Leighton Station was a railway station on the Transperth network in Perth, Western Australia. It was located on the Fremantle line around 15.7 kilometres (9.8 mi) from Perth, serving the Fremantle suburb of North Fremantle.
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| Coordinates | 32°01′30″S 115°45′09″E / 32.025051°S 115.75246°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Western Australian Government Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Westrail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Fremantle line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 15.7 kilometres (9.8 mi) from Perth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 April 1922 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 28 July 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editLeighton Station opened on 12 April 1922 and was named after Leighton's Crossing – which was named for Ann Leighton,[1] its gatekeeper from 1881 to 1885.[2][3] Along with the rest of the Fremantle line, Leighton closed on 1 September 1979 due to low passenger counts.[4] It reopened in 1983 with the rest of the line following a change of government.[5]
During the 1980s when the Fremantle, Midland and Armadale lines were being electrified, the old North Fremantle station above Tydeman Road (where the current freight horseshoe curve is) was replaced by a new North Fremantle station constructed 800 metres (2,600 ft) north of the current one located north of Tydeman Road.[clarification needed] This new station opened on 28 July 1991, causing the demise of Leighton.[6]
Services
editLeighton station was served by Fremantle line services operated by Westrail on behalf of the Metropolitan Transport Trust from Fremantle to Perth.
Platforms
editLeighton had two platforms on an island.[2] Services towards Perth departed from platform 1.
References
edit- ^ "Leighton Beach Marshalling Yards". Heritage Council. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Leighton (1)". SignallingWA. 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Funerals – The late Mrs. Ann Leighton". The West Australian. Vol. XLVIII, no. 9362. Western Australia. 29 June 1932. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Dadour, Gabriel Thomas (1979). The tragedy of the closure of the Perth-Fremantle Railway: a speech by Dr. Dadour, M.L.A. (Subiaco) in the Legislative Assembly. Western Australia. Perth: Government Printer. ISBN 978-0-7244-8286-3. OCLC 27557937.
- ^ MacTiernan, Alannah (29 July 2003). "20th anniversary of re-opening of Perth to Fremantle passenger rail line". Media Statements of the Government of Western Australia (Media statement). Western Australia: Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Our history". Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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