perth/20071014-new-underground-stations.html|title=Perth's new underground railway stations ready for action|author=Public Transport Authority|date=14 October 2007|access-date=2008-01-13|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222141000/http://www.prioritypickup.com.au/perth/20071014-new-underground-stations.html|url-status=live}}

On 9 November 2007, the first train crossed the Narrows Bridge to Rockingham station, testing the new railway line at around 07:30 with a driver and a group of engineers. After the line testing completed, driver training was undertaken.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22736361-2761,00.html|title=Perth to Mandurah railway line open soon|work=The Sunday Times|first=Louise|last=Pemble|date=9 November 2007|access-date=10 November 2007|archive-date=11 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111021443/http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22736361-2761,00.html|url-status=live}}

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The line was officially opened on 23 December 2007, with the first train carrying 1,500 passengers, including 1,000 members of the public selected by ballot.{{cite web|url=http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=52023 |title=1500 people take the first Perth to Mandurah train journey |access-date=2007-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224173908/http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=52023 |archive-date=24 December 2007 |url-status=dead }}[https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2007/12/All-aboard-as-the-new-Perth-to-Mandurah-Railway-begins.aspx All aboard as the new Perth to Mandurah Railway begins] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021091846/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Carpenter/2007/12/All-aboard-as-the-new-Perth-to-Mandurah-Railway-begins.aspx |date=21 October 2021 }} Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 23 December 2007[http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/gazette/gg.nsf/gen/D923D6B93717F5A9C82573B700151548?openDocument Railway (Perth to Janadakot) Act 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211180508/https://www.slp.wa.gov.au/gazette/gg.nsf/gen/D923D6B93717F5A9C82573B700151548?openDocument |date=11 February 2020 }} Western Australian Government Gazette 21 December 2007 page 6377

The line replaced bus services that previously travelled along the freeway to the city, which now terminate at Mandurah line stations. The exception is Canning Highway services, which stop at Canning Bridge station before continuing to the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/DestinationMandurah/Stationinformation/CanningBridgeBullCreekMurdoch/tabid/303/Default.aspx|title=Destination: Canning Bridge, Bull Creek and Murdoch|access-date=2007-12-16|archive-date=10 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210135605/http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/DestinationMandurah/Stationinformation/CanningBridgeBullCreekMurdoch/tabid/303/Default.aspx|url-status=live}}

Since opening, there have been proposals for stations to be built at South Perth, Aubin Grove, Karnup and Lakelands. Of those stations, Aubin Grove was opened in 2017 and Lakelands station opened in 2023.

After the opening of the Mandurah line, the government committed to building a station by 2010 at Richardson Street in South Perth. The station would serve major attractions such as Perth Zoo and crowds heading to the South Perth foreshore to watch the City of Perth Skyworks. After a change in government in September 2008, South Perth station was delayed to opening in 2013.{{cite web |last1=Thomson |first1=Chris |title=No South Perth train station until 2013 - PTA |url=http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/no-south-perth-train-station-until-2013--pta-20081029-5ax8.html |website=WAtoday |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229182508/http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/no-south-perth-train-station-until-2013--pta-20081029-5ax8.html |archive-date=29 December 2013 |date=29 October 2008}} The station was not in the 2009 state budget,{{cite web |last1=Sonti |first1=Chalpat |title=South Perth train station claims 'outrageous' |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/south-perth-train-station-claims-outrageous-20090730-e2kv.html |website=WAtoday |access-date=13 December 2021 |date=31 July 2009 |archive-date=13 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213121027/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/south-perth-train-station-claims-outrageous-20090730-e2kv.html |url-status=live }} and has not been built since.

File:Aubin Grove station, April 2021 17.jpg|alt=Brick island platform with steel shelter]]

