Thornlie railway station
Thornlie railway station is a suburban railway station on the Transperth network. Located from Perth station, it serves the suburb of Thornlie, Western Australia. It was the original terminus of the Thornlie line, a spur of the Armadale line, before the line was extended through to Cockburn Central station along the Mandurah line via two stations, Nicholson Road station and Ranford Road station. Upon completion of the extension, the Thornlie line was renamed the Thornlie-Cockburn line.
History
In February 1989, having committed to the delivery of a metropolitan rail line to Joondalup, the government announced that a south western corridor would be investigated.In July 1995, the government committed to the delivery of a rail link to Mandurah partially along the Kwinana Freeway before diverting along the existing freight rail rail alignment through Canning Vale and Thornlie and joining the Armadale line via Kenwick.
In December 1999, legislation was tabled by the Government of Western Australia to build the Southern Suburbs Railway from a junction with the Armadale line east of Beckenham Station passing beneath Albany Highway, Roe Highway and the Kwinana freight line via the Kewdale Tunnel, then paralleling the freight line south to Jandakot before entering the Glen Iris tunnel and continuing via the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway.
However, in 2002, following a change in government, the Southern Suburbs Railway was altered to operate via a more direct route to Perth. By this stage the first part of the Kenwick Tunnel had been built. Despite the cancellation of the original route alignment, the route was converted into a short spur line terminating at Thornlie. This, combined with a bus interchange provided a service for the rapidly expanding suburb of CanningVale.
The spur and Thornlie station opened on 7 August 2005.
Thornlie–Cockburn link
Thornlie station was modified for the extension of the Thornlie line to Cockburn Central station on the Mandurah line. Modifications included extending the two existing long platforms to, to accommodate six car trains; construction of a concourse to link the two platforms, with lifts and stairs; modifications to the station's car park; changing the shared bike and pedestrian path, moving and replacing bicycle facilities; upgrading toilets, staff amenities, services and systems to modern standards; and replacing the nearby Western Power electricity substation. While the bus station remained in use during these works, rail services to Thornlie were suspended for a period of 18 months during works to the Armadale and Thornlie lines. Thornlie station reopened along with the rest of the Thornlie-Cockburn line to regular services on 9 June 2025.Services
Thornlie station is served by Transperth Thornlie–Cockburn line services.The station saw 578,199 passengers in the 2013-14 financial year.