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.

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.

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 – for detailed information, visit Yanchep Rail Extension - Stations.

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 more project information read our fact sheets below or view the 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.

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Construction

Procurement for a main contractor began in mid-2018, and an alliance-model contract will be awarded in 2019. Main construction is expected to begin shortly after.

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