In August 2012, the government announced plans for the construction of Aubin Grove station, at Russell Road between Cockburn Central station and Kwinana station. The station was planned to cost $80 million.{{cite web |title=2,000-bay car park, station for southern suburbs |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2012/08/2,000-bay-car-park,-station-for-southern-suburbs.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=5 August 2012 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214083005/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2012/08/2,000-bay-car-park,-station-for-southern-suburbs.aspx |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Hyams |first1=Lara |title=$80 million for Aubin Grove station |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/80-million-for-aubin-grove-station-20120805-23nfj.html |website=WAtoday |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=5 August 2012 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214082948/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/80-million-for-aubin-grove-station-20120805-23nfj.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Government to spend $80m on Perth-Mandurah rail line |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/government-to-spend-80m-on-perth-mandurah-rail-line-ng-15350ceadd9c9c7f76fc5b2a0112a291 |website=Perth Now |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=4 August 2012 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214082950/https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/government-to-spend-80m-on-perth-mandurah-rail-line-ng-15350ceadd9c9c7f76fc5b2a0112a291 |url-status=live }} A tender for the construction of the station was released in July 2014.{{cite web |title=Tenders called for Aubin Grove Station project |url=http://www.urbanalyst.com/in-the-news/western-australia/2597-tenders-called-for-aubin-grove-station-project.html |website=Urbanalyst |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401063017/http://www.urbanalyst.com/in-the-news/western-australia/2597-tenders-called-for-aubin-grove-station-project.html |archive-date=1 April 2015 |date=8 July 2014 |author1=Urbanalyst }}{{cite web |title=Aubin Grove Station reaches milestone |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2014/07/Aubin-Grove-Station-reaches-milestone.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=1 July 2014 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214082955/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2014/07/Aubin-Grove-Station-reaches-milestone.aspx |url-status=live }} In February 2015, CAMPS, which is a joint venture between Coniglio Ainsworth Architects and M. P. S. Architects, was selected to design the station.{{cite web |title=Designer selected for $57m Aubin Grove Station project |url=http://www.urbanalyst.com/in-the-news/western-australia/3136-designer-selected-for-57m-aubin-grove-station-project.html |website=Urbanalyst |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321044001/http://www.urbanalyst.com/in-the-news/western-australia/3136-designer-selected-for-57m-aubin-grove-station-project.html |archive-date=21 March 2015 |date=7 February 2015 |author1=Urbanalyst }}{{cite web |title=Aubin Grove Station designer selected |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2015/02/Aubin-Grove-Station-designer-selected.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=3 February 2015 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214083002/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2015/02/Aubin-Grove-Station-designer-selected.aspx |url-status=live }} In late-2015, Georgiou Group was awarded the construction contract.{{cite web |title=Aubin Grove Project Update 3 |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/15/AA_DOCUMENTS/Projects/Aubin%20Grove%20Project%20Update%203.pdf |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=December 2015 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214083002/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/15/AA_DOCUMENTS/Projects/Aubin%20Grove%20Project%20Update%203.pdf |url-status=live }} Construction began in March 2016,{{cite web |last1=Lague |first1=Marissa |title=Georgiou starts on train station |url=https://thewest.com.au/business/finance/georgiou-starts-on-train-station-ng-ya-102019 |website=The West Australian |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=23 March 2016 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214082948/https://thewest.com.au/business/finance/georgiou-starts-on-train-station-ng-ya-102019 |url-status=live }} and on 23 April 2017, the station was opened. The project had a final cost of $125 million, of which $72 million was for the station.{{cite web |title=Aubin Grove train station opens on Mandurah rail line |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-23/new-aubin-grove-train-station-opens-to-public/8465202 |website=ABC News |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=23 April 2017 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214082953/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-23/new-aubin-grove-train-station-opens-to-public/8465202 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Barry |first1=Hannah |title=Aubin Grove Train Station opens to take pressure off southern transport corridor |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/aubin-grove-train-station-opens-to-take-pressure-of-southern-transport-corridor-20170423-gvqnli.html |website=WAtoday |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=23 April 2017 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214083002/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/aubin-grove-train-station-opens-to-take-pressure-of-southern-transport-corridor-20170423-gvqnli.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Aubin Grove Station open to the public |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2017/04/Aubin-Grove-Station-open-to-the-public.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=23 April 2017 |archive-date=11 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211085454/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2017/04/Aubin-Grove-Station-open-to-the-public.aspx |url-status=live }}

Ahead of the 2017 state election, both major parties promised to build a $520 million extension of the Thornlie line to link up with the Mandurah line at Cockburn. The line was planned to follow the previously planned alignment of the Mandurah line, along the Kwinana freight railway, and have stations at Ranford Road and Nicholson Road, before entering the Kwinana Freeway and terminating at a new platform at Cockburn Central station. One of the publicised advantages of the line was that it would make getting to Perth Stadium quicker for people south of Cockburn Central, as the stadium, which was under construction at the time, is along the Armadale/Thornlie line.{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Emma |title=Government promises Thornlie rail extension through Canning Vale |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/government-promises-thornlie-rail-extension-through-canning-vale-20170125-gtymmw.html |website=WAtoday |access-date=21 December 2021 |date=25 January 2017 |archive-date=2 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102033119/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/government-promises-thornlie-rail-extension-through-canning-vale-20170125-gtymmw.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Acott |first1=Kent |title=New $520m rail link between Thornlie and Cockburn |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/perth/new-520m-rail-link-between-thornlie-and-cockburn-ng-b88364289z |website=The West Australian |access-date=21 December 2021 |date=25 January 2017 |archive-date=13 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213040732/https://thewest.com.au/news/perth/new-520m-rail-link-between-thornlie-and-cockburn-ng-b88364289z |url-status=live }} The Labor Party also promised to build a station at Karnup, between Mandurah and Warnbro, as part of their proposed Metronet program of public transport expansion.{{cite web |last1=Hondros |first1=Nathan |title=Labor promises new train station at Karnup |url=https://mandurahmail.com.au/story/3334592/labor-promises-new-train-station-at-karnup/ |website=Mandurah Mail |access-date=21 December 2021 |date=8 September 2015 |archive-date=2 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102033120/https://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/3334592/labor-promises-new-train-station-at-karnup/ |url-status=live }}

