Thornlie-Cockburn Link

The Thornlie-Cockburn Link will be Perth’s first east-west cross line connection, making travel more flexible while providing a higher level of public transport service to Perth’s south-eastern suburbs.

Connecting the Mandurah and Armadale-Thornlie lines will open new opportunities for longer-term developments around the new Nicholson Road and Ranford Road stations.

The Thornlie-Cockburn Link will support growth and accessibility across the south-eastern suburbs by providing direct access to employment and recreation opportunities while supporting about 1,680 jobs through the new stations and upgrades to the existing Thornlie, Cockburn Central and Stadium stations.

The Armadale/Thornlie Line is shut between Victoria Park and Armadale/Thornlie stations until mid-2025 to enable these works.

Read more about the project on the Thornlie-Cockburn Link fact sheet.

Seven artists with varying backgrounds, experience and styles will create four public art pieces for the new Nicholson Road, Ranford Road and Thornlie stations as part of the METRONET Thornlie-Cockburn Link Project

The artworks will celebrate the surrounding environment of each station, Noongar culture and connection to Country - creating welcoming spaces for communities while supporting local emerging and established artists.

View the Public Art fact sheet to find out more about each piece, and the artists. The artworks are delivered under the METRONET Public Art Strategy

Nicholson Road Station

Forecourt Sculpture

Artwork by Penelope Forlano and Marcia McGuire

The Nicholson Road forecourt sculpture will feature an organic shape rising from a concrete seating platform, representing a flame or a young plant shoot. The sculpture will be lit and change from green during the day to red at night. Green symbolises life, fertility and rebirth, and red represents fire - a key catalyst for many native plant species' seeds to transform into new life.

Perforated Screen 

Artwork by Darryl Bellotti

A screen artwork will surround the waterhole in the car park south of the station and depict the Waugal (Serpent), connecting stories of place and culture at this significant site.

Ranford Road Station

Large-scale Linear Artwork

Artwork by Alexander Knox and Eliza Hutchison

A large-scale linear artwork that embodies the movement of emus in the landscape will feature at the station entrance. A mountain range is depicted in the background with a mass of emus travelling across country with varied visibility on perforated and printed panels. The emus form mountain-like shapes and meandering footprints trace pathways through the environment, echoing movement and an impression of the landscape.

Thornlie Station 

Garden Wall

Artwork by Arif Satar and Audrey Fernandes-Satar

A panoramic artwork with integrated sculptural lighting will form a wall along the station's staircase and platform. Illustrations from Yale Primary School students reflecting garden themes will be incorporated into the design.