Overview
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Rail
Project type -
$1.1 billion
Total budget -
Under Construction
Project phase -
METRONET
Lead agency -
6500
Jobs supported -
Early 2022
Start dateLate 2024
End date
The Morley-Ellenbrook Line will halve the public transport journey time for passengers travelling between Ellenbrook and the CBD.
Approximately 21km of new rail line will be constructed and will travel from Ellenbrook’s growing town centre, down the western side of Drumpellier Drive, through land north of Marshall Road and down the middle of Tonkin Highway, connecting at Bayswater Station on the Midland Line.
The line starts at Bayswater, where the Bayswater Station project is underway and will become a four-platform station with additional rail infrastructure and integrated bus services.
Stations will also be built in Ellenbrook, Whiteman Park, Malaga, Noranda and Morley, with a station planned at Bennett Springs East as development progresses in the area.
As part of the associated Tonkin Gap project, a new Broun Avenue bridge is being constructed to accommodate the future Morley Station.
Station | Estimated passenger boardings by 2031 | Journey time to Perth | Number of parking bays | Number of bus stands |
Ellenbrook | 8,016 | 30 minutes | 500 | 12 |
Whiteman Park | 3,795 | 25 minutes | 900 | 10 |
Malaga | 3,084 | 21 minutes | 1,100 | 12 |
Noranda | 1,810 | 18 minutes | 400 | 2 |
Morley | 1,365 | 15 minutes | 400 | 12 |
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Road closure: Drumpellier Drive (25 February – late-2023)
Drumpellier Drive will be temporarily closed long-term between The Promenade and Park Street, Ellenbrook, to enable the construction of the Morley-Ellenbrook Line and associated key intersection upgrades.
Traffic management will be in place.
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Road closure: Beechboro Road North (22 February – late-2023)
Beechboro Road North will be temporarily closed long-term between Hennessey Road and Marshall Road, Whiteman, to enable the construction of the Morley-Ellenbrook Line and associated key intersection upgrades.
Traffic management will be in place and access will be maintained to Whiteman Park West via a new temporary road.
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Road closure: Railway Parade (August 2022 – early-2024)
The section of Railway Parade from Bassendean Road to Clavering Road will be closed in both directions from mid-August 2022 until early-2024.
The westbound lane of Railway Parade will also be closed from:
- 52 Railway Parade to Bassendean Road from October to early-2024
- Beechboro Road South to Clavering Road from May 2023 to early-2024.
These works will enable the connection of the Morley-Ellenbrook Line to the New Bayswater Station and traffic management will be in place.