File:Construction work at the Cockburn Central railway station, December 2022 02.jpg platform three under construction in December 2022|alt=Brick platform with construction barriers and machinery on tracks indicating platform is under construction]]

The Labor Party won the election. Early works began in late 2019,{{cite web |title=Thornlie-Cockburn Link gets environmental green light |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2020/02/Thornlie-Cockburn-Link-gets-environmental-green-light.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=3 February 2020 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309073443/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2020/02/Thornlie-Cockburn-Link-gets-environmental-green-light.aspx |url-status=live }} with full constructing beginning in 2020.{{cite web |title=Joint media statement - First look at Thornlie-Cockburn Link's Ranford Road Station site |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2020/08/Joint-media-statement-First-look-at-Thornlie-Cockburn-Links-Ranford-Road-Station-site.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=23 August 2020 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309073433/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2020/08/Joint-media-statement-First-look-at-Thornlie-Cockburn-Links-Ranford-Road-Station-site.aspx |url-status=live }} The extension is {{update after|2024|12|31|reason=Did it open as expected?|text=expected to open in 2024}}.{{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 |date=9 September 2021 |access-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 }}{{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 |date=9 September 2021 |access-date=9 September 2021 |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 |title=Projects adjusted to deliver a strong economy for the long term |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/09/Projects-adjusted-to-deliver-a-strong-economy-for-the-long-term.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 September 2021 |archive-date=9 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909081748/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/09/Projects-adjusted-to-deliver-a-strong-economy-for-the-long-term.aspx |url-status=live }} As part of a major realignment of railway tracks at the Cockburn Central railway station, the Mandurah line was closed between Elizabeth Quay and Aubin Grove from 26 December 2021 to 14 January 2022, in what Metronet said was the longest ever shutdown on Perth's public transport network.{{cite web |title=Let's prepare: Perth's biggest public transport shutdown coming |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/thornlie-cockburn-link/lets-prepare-perths-biggest-public-transport-shutdown-coming |website=Metronet |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309075544/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/thornlie-cockburn-link/lets-prepare-perths-biggest-public-transport-shutdown-coming |url-status=live }} In this time, the existing tracks were moved to the edge of the rail corridor to make room for the new Thornlie line tracks that will run between the Mandurah line tracks.{{cite web |title=Mandurah Line now open following successful 20-day Shutdown |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2022/01/Mandurah-Line-now-open-following-successful-20-day-Shutdown.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=15 January 2022 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202023814/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2022/01/Mandurah-Line-now-open-following-successful-20-day-Shutdown.aspx |url-status=live }}

File:Construction of the Lakelands railway station, May 2022 07.jpg under construction|alt=View from a bridge of a dual-tracked railway line with concrete retaining walls and a metal concourse under construction]]

The Labor Party also promised ahead of the 2017 election to build a station at Karnup, between Mandurah and Warnbro.{{cite web |last1=Hondros |first1=Nathan |title=Labor promises new train station at Karnup |url=https://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/3334592/labor-promises-new-train-station-at-karnup/ |website=Mandurah Mail |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=8 September 2015 |archive-date=2 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102033124/https://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/3334592/labor-promises-new-train-station-at-karnup/ |url-status=live }} In March 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised $10 million in federal funding for a station at Lakelands, between Mandurah and Karnup.{{cite web |title=Mandurah in line for two new train stations |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/mandurah-in-line-for-two-new-train-stations-ng-b881129976z |website=The West Australian |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=8 March 2019 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108002818/https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/mandurah-in-line-for-two-new-train-stations-ng-b881129976z |url-status=live }} That was later increased to 80% of the $80 million construction cost, which prompted the state government in November 2019 to delay construction of Karnup station in favour of constructing Lakelands station. Requests from the state government for the federal government to fund Karnup station instead were refused.{{cite web |title=Karnup Station project planning continues as METRONET rolls out |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2019/11/Karnup-Station-project-planning-continues-as-METRONET-rolls-out.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=20 November 2019 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313125347/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2019/11/Karnup-Station-project-planning-continues-as-METRONET-rolls-out.aspx |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Kagi |first1=Jacob |title=Lakelands train station gets federal funding over Karnup station from Prime Minister Scott Morrison |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-22/lakelands-train-station-funded-while-karnup-on-the-backburner/11726754 |website=ABC News |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=22 November 2019 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216090100/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-22/lakelands-train-station-funded-while-karnup-on-the-backburner/11726754 |url-status=live }} ADCO Constructions was selected as the preferred proponent in December 2021,{{cite web |title=ADCO appointed preferred proponent for Lakelands Station |url=https://www.insideconstruction.com.au/section/contracts-tenders/adco-appointed-preferred-proponent-for-lakelands-station/ |website=Inside Construction |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=17 December 2020 |archive-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310012952/https://www.insideconstruction.com.au/section/contracts-tenders/adco-appointed-preferred-proponent-for-lakelands-station/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Lakelands Station lands a builder |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/lakelands-station/lakelands-station-lands-a-builder |website=Metronet |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=11 December 2020 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309072913/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/lakelands-station/lakelands-station-lands-a-builder |url-status=live }} with the company being awarded the contract in January 2020.{{cite web |title=Lakelands Station |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/projects/lakelands |website=Metronet |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518111502/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/projects/lakelands |url-status=live }} Works for Lakelands station began in August 2021,{{cite web |title=Ground broken on new Lakelands Station |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/lakelands-station/ground-broken-on-new-lakelands-station |website=Media Statements |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=2 August 2021 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309072711/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/category/lakelands-station/ground-broken-on-new-lakelands-station |url-status=live }} and the station opened on 11 June 2023.{{cite web |title=Joint media statement - New METRONET Lakelands Station open for business |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Cook/2023/06/Joint-media-statement-New-METRONET-Lakelands-Station-open-for-business.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=11 June 2023 |date=11 June 2023 |archive-date=11 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611070023/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Cook/2023/06/Joint-media-statement-New-METRONET-Lakelands-Station-open-for-business.aspx |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last1=Welhan |first1=Monique |title=Lakelands Train Station now open |url=https://www.917thewave.com.au/news/local-news/lakelands-train-station-now-open/ |website=91.7 The Wave |access-date=11 June 2023 |date=11 June 2023}}

