Bayswater Station

Construction of the new Bayswater Station project began in 2019 with geotechnical work, the relocation of underground services, and the construction of Ashfield and Meltham car parks ahead of the Alliance contract award.

With the exception of scheduled shutdowns on the Midland Line, Bayswater Station will continue to function for the duration of the construction period. Where a shutdown is required, advance notice will be provided to passengers and replacement bus services will be offered. We recommend passengers of Bayswater Station register for MyAlerts via the Transperth website. 

At this early stage the timetables for the Morley Ellenbrook Line, Airport Line and Midland Line have not been finalised. It is however the intention for the majority of services to stop at Bayswater and then continue through to Perth. 

The design removes a congestion point under the railway bridge and removes traffic signals at Railway Parade and Coode Street to allow for pedestrian priority phasing at the remaining King William Street and Whatley Crescent traffic lights.

The final phase of traffic modelling will be review by Evolve Bayswater and the outcomes will be shared with the community.

Evolve Bayswater is currently reviewing the traffic modelling to better understand the traffic movement around the station. Areas outside the project area are the responsibility of the City of Bayswater and Main Roads WA. METRONET will work with these agencies to determine the most suitable solution.

As a part of the place activation strategy there are several options being considered to enhance the Whatley Crescent and Hamilton Street pedestrian connection. The Community Advisory Group has provided feedback to help finalise this design. 

Undergrounding the station and rail line was investigated and is not viable for a number of reasons including:

• Operational complexities of the diesel-powered regional passenger trains (such as the Indian Pacific and Prospector), which use this section of railway. These trains require much longer tunnels and complex ventilation and fire emergency systems.
• Tunnels would impact on Meltham Station, requiring either closure or rebuilding the station underground;
• Major disruption that would mean closing the entire Midland Line during the construction.

Limited development opportunities above the tunnel to justify the significant additional costs.

Traffic calming measures and speed reductions around the station will help improve the pedestrian experience. The King William Street and Whatley Crescent traffic lights will be phased to prioritise pedestrians.

The existing 180 passenger car bays on Whatley Crescent must be permanently removed to make way for the new station platform and bridges. The passenger car park to the north on Railway Parade, will remain.

To counteract this reduction in passenger parking, 183 parking bays have been built at Meltham and Ashfield stations.

The new Meltham and Ashfield car parks will be operational in mid-2020 before the Bayswater car parks close.  

METRONET intends to maintain the same number of on-street parking bays. The overall responsibility for non-passenger parking rests with the City of Bayswater who have developed a Town Centre Parking Strategy. 

This is outside the project’s remit, however this has been considered in the City of Bayswater’s Town Centre Parking Strategy.

Yes. Although the location is still being determined.

While every effort will be made to reduce construction impacts, some effects may include road closures, path diversions, noise, vibration, dust, construction traffic and changes to pedestrian access to the station and across the railway. Prior to construction a detailed fact sheet will be released to explain how these impacts will be mitigated. To ensure you receive this information please register for project updates.

Construction workers have been advised they cannot park in local shopper bays. We are seeking alternative parking arrangements and encouraging the use of public transport where possible.

The new road layout allows for new bus services to operate through the area, without using residential streets or a large bus interchange. Buses will work in a through-pattern to avoid circling the station where possible.

Railway Parade will only allow buses travelling west and local traffic travelling east. The road will have various traffic calming measures that will make it an inconvenient shortcut.

In late-2019 METRONET asked for the community’s feedback on how they would like to use the area around the station. This feedback was used to inform a placemaking and public art plan which is currently being reviewed by Evolve Bayswater to create spaces that enhance the town centre.

Noise and vibration modelling has been conducted to identify the potential for impact and consider what mitigations may be necessary. The solution is likely to include noise walls in some locations but the heights are yet to be determined.

Some tree removal is unfortunately unavoidable. Evolve Bayswater are actively seeking recycling opportunities for the timber generated by the project.

