This project is part of the Armadale Line Transformation.
Project
Thornlie-Cockburn Line New rail service
Atwell, Beckenham, Canning Vale, Cockburn, Jandakot, Langford, South Lake, Success, Thornlie
Overview
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Rail
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$1.35 billion
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Complete
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METRONET
Lead agency
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1,680
Jobs supported
The Thornlie-Cockburn Line has delivered Perth’s first east-west passenger line connection, providing communities between the Mandurah and Armadale lines with more travel choices.
For information on related rail and bus services, visit Transperth.
The 17.5 kilometre project included delivery of new stations at Nicholson Road and Ranford Road, with new bus interchanges, parking, passenger amenities and cycling facilities.
The upgrade supports growth and accessibility across the south-eastern suburbs by improving road congestion and enhancing connectivity.
For more information, visit METRONET.
Benefits
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Reduced road congestion and provision for alternative transport options. -
New stations at Ranford Road and Nicholson Road.
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Improvements at existing train stations.
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Created thousands of jobs and provides access to employment opportunities.
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Supports long term development plans around the new stations.
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Improved shared path access.
Gallery
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Video: Reshaping WA Report. Passenger services on the Armadale Line will commence from Monday 13 October.
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Nicholson Road Station is nearly complete as part of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link Project and the finishing touches are being made to paving, landscaping and public art installations
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Video: Reshaping WA Report - Passenger services on the METRONET Thornlie-Cockburn Line will commence Monday June 9.
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Driver training on the Thornlie-Cockburn Line.
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Ranford Road Station nearing completion ahead of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link opening on 9 June.
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Video: A look at what Ranford Road Station will look like once complete.
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Video: A first look at what Nicholson Road Station will look like once complete.
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Progress has been made across the five new elevated stations on the Armadale Line and the seven-kilometre linear park beneath.
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Tiling and paving is underway at Ranford Road Station on the TCL project. Cladding and glazing is finished, tracks are in place alongside the platforms and SmartRider validators have also been installed.
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Video: Testing has commenced on the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal Project, with the first test train successfully running from Nicholson Road to Carlisle station.
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The Nicholson Road Station on the Thornlie-Cockburn Link Project is moving ahead fast with forecourt and bus stand paving progressing and platform paving finished.
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All lanes on Nicholson Road in Canning Vale are being upgraded, ready for the new Nicholson Road Station as part of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link.
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Video: A first look at what the Thornlie Station will look like once complete.
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Laying ballast on the track. Around 35 kilometres of new passenger rail has been built for the TCL project.
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Ranford Road Station construction continues, including installation of internal ceilings and walls, and platform construction.
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Car park asphalt and kerbing is complete at Ranford Road Station.
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Ranford Road Station is taking shape along the Thornlie-Cockburn Link Project.
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Steel pieces for the Thornlie Station overpass have been lifted into place.
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With track slab complete at Glen Iris, works are underway on the tunnel between Kenwick and Beckenham, and on the passenger bridge over Canning River.
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The track slab in the Glen Iris rail tunnel is now complete.
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Structural beams and roofing panels are now in place at Nicholson Road Station.
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More than five kilometres of noise walls are being installed along the rail corridor in Canning Vale and Thornlie.
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A footbridge to link pedestrians and cyclists between Elliot Place and Cameron Street in Thornlie is one step closer to completion with steel work now installed.
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A large overpass bridge at Nicholson Road Station has been installed, connecting passengers between the future entry buildings and station platforms
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Two additional lift shafts have been installed at the future Nicholson Road station
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Installatio of concrete beams for the new 145m long Canning River rail bridge is complete. It will carry trains running between Thornlie and Kenwick once operational.
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The bus canopies at Ranford Road Station are now up as part of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link project.
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Old Thornlie Station platform demolition - Making way for new tracks to connect to Cockburn Central Station
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Platforms, entry building walls and roofing structures are in progress at Nicholson and Ranford Road Stations.
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Nicholson and Ranford Road Stations - Platforms, entry building walls and roofing structures are in progress
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We're completing the METRONET Thornlie-Cockburn Link, which will connect passengers to the Thornlie and Mandurah lines, including new stations at Nicholson and Ranford roads.
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Installation of precast platform concrete walls at Nicholson Road Station.
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Nicholson Road Station Exterior (artist impression only, subject to change)
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Nicholson Road Station Aerial (artist impression only, subject to change)
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Nicholson Road Station Interior (artist impression only, subject to change)
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Cockburn Station Platform (artist impression only, subject to change)
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Ranford Road Station Aerial (artist impression only, subject to change)
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Ranford Road Station Exterior (artist impression only, subject to change)
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Thornlie Station Exterior (artist impression only, subject to change)
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Ranford Road Bridge (artist impression only, subject to change)
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Thornlie-Cockburn Link Flythrough (Video)
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(08) 9326 3666
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Project information at METRONET