The railway uses {{Track gauge|1067 mm|lk=on|allk=on}} gauge; the same as the rest of the Transperth network. It is designed for a maximum train speed of {{convert|140|km/h}}, however trains do not go above {{convert|130|km/h}} in regular operation.{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=89}} During hot weather, the tracks can distort. As a result, train speeds are reduced by approximately {{convert|20|km/h}} when the air temperature is above {{convert|39|C}}, and by an additional {{convert|10|km/h}} when the air temperature is above {{convert|41|C}}.{{cite web |title=Train services slowed due to extreme heat |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/news/media-statements/train-services-slowed-due-to-extreme-heat |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=18 January 2022 |date=4 February 2020 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182836/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/news/media-statements/train-services-slowed-due-to-extreme-heat |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Coles |first1=Brittany |title=Transperth reduces speed of trains due to extreme heat |url=https://www.railexpress.com.au/transperth-reduces-speed-of-trains-due-to-extreme-heat/ |website=Rail Express |access-date=18 January 2022 |date=6 February 2020 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182830/https://www.railexpress.com.au/transperth-reduces-speed-of-trains-due-to-extreme-heat/ |url-status=live }}

The line uses an overhead 25 kV AC power supply system, which is the same system as the rest of the Transperth network. Third rail 750 V DC power was considered but was not chosen because it would require the rolling stock to be modified to use both power systems, which would reduce performance and cost over $20{{nbsp}}million. This system would also require that traction supply substations be located within {{convert|3|km|adj=on}} intervals.{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=95, 97}}

The Transperth network currently uses fixed block signalling and automatic train protection, which stops trains that pass a red signal and slows trains that drive too fast.{{cite web |title=HCS SWTR Book 1 - Scope of Works DRAFT 01-09-21_Redacted |url=https://www.tenders.wa.gov.au/watenders/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=50712&action=display-tender-details&returnUrl=%2Ftender%2Fsearch%2Ftender-search.do%3FCSRFNONCE%3D2C8CC45A3E0537F33C62E60CB6DF5A30 |website=Tenders WA |access-date=20 January 2022 |date=30 September 2021 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120061042/https://www.tenders.wa.gov.au/watenders/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=50712&action=display-tender-details&returnUrl=%2Ftender%2Fsearch%2Ftender-search.do%3FCSRFNONCE%3D2C8CC45A3E0537F33C62E60CB6DF5A30 |url-status=live }} Click Download Now, then Download for Information Only. Make sure HCS SWTR Book 1 - Scope of Works DRAFT 01-09-21_Redacted.pdf is selected, then click Download Documents.{{rp|21}} These systems will be replaced by communications-based train control as part of Metronet.{{cite web |title=High Capacity Signalling Fact Sheet |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/High%20Capacity%20Signalling%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf |website=Metronet |access-date=5 July 2023 |page=2}}{{cite web |title=METRONET: High Capacity Signalling |url=https://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/map/metronet-high-capacity-signalling |website=Infrastructure Australia |access-date=5 July 2023}} The new systems are planned to be in place on the Mandurah line by June 2029,{{rp|77}} and will allow up to at least 30 trains per hour to use the line.{{rp|28}}

Fencing is used along the entire line aside from the freeway and tunnel sections. Concrete barriers are along the freeway section of the line, separating road traffic from the railway.{{sfn|Perth Urban Rail Development Office|Department for Planning and Infrastructure|2002|p=89}}

