Yanchep Rail Extension

The Yanchep Rail Extension is a 14.5km project that will deliver the last proposed section of the Joondalup rail line from Butler to Yanchep, helping to support ongoing growth in the area, as well as reducing road congestion.

With stations planned at Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep, early designs detail how the stations will fit within the planned development and still cater for passengers on day one of operations.

In the short-term, the Yanchep Extension Project will help develop activity centres by stimulating new employment opportunities in the Yanchep Strategic Metropolitan Centre and supporting higher density land use. In the long-term, the extension will help move the more than 150,000 future Yanchep-Two Rocks residents.

Read our fact sheets or Project Definition Plan for more information on the project.

Construction is expected to begin in 2019.

Project Features

NEW RAILWAY

Building 13.8km of new dual passenger railway from Butler Station to Yanchep town centre

STATION MODIFICATION

Modifying Butler Station to become a through station

SHARED PATHS

14km principal-shared paths to connect to the stations to the community

ALKIMOS STATION

3,616 daily boardings (2031) and 41 minutes to Perth

EGLINTON STATION

4,792 daily boardings (2031) and 46 minutes to Perth

YANCHEP STATION

11,032 daily boardings (2031) and 49 minutes to Perth

Planning

Transport projects can be planned and delivered in a relatively defined timeframe.

However, the associated development around a station can take 30 to 40 years (or longer) to reach target densities and is largely not within the State Government’s control. In addition, land uses are impacted by planning, investment and policy factors beyond the investment in transport infrastructure alone.

For the Yanchep Rail Extension, the METRONET Office will continue to work with state agencies, local governments and the private sector to help transition the areas around the new stations into mix-used centres over time.

Alkimos Station
Alkimos Station will serve the future Alkimos Central – a secondary centre planned to include residential, retail, business, recreation and education amenities for the fast growing area.

Eglinton Station
Eglinton Station will be built in a cutting next to the future Eglinton District Centre which is planned to a largely residential community.

Yanchep Station
Yanchep Station will become the heart of Perth’s future strategic business centre. The station will be positioned centrally to Yanchep City Centre’s main retail and commercial areas.

For detailed information on the new stations, visit Yanchep Rail Extension - Stations.

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Construction

Procurement for a main contractor will begin in mid-2018, with contract award in 2019. Main construction is expected to begin shortly after.

Yanchep Rail Extension News

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Yanchep Rail Extension

10 Sep 2018

Construction tender opens

Construction companies can now tender for the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and Yanchep Rail Extension projects with the release of a Request for Proposal today.

Thornlie-Cockburn Link

06 Sep 2018

Full steam ahead for Western Australia’s newest city centre

The Western Australian Planning Commission has given the green light for WA’s newest city centre located on the future Yanchep Rail Extension.

Yanchep Rail Extension

21 Aug 2018

Successful community information sessions

During July and August, the project team was out in the community hosting drop-in sessions to answer your questions about the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and Yanchep Rail...

Thornlie-Cockburn Link