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Whiteman Park
Whiteman Park station in March 2024
General information
Location	Drumpellier Drive, Whiteman Western Australia Australia
Coordinates	31°50′14″S 115°57′53″E / 31.837316°S 115.964613°E / -31.837316; 115.964613
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Public Transport Authority
Line(s)	Ellenbrook line
Platforms	1 island platform with 2 platform edges
Tracks	2
Bus stands	10
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	900 bays
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Under construction
Fare zone	2
History
Opening	2024
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station Opening in 2024 Malagatowards Perth Ellenbrook line EllenbrookTerminus
Location Location of Whiteman Park station

Whiteman Park railway station is an under-construction suburban railway station on the Morley–Ellenbrook line in Perth, Western Australia. The station is located in Whiteman, and will serve the surrounding suburbs of Brabham and Henley Brook, as well as Whiteman Park, upon opening in late 2024.

Whiteman Park station consists of an island platform located on a viaduct. The station will have a bus interchange for feeder bus connections, and a platform for the Perth Electric Tramway Society's heritage tramway to Whiteman Park. Construction began in 2022. Throughout 2023, viaduct bridge beams were being installed, and during 2024, cladding and fit out occurred.

Description

Whiteman Park station is in Whiteman, a north-western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The station is located on a viaduct on the western side of Drumpellier Drive, just south of Whiteman Drive East, one of the main entrance roads to Whiteman Park. The station is on the Morley–Ellenbrook line, which is owned by the Public Transport Authority and will be part of the Transperth system when the line opens in 2024. The adjacent stations are Ellenbrook station to the north and Malaga station to the south. The station is within fare zone two.

Whiteman Park station has a 150-metre long (490 ft) elevated island platform, connected to ground level by lifts, escalators and stairs. West of the platforms is a ten-stand bus interchange, car park, and tram platform for the heritage tramway to Whiteman Park. The car park's footprint was designed to reduce the number of trees cut down. East of the station is a pedestrian underpass passing under Drumpellier Drive which leads to a shared path in Brabham. Facilities at the station include toilets, a kiosk and a bike shelter. The station is fully disability accessible.

At Whiteman Park station will be three pieces of public art. The walls around the station's entrance will have a mural by Jack Bromell featuring three wedge-tailed eagles in flight and "abstract swamp and stout paperbark leaves and flowers". The walls of the Drumpellier Drive underpass will have a mural by Rohin Kickett and Haylee Fieldes representing the Bennett Brook and Whiteman Park's native flora and fauna. Surrounding the station will be two clusters of sculptures of freshwater mussels, referencing Whiteman Park's Mussell Pool and the Carter's freshwater mussel living within nearby wetlands.

History

The first concept designs for Whiteman Park station were released in October 2021. By that stage, clearing of vegetation for the station was underway. The station was designed by Woods Bagot, Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick, TCL and UDLA. The first stage was the construction of the foundations for the viaduct. Piling was underway by July 2022 and complete by October 2022. From 19 July 2022 to February 2024, Drumpellier Drive was diverted via Isoodon Street to allow for the elevation of the road for the pedestrian underpass and the lifting of viaduct bridge beams. By June 2023, twelve out of forty viaduct beams had been lifted into place, and as of October 2023, three spans were yet to be completed. By March 2024, structural steel and concrete works were complete and cladding and fit out had commenced.

A 1.3-kilometre (0.81 mi) extension of the Perth Electric Tramway Society's heritage tramway to Whiteman Park station was announced in February 2024. It was funded by a $1 million contribution by the state government and constructed using 85 percent recycled materials from other Metronet projects and by North Metropolitan TAFE students. To celebrate the opening of the extension, the tram will be free until the end of 2025.

The Morley–Ellenbrook line is planned to open in late 2024.

Services

Whiteman Park station will be served by Morley–Ellenbrook line services, which will run between Ellenbrook station and Perth station. These services will be part of the Transperth network and will be operated by the Public Transport Authority. It is expected that a train journey to Perth station will take 25 minutes. It is projected that Whiteman Park station will have 3,795 daily boardings.

Connecting services will include feeder bus routes and the heritage tram to Whiteman Park.

References

1. ^ "Whiteman Park Fact Sheet" (PDF). Metronet. August 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
2. "Transperth Zone Map" (PDF). Transperth. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
3. ^ "Whiteman Park Station CRG 5 – Minutes" (PDF). Metronet. 20 July 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
4. "Morley-Ellenbrook Line Public Art" (PDF). Metronet. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
5. "Joint media statement - First images of METRONET Whiteman Park Station unveiled". Media Statements. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
6. Gameng, Monica (16 October 2021). "New milestone reached on WA METRONET Whiteman Park Station project". Felix Vendor Marketplace. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
7. "METRONET train station on track for Ellenbrook". Media Statements. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
8. "Whiteman Park Station CRG 6 – Minutes" (PDF). Metronet. 19 October 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
9. ^ "Morley-Ellenbrook Line construction update". Metronet. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
10. "Work ramps up on new METRONET Whiteman Park Station". Media Statements. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
11. "Full steam ahead at Whiteman Park". Metronet. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
12. "Ellenbrook-Whiteman Park CRG 8 – Minutes" (PDF). Metronet. 10 October 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
13. Le May, Rebecca (11 February 2024). "Heritage tram line at Whiteman Park to be extended to new nearby Metronet train station". The West Australian. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
14. Hastie, Hamish (11 February 2024). "Whiteman Park tramway to link up with Morley to Ellenbrook train line". WAtoday. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
15. "Historic tramway to connect the METRONET Whiteman Park Station". Media Statements. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
16. ^ "Whiteman Park Tram Extension Project" (PDF). Metronet. February 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
17. "Morley–Ellenbrook Line". Building for Tomorrow. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
18. "Morley-Ellenbrook Line Project Definition Plan" (PDF). Metronet. June 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

Further reading

• "METRONET's Whiteman Park Station unveils new solar-powered construction site". Media Statements. 3 February 2023.

External links

• Whiteman Park station on the Metronet website
• Whiteman Park Station Flythrough on YouTube

• Proposed railway stations in Perth, Western Australia
• Morley–Ellenbrook line
• Whiteman, Western Australia
• Whiteman Park
• Proposed bus stations in Perth, Western Australia
• Railway stations scheduled to open in 2024