As a result of the large station spacing, the Mandurah line is the fastest passenger rail service in Australia, with an average speed of {{convert|84|km/h}}.{{cite web |last1=Acott |first1=Kent |title=Perth trains the fastest in nation |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/perth-trains-the-fastest-in-nation-ng-ya-380864 |website=The West Australian |access-date=1 July 2023 |date=14 November 2014}}

The Mandurah line operates as a through service with the Yanchep line. The service between Perth Underground station and Elizabeth Quay station is designated as both the Mandurah and Yanchep lines.{{cite web |title=Joondalup Line Train Timetable |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Joondalup%20Line%2020190922.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005103945/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Joondalup%20Line%2020190922.pdf |url-status=live }} This section is underground in twin bored tunnels, and has a roughly north–south heading. Perth Underground station has an underground pedestrian link to the rest of Perth station. North of Perth Underground station, along the Yanchep line, the track bends westwards, then surfaces parallel to the Fremantle line, allowing trains to switch tracks to the rest of the network.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} Approximately {{convert|36|km}} north along the Yanchep line is the Nowergup depot, where maintenance on trains occurs, and where most Mandurah and Yanchep line trains are stored.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

South from Elizabeth Quay station, the tracks bend westwards in a cut-and-cover tunnel, surfacing in parts for the next {{convert|400|m}}, before permanently surfacing. {{convert|200|m}} after that, the railway passes under a bridge for the southbound carriageway of the Mitchell Freeway, whilst gradually turning south, and entering the freeway's median. Just south of there, the railway crosses the Swan River on the Narrows Bridge, where the Mitchell Freeway changes name to the Kwinana Freeway.

From the Narrows Bridge, the railway travels along the median of the Kwinana Freeway, parallel to the shore of the Swan and Canning rivers. The only station along this section is Canning Bridge station, which is at the point where the Canning Highway crosses the freeway and the Canning River. At approximately {{convert|8|km}} south of the Narrows Bridge, the railway and freeway cross the Canning River on the Mount Henry Bridge.

South of the Mount Henry Bridge, the railway continues in the median of the Kwinana Freeway. Stations along this section, from north to south, are Bull Creek station, where Leach Highway interchanges with the freeway; Murdoch station, where South Street interchanges with the freeway; Cockburn Central station, between the freeway's interchanges with Armadale Road and Beeliar Drive; and Aubin Grove station, where the freeway has an interchange with Russell Road and Gibbs Road. About halfway between Murdoch station and Cockburn Central station is the Glen Iris Tunnel, where the Thornlie line will enter the Kwinana Freeway median. {{convert|21|km}} south of the Mount Henry Bridge, the railway dives down into a cut-and-cover tunnel, and exits the Kwinana Freeway.

After exiting the freeway, the railway goes in a south-westerly direction, passing through the City of Kwinana. Stations along here are Kwinana station and Wellard station. When the railway reaches Rockingham station, Perth, it turns in a southerly direction, and travels parallel to Ennis Avenue for {{convert|10|km}}, passing through Warnbro station. For the remainder of the line, it travels south, through rural and suburban areas, towards Lakelands station. About {{convert|1|km}} south of Lakelands, the railway then travels in the median of Mandjoogoordap Drive for {{convert|4|km}}, entering and exiting the road through cut-and-cover tunnels.{{cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://google.com/maps |website=Google |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-date=30 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130005527/https://www.google.com/maps |url-status=live }} The line emerges to the west of Mandurah Road and terminates at Mandurah station. At the line's Mandurah terminus, there is a small railcar depot, used for cleaning and storing trains overnight.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

File:Platforms of the Elizabeth Quay railway station, December 2021 04.jpg|alt=Concrete underground island platform with light entering from windows high up]]

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File:Transperth Murdoch Station platform.jpg|alt=Red brick island platform with metal shelter]]

File:Warnbro Station, August 2021 11.jpg|alt=Grey paver side platforms with large concrete shelter]]

The Mandurah line has 13 stations. All 11 stations outside the Perth CBD have been designed with a dedicated bus interchange.

Transperth train services are operated by the Public Transport Authority's Transperth Train Operations division.{{cite web |title=Transperth |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/our-services/transperth |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=22 January 2025}} Mandurah line headways reach as low as five minutes during peak, increasing to fifteen minutes outside peak and on weekends, and half-an-hour to an hour at night. During peak, some trains terminate or commence at Cockburn Central station. The travel time from Perth Underground station to Mandurah station is 54 minutes. On weeknights, the last train arrives at Mandurah station at 1:11{{nbsp}}am and the first train departs at 4:35{{nbsp}}am. On Saturday and Sunday nights, the last train arrives at Mandurah station 3:09{{nbsp}}am and the first train departs at 5:02{{nbsp}}am on Saturdays and 6:25{{nbsp}}am on Sundays.{{cite web |title=Mandurah Line Train Timetable |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Mandurah%20Line%2020241209.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=22 January 2025 |date=9 December 2024}}