There are five separate public / place activation zones within the train station precinct. These zones all include landscaping elements. In addition to beautification benefits, garden beds and trees will be important to integrating the new station into the existing town centre. 

The animation and renders that were released in April 2020 focused on the station’s structure and surrounding road layout. There were no architectural treatments or public elements included in these images because these were unknown at the time. Since April 2020, Evolve Bayswater has been working with the Community Advisory Group to design architectural treatments to improve the aesthetic appeal of the station.  

Community consultation on the new Bayswater Station project started in 2018, with the community actively contributing to the evolution of the previous design, which formed the reference point for the design prepared by Evolve Bayswater. Since the appointment of Evolve Bayswater the design has continued to progress from concept to detailed design. The Community Advisory Group continues to be actively engaged in this process. 

METRONET and Evolve Bayswater have dedicated teams of skilled engagement professionals who are tasked with coming up strategies to keep the community informed of the project. The methods currently used include Facebook, meetings with community groups, email broadcasts, letterbox drops, webpage, a project information line and dedicated project email. The Community Advisory Group also plays an important part in keeping the community informed and providing feedback to Evolve Bayswater and METRONET. 

Placing a wraparound shelter on the station significantly magnifies the visual impact and size of the station which are undesirable aesthetic outcomes. The proposed roof canopy on the platform meets the PTA’s standard for roof shelters and the inclusion of on-platform refuges ensure protection from wind and rain. 

After investigating more than 100 options to connect Ellenbrook to the city by public transport, the team conducted a multi-criteria analysis which considered impacts to residents, businesses, the industrial area, the road network, the environment, passenger experience, the inflexibility of train movements, topography of the land, underground services, major drainage, and of course cost, to reach the current design. The design will see the Morley-Ellenbrook Line leave Bayswater Station, rise over the existing Midland Line tracks, Railway Parade and Clavering Road, before going into the Tonkin Highway median to continue its journey north to Ellenbrook.

The elevated line will sit on a slim-line concrete viaduct for approximately 750m, with noise and vibration mitigation measures built into the structure.

The elevated line will sit on a slim-line concrete viaduct for approximately 750m between Tonkin Highway and Bayswater Station. Central concrete piers will support the viaduct and will be spaced approximately 35m apart. Noise and vibration mitigation measures will form part of the structure and the design will complement the rail bridges at the new Bayswater Station. The viaduct final design, including the height and location of bridge pillars, will be developed by the main project alliance, to be awarded in late-2020.

An underground connection was considered during the planning and project definition process, however, as Tonkin Highway is higher than the existing Midland Line, the Morley-Ellenbrook Line connection from Bayswater needs to rise to meet the level of the highway. The Midland Line also sits on land with a high-water table, making an underground connection very challenging in this area.

To ensure Morley-Ellenbrook Line trains can continue seamlessly to the CBD, the new line must connect to the existing Midland Line tracks by crossing over the line coming from the CBD. To do this safely, the trains travelling towards each other must not cross at ground level, so a raised crossing is provided so that one train can cross above the other.

The new rail infrastructure will comply with State Planning Policy 5.4 to ensure noise levels are at an acceptable level.

Screening will be in place to ensure passengers cannot see into fenced properties.

The rail height will vary along the alignment and exact design details will be confirmed when the main project alliance contractor is on board later in the year.

While the majority of this connection will be built within the rail reserve, which is already cleared, some tree removal is unavoidable. Many trees are unable to be relocated because the species is unlikely to survive, the tree is of ill health, or because of cost implications. We will work with City of Bayswater to replant within the council area. We will have a better idea of impacts once a contractor is on board and further design work has been completed.

There is little opportunity to landscape along the rail corridor. However, any landscaping design will be developed by the main project alliance, to be awarded in late-2020.

The final design, including the location of bridge pillars, will be developed by the main project contractor alliance.