Ellenbrook railway station

Ellenbrook railway station is an unopened suburban railway station in Ellenbrook, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The station is the north-eastern terminus of the under-construction Morley–Ellenbrook line.

Ellenbrook station consists of a ground-level island platform with a bus interchange and car park. The contract for the construction of the Morley–Ellenbrook line was awarded to Laing O'Rourke in October 2020. Construction on Ellenbrook station started in January 2022 and was completed in March 2024, making it the first new station on the Morley–Ellenbrook line to begin and complete construction. The station is planned to open alongside the rest of the Morley–Ellenbrook line by the end of 2024.

There are planned to be five trains per hour stopping at Ellenbrook station during peak, reducing to four trains per hour outside peak. A journey to Perth station is expected to take 30 minutes. Feeder bus routes will serve the surrounding area.

Description


Ellenbrook station is in Ellenbrook, a north-western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The station is on the southern side of The Parkway and the western side of Civic Terrace within a transit corridor reserved in the early 1990s. The station is the north-eastern terminus of the Morley–Ellenbrook line, which is owned by the Public Transport Authority, a state government agency. It will be part of the Transperth system when the line opens in 2024. The adjacent station to the south is Whiteman Park station. Ellenbrook station is within fare zone three.

Ellenbrook station consists of a 150 m island platform, long enough for a six-car B-series or C-series train. The platform is accessed via an entrance at its northern end on The Parkway. The station was designed to architecturally fit in with the other four stations on the Morley–Ellenbrook branch, using the same design language, particularly with the roof geometry and materials used. South-east of the platform is a car park and north-west of the platform is a 12-stand bus interchange and a smaller car park, for a total of approximately 500 bays. Facilities at the station include toilets, a kiosk, and bike shelter. The station is fully wheelchair accessible.

Ellenbrook station is located on the edge of the commercial centre of Ellenbrook. Within 500 m is the Ellenbrook Central shopping centre, Ellenbrook Secondary College, Ellenbrook Christian College, and Ellenbrook Library.

At Ellenbrook station will be three pieces of public art by Noongar artists. On metal screens near the station's entrance will art featuring local flora such as the grass tree, gum tree leaves, and peppermint trees by Marcia McGuire. On screens on the platform will be art by Kambarni. On an electrical building will be art by Nathan Corunna and Darren Hutchens featuring the Rainbow Serpent from Aboriginal mythology, the Bennett Brook, native flora and fauna, and fire.

History
The land for the station was reserved as a railway corridor in the early 1990s during the start of development in Ellenbrook.

Constructing the Morley–Ellenbrook line by 2023 as part of the Metronet project was committed to by the Labor Party before it won the 2017 state election. In March 2018, an 88 m telecommunications tower for the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline on the Ellenbrook station site was dismantled at a cost of A$5million, funded by the New Lord Street project. The route of the Morley–Ellenbrook line was officially confirmed in August 2019, confirming the location of Ellenbrook station at The Parkway. The $753million main construction contract for the Morley–Ellenbrook line was awarded to the MELconnx Consortium, consisting of Laing O'Rourke, in October 2020.

The first concept designs for Ellenbrook station were released in July 2021. The station was designed by architects Woods Bagot. Construction on the station began in January 2022, making it the first new station along the Morley–Ellenbrook line to begin construction. By November 2022, the platform foundations and walls were being built, and by July 2023, the station's roof had been installed. On 4 March 2024, it was announced that the station was complete, making it the first station on the Morley–Ellenbrook line to be finished. The station and line are planned to open by the end of 2024.

Services
Ellenbrook station will be served by Morley–Ellenbrook line services to Perth station. These services will be part of the Transperth network and will be operated by the Public Transport Authority. It is planned for there to be five trains per hour stopping at Ellenbrook station during peak, reducing to four trains per hour outside of peak. A journey to Perth station is expected to take 30 minutes. It is projected that Ellenbrook station will have 8,016 daily boardings by 2031.