On Sunday, 14 July more than 8,500 people came together from across Perth to celebrate the completion of the METRONET Yanchep Rail Extension Project.
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Yanchep Station was a buzz of excitement as the community enjoyed the fun-filled family event with live music, face painting, circus performers and magicians, a sausage sizzle, fairy floss, doughnuts, METRONET showbags and community stalls.
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The Yanchep Rail Extension has delivered 14.5km of new rail from Butler to Yanchep and new stations at Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep - helping support ongoing growth in the area and reduce traffic congestion.
Project facts - did you know?
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Three green bridges were built to provide a safe crossing for local fauna
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The new C-series trains are now running on the Yanchep Line
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3,292 piles were used for retaining walls along the rail corridor. If stacked end-to-end, they would cover 53 km – that’s more than the distance from Perth to Yanchep
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Nearly 2 million cubic metres of earth was moved during construction, with 1.7 million cubic metres reused on other major projects such as the Mitchell Freeway Extension
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Yanchep Station has three tracks so trains can swap directions and return to Perth.
We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who came along to celebrate this exciting milestone in Perth’s rail history!