Capital City Stations:
Perth

Perth, WA

Perth railway station is the largest station on the Transperth network, serving the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It serves as an interchange between the Armadale, Fremantle, Joondalup, Mandurah and Midland lines as well as Transwa's Australind service.

East Perth Terminal

The interstate terminal at the Public Transport Centre, East Perth, is the terminus for the Indian Pacific service from Sydney, linking the east and west coasts of Australia. The building is not the eyesore it could have been, but still is not the sort of design that projects warmth in its welcome to passengers arriving on the Indian-Pacific.

Built over the former East Perth Locomotive Depot, love it or hate it, the Public Transport Centre is one of Perth's prime examples of Brutalist style architecture. Its detractors say the building was modelled on a skip bin. The building's chocolate wood-panelled interior with orange carpet were very 1970s (the decade that fashion forgot); what appear to be two massive coin slots above the platform are a novel touch. There is a viewing balcony on the sixth floor where visitors can enjoy panoramic views of Perth.

Its four different facades are a response to the types of natural light that are particular to Perth. The large windows that face south allow natural light in, while the north facade was built in a manner that allows very little penetration of the bright sunlight/heat. The east and west facades have static louvers, which allow for views but limit the bright light during sunrise and sunset hours respectively.

Collie, WA

The Collie Historical Rail Precinct includes numerous structures including a locomotive Roundhouse, Old Goods Shed, Bill Weir Rolling Stock Shed and Railway Footbridge. The original Goods Shed, designed by C.Y. O’Connor and built in 1898 now houses an interpretive display and echoes to the sound of regular Sunday markets.

Bunbury, WA

The Collie Historical Rail Precinct includes numerous structures including a locomotive Roundhouse, Old Goods Shed, Bill Weir Rolling Stock Shed and Railway Footbridge. The original Goods Shed, designed by C.Y. O’Connor and built in 1898 now houses an interpretive display and echoes to the sound of regular Sunday markets.

Kalgoorlie, WA

Construction of the Kalgoorlie railway station and yard was begun in the late 1890s, as part of the extension of the Eastern Goldfields Railway from Coolgardie in January 1897. In the early stages of the development of railways in the Eastern Goldfields, it was the junction for railway lines to Boulder, Kanowna and Menzies. In 1917, Kalgoorlie became a break-of-gauge station when the Commonwealth Railways' standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway from Port Augusta opened. This ceased on 3th August 1968, when the Eastern Goldfields Railway was gauge converted all the way to Perth.

Walkaway, WA

Walkaway, 9 km east of the historic village of Greenough, is a charming, tiny settlement of Walkaway with its railway station, store, hall, school and church. The Walkaway Railway Station is one the State's earliest Government-built railway complexes and the original terminus for Western Australia's northen line. The railway precinct includes the station, platform, goods shed, track levers, ramp, wishing well, weighbridge, cabin and loading ramp.

Merredin, WA

Merredin is a major regional centre for the surrounding central agricultural district. It is promoted as the Garden Town of the Wheatbelt. The town's Grain Transfer Terminal, with its capacity of 220,000 tonnes, is the largest horizontal storage facility in the southern hemisphere. The station building, now home to Merredin Railway Museum, is a near-perfect re-creation of the old station with just about every piece of railway memorabilia possible. It has a working windmill, a beautifully preserved 1897 G117 steam engine, and the station still has the old scales and cream cans. It is one of the finest regional railway museums in Australia.