Before January 2016, express services operated on the Mandurah line during peak periods to manage overcrowding. The introduction of more B-series sets allowed for most trains during peak to be six cars long, which increased capacity and allowed for all services to stop at all stations from 31 January 2016 onwards.{{cite web |last1=Acott |first1=Kent |title=Bus, rail and ferry services to change |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/bus-rail-and-ferry-services-to-change-ng-ya-135013 |website=The West Australian |access-date=22 January 2025 |date=9 January 2016}}{{cite web |title=Bus, Train and Ferry – Major Timetable Changes |url=http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Service-Updates/Service-Update-Details/bus-train-and-ferry-major-timetable-changes-17580 |website=Transperth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203164354/http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Service-Updates/Service-Update-Details/bus-train-and-ferry-major-timetable-changes-17580 |archive-date=3 February 2016 |date=31 January 2016 |url-status=dead}} Before then, some peak trains skipped Canning Bridge station.{{cite web |title=Mandurah Line Timetable |url=http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au:80/timetablePDFs/Mandurah%20Line%2020111106.pdf |website=Transperth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131061922/http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au:80/timetablePDFs/Mandurah%20Line%2020111106.pdf |archive-date=31 January 2012 |date=6 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Mandurah Line Timetable |url=http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au:80/timetablePDFs/Mandurah%20Line%2020120422.pdf |website=Transperth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617123515/http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au:80/timetablePDFs/Mandurah%20Line%2020120422.pdf |archive-date=17 June 2012 |date=22 April 2012 |url-status=dead}} Before June 2009, services terminating at Cockburn Central operated off-peak as well, making for 7½-minute headways between Perth and Cockburn Central during the day.{{cite web |title=Mandurah Line Timetable |url=http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablePDFs/Mandurah%20Line%2020080316.pdf |website=Transperth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080727131727/http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablePDFs/Mandurah%20Line%2020080316.pdf |archive-date=27 July 2008 |date=16 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Mandurah Line Timetable |url=http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au:80/timetablePDFs/Mandurah%20Line%2020090301.pdf |website=Transperth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306185442/http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au:80/timetablePDFs/Mandurah%20Line%2020090301.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2009 |date=1 March 2009 |url-status=dead}} These services were withdrawn to save money.{{cite press release |first1=Simon |last1=O'Brien |title=Timetables change as train capacity boosted |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Barnett%20Liberal%20National%20Government/Timetables-change-as-train-capacity-boosted-20090604 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=22 January 2025 |date=4 June 2009}}{{cite news |last1=Kerr |first1=Peter |title=Shuttle train service cuts will save $2m |work=The West Australian |date=5 June 2009 |page=6}}{{cite web |last1=Thomson |first1=Chris |title=Cockburn to Whitfords trains slashed |url=http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/cockburn-to-whitfords-trains-slashed-20090630-d3o5.html |website=WAtoday |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704040739/http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/cockburn-to-whitfords-trains-slashed-20090630-d3o5.html |archive-date=4 July 2009 |date=1 July 2009 |url-status=dead}}

From 2031, peak frequencies on the Mandurah line are planned to reach 18 trains per hour, which will be made possible by C-series trains having three doors per car, which reduces dwell times compared to B-series trains, and the communications-based train control signalling upgrade.{{cite web |title=WA Railcar Program Project Definition Plan |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Railcars/Railcar%20Project%20Definition%20Plan%20.pdf |website=Metronet |access-date=22 January 2025 |date=December 2018}}

File:Lakelands Station, Western Australia, June 2023 45.jpg at Lakelands station|alt=Electric passenger train on railway tracks]]

File:Transperth C-series train at Canning Bridge Station, October 2024.jpg at Canning Bridge station|alt=Electric passenger train on railway tracks]]

The main rolling stock used on the Mandurah line are Transperth B-series and C-series trains, with A-series trains sometimes used. The A-series trains entered service between 1991 and 1999, have a maximum speed of {{convert|110|km/h}}, and consist of two cars which are usually joined to form four-car trains. Each car has two doors on each side.{{cite web |author1=AECOM |title=A-Series EMU Railcar Review |url=https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/publications/tabledpapers.nsf/displaypaper/3912874cc5fc39f2e6de87f348257e440005910a/$file/tp-2874.pdf |website=Parliament of Western Australia |access-date=8 March 2024 |page=21 |date=April 2015 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120105100/https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/publications/tabledpapers.nsf/displaypaper/3912874cc5fc39f2e6de87f348257e440005910a/%24file/tp-2874.pdf |url-status=live }} The B-series trains entered service between 2004 and 2019,{{cite press release |first1=Rita |last1=Saffioti |title=Last ever B-series railcar delivered – METRONET railcars next |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/McGowan%20Labor%20Government/Last-ever-B-series-railcar-delivered---METRONET-railcars-next-20190622 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=16 November 2024 |date=10 December 2019}} have a maximum speed of {{convert|130|km/h}}, and consist of three cars which are usually joined to form six-car trains. Each car has two doors per side.{{cite web |url=https://railknowledgebank.com/Presto/content/GetDoc.axd?ctID=MTk4MTRjNDUtNWQ0My00OTBmLTllYWUtZWFjM2U2OTE0ZDY3&rID=NTE2&pID=Nzkx&attchmnt=True |last1=Gearon |first1=Elwyn |last2=Holden |first2=Graham |title=New Metro Rail: Perth 'B' Series Electric Multiple Units |publisher=Engineers Australia |via=Rail Knowledge Bank |date=September 2008 |access-date=8 March 2024 |archive-date=8 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308130716/https://railknowledgebank.com/Presto/content/GetDoc.axd?ctID=MTk4MTRjNDUtNWQ0My00OTBmLTllYWUtZWFjM2U2OTE0ZDY3&rID=NTE2&pID=Nzkx&attchmnt=True |url-status=live }} The C-series trains have been entering service since 2024, have a maximum speed of {{convert|130|km/h}}, and consist of six cars with three doors on the side of each car.

