Mandurah line

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rdf:langString A Transperth B-series train on the Mandurah line in the median of the Kwinana Freeway in Como

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rdf:langString Transperth railway lines.map

rdf:langString Transperth Rockingham alternate routes.map

rdf:langString Six car electric multiple unit train running on tracks within the median strip of a freeway

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rdf:langString Southern suburbs railway

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rdf:langString Transperth system map, with the Mandurah line in orange

rdf:langString Proposed alternate routes for the Mandurah line through Rockingham. The route actually constructed is in orange.

rdf:langString The Mandurah line is a commuter railway and service on the Transperth network in Western Australia that runs from Perth south to the state's second largest city Mandurah. The service is operated by Transperth Train Operations, a division of the Public Transport Authority. The line is 70.1 kilometres (43.6 mi) long and has 12 stations. At its northern end, the line (travelling south) begins as a continuation of the Joondalup line at Perth Underground, and (travelling north) ends as a continuation of the Joondalup line at Elizabeth Quay. The first 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) of the line is underground, passing under the Perth central business district. The line surfaces and enters the median of the Kwinana Freeway just north of the Swan River. It continues south down the freeway's median for 30 kilometres (19 mi), before veering south-west towards Rockingham. The final stretch of the line goes south from Rockingham to Mandurah. Planning for a railway line to Mandurah began in the early 1990s, during the construction of the Joondalup line. The first route proposed was an extension of the Fremantle line to Mandurah passing directly through the Rockingham town centre. The preferred route was later changed to a spur off the Armadale line at Kenwick via Thornlie for reasons of cost. Following a change in state government in 2001, the route was changed again, this time to a direct route along the Kwinana Freeway south of Perth with Rockingham station relocated to align with the more direct route. Construction began in March 2004. The underground portion of the line, between Perth and Esplanade station, was the first section to open. It began operating on 15 October 2007. The rest of the line opened on 23 December 2007. Since opening, one new station along the line has opened, and another new station has begun construction. The line will be connected to the Armadale line via Cockburn Central and the Thornlie spur line. Trains take 51 minutes to get from Perth Underground to Mandurah station. The line is the busiest on the Transperth network, with 14.4 million boardings in the 2021–22 financial year. Headways are at least every 15 minutes during the day, rising to every 5 minutes on parts during peak time.

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