In May 2002, the government signed a contract with EDI Rail and Bombardier Transportation for the construction of Nowergup depot at the northern end of the Joondalup line and the delivery and maintenance of thirty-one three car B-series trains to be used on the Joondalup and Mandurah lines.{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |first2=Geoff |last2=Gallop |title=Railcar contract seals railway commitment |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Gallop%20Labor%20Government/Railcar-contract-seals-railway-commitment-20020512 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=16 November 2024 |date=12 May 2002}}{{cite news |last1=Pratley |first1=Jerry |title=$437m deal for fast rail cars |work=The West Australian |date=13 May 2002 |page=7}} The government ordered fifteen additional B-series trains in December 2006.{{cite press release |first1=Alan |last1=Carpenter |first2=Alannah |last2=MacTiernan |title=More trains for Perth's transport system |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter%20Labor%20Government/More-trains-for-Perth's-transport-system-20060919 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=16 November 2024 |date=19 September 2006}}{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Graham |title=Commuters face 3-year wait for new trains |work=The West Australian |date=20 September 2006 |page=48}}{{cite press release |first1=Alannah |last1=MacTiernan |title=WA Government secures new railcars |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Carpenter%20Labor%20Government/WA-Government-secures-new-railcars-20061222 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=16 November 2024 |date=22 September 2006}} The first of the additional railcars entered service in June 2009, allowing for some A-series trains to be transferred to other lines. In July 2011, a further fifteen B-series trains were ordered.{{cite web |title=Downer wins $160m PTA train contract |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/downer-wins-160m-pta-train-contract-ng-ya-159741 |website=The West Australian |access-date=22 January 2025 |date=20 July 2011}}{{cite web |title=Downer JV finalises $285m PTA rail deal |url=https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Downer-JV-finalises-285m-PTA-rail-deal |website=Business News |access-date=22 January 2025 |date=25 July 2011 |url-access=subscription}} This order eventually increased to twenty-two.{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Mark |title=Perth grapples with growth and funding challenges |url=https://www.railjournal.com/in_depth/perth-grapples-with-growth-and-funding-challenges |website=International Railway Journal |access-date=18 January 2022 |date=6 November 2013 |archive-date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928093553/https://www.railjournal.com/in_depth/perth-grapples-with-growth-and-funding-challenges/ |url-status=live }}{{cite press release |first1=Troy |last1=Buswell |title=More rail cars for Perth transport system |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Barnett%20Liberal%20National%20Government/More-rail-cars-for-Perth-transport-system-20121104 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=16 November 2024 |date=4 November 2012}} The first of these trains entered service in December 2013. By the end of that order, all A-series trains had been transferred to other lines and almost every peak hour train on the Mandurah line was six-cars long.{{cite press release |first1=Troy |last1=Buswell |title=First new railcar on Transperth network |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Barnett%20Liberal%20National%20Government/First-new-railcar-on-Transperth-network-20131202 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=16 November 2024 |date=2 December 2013}}

In December 2019, the government signed a contract with Alstom for the delivery and maintenance of forty-one C-series trains{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Frances |title=New Transperth trains revealed for Metronet expansion to be built in Perth under $1.3 billion deal |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-10/new-transperth-trains-revealed-for-metronet-to-be-built-in-wa/11785452 |website=ABC News |access-date=16 November 2024 |date=10 December 2019}}{{cite press release |first1=Mark |last1=McGowan |first2=Rita |last2=Saffioti |title=Historic contract signed for WA-made METRONET railcars |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/McGowan%20Labor%20Government/Historic-contract-signed-for-WA-made-METRONET-railcars-20191210 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=16 November 2024 |date=10 December 2019}} to replace the A-series trains and provide the rolling stock required for network expansions. The C-series trains have three doors on the side of each car, decreasing dwell times. The first C-series train entered service on the Mandurah and Joondalup lines on 8 April 2024.{{cite web |last1=Zimmerman |first1=Josh |title=C-series Metronet train due to enter service next month |url=https://thewest.com.au/politics/state-politics/c-series-metronet-train-due-to-enter-service-next-month-c-13990378 |website=The West Australian |access-date=19 March 2024 |date=19 March 2024 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |last1=Al Jrood |first1=Tabarak |last2=De Poloni |first2=Gian |title=Metronet is the WA government's signature project, but as new trains are unveiled, is the project delivering on its promise? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-07/metronet-train-manufacturing-claims-tested-amid-cost-blowout/103665584 |website=ABC News |access-date=16 November 2024 |date=7 April 2024}}{{cite press release |first1=Roger |last1=Cook |first2=Rita |last2=Saffioti |title=First locally-made METRONET train makes maiden journey |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook%20Labor%20Government/First-locally-made-METRONET-train-makes-maiden-journey-20240407 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=16 November 2024 |date=7 April 2024}} The C-series trains are planned to only be used on the Yanchep and Mandurah lines initially, with B-series trains transferred to other lines to replace the retiring A-series trains.

Most trains on the Mandurah line are stored and cleaned at Nowergup depot. There is also Mandurah depot, which can store and clean a smaller number of trains. Maintenance occurs at Nowergup depot. As a result of increasing train frequency, a new depot may be required in the future along the Mandurah line.{{rp|96}}

The opening of the Mandurah line resulted in a large increase in Transperth train patronage, as well as a moderate increase in bus patronage.{{cite web |last1=Paül |first1=Valerià |last2=Biermann |first2=Sharon |title=PATREC Perspectives: Perth Public Transport Patronage: "Off The Rails" or "Back On Track"? |url=https://resources.patrec.org/publications/perspectives/PublicTransportPatronage2014.pdf |website=Planning and Transport Research Centre |access-date=23 January 2025 |page=2 |date=June 2014}} By February 2008, the average number of boardings on the Mandurah line was 30,000 per weekday and 15,000 per weekend day.{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Kim |title=Train numbers fall short of predictions |work=The West Australian |date=16 February 2008 |page=4}} By July 2008, this had reached nearly 50,000 boardings per weekday, reaching the target quicker than expected. Boardings across the whole train network had increased by 57 percent since the Mandurah line opened, from 115,000 to 180,000 per day.{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Beatrice |title=Rail boom as petrol price soars |work=The West Australian |date=4 July 2008 |page=9}} Over the first half of 2008, the Mandurah line made up 28 percent of all fare-paying boardings, beating the Joondalup line to become the busiest Transperth railway line. PTA chief executive officer Reece Waldock described the Mandurah line as a "victim of its own success" due to overcrowding and full car parks. He attributed the higher-than-expected patronage to three factors: a resources boom in Western Australia at the time, an increase in fuel prices, and people conscious of their impact on climate change.{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2007–2008 |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/15/annualreports/2008/pdf/pta_annual_report_2008.pdf |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=23 January 2025 |pages=4–5 |date=2008}}

The Mandurah line reached an initial peak of 21,150,408 boardings in 2012–13 before a period of stagnation. Patronage declined the following financial year due to shutdowns caused by the Perth City Link and economic factors,{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2013–2014 |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/portals/0/annualreports/2014/docs/annual-report-sections-1-2.pdf |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=23 January 2025 |pages=5, 44 |date=2014}} but slightly increased in the year next. In 2015–16 and 2016–17, patronage declined again, but then increased over the following two years, reaching 20,900,819 in 2018–19 due to a rebound in Western Australia's economy.{{cite web |title=Public transport patronage on the rise |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/public-transport-patronage-on-the-rise |website=Metronet |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=3 September 2019}} The pandemic's onset in 2020 resulted in a massive decrease,{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2019–20 |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/15/annualreports/2020/PTA_Annual_Report_2020.pdf |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=23 January 2025 |page=17 |date=2020}} reaching a low of 14,357,888 boardings in 2021–22, rebounding since then to reach a new record of 21,874,779 boardings in 2023–24.{{cite press release |last1=Saffioti |first1=Rita |title=Records tumble as public transport patronage surges |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Records-tumble-as-public-transport-patronage-surges-20240825 |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=25 August 2024}}

The busiest stations on the Mandurah line as of 2013–14, excluding Perth Underground and Elizabeth Quay, are Murdoch, Cockburn Central, Mandurah, and Bull Creek. The least busiest stations as of 2013–14 are Wellard, Kwinana, and Canning Bridge.{{cite web |title=Question On Notice No. 4245 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan |url=https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/pquest.nsf/viewLAPQuestByDate/83179454975BA57448257E6E00292EBA |website=Parliament of Western Australia |access-date=23 January 2025}} As of October 2017, Elizabeth Quay and Murdoch stations are the second and third busiest Transperth stations respectively.{{cite web |last1=Perpitch |first1=Nicolas |title=Welcome to Seaforth — the loneliest train station on the Perth rail network |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-13/perth-least-and-most-used-train-stations-seaforth/9540522 |website=ABC News |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=13 March 2018}}

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