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Morley–Ellenbrook line

The Morley–Ellenbrook line is an under construction suburban rail service between the Perth central business district and Ellenbrook in Western Australia. Construction began in 2021 as part of Metronet, and it is planned to open in late 2024.

Morley–Ellenbrook line
View of an under construction railway line in the median of a highway from a bridge
Morley–Ellenbrook line within Tonkin Highway in Noranda, February 2024
Overview
StatusUnder construction
OwnerPublic Transport Authority
LocalePerth, Western Australia
Termini
Stations5 (branch)
13 (total)
Service
TypeSuburban rail
SystemTransperth
Operator(s)Public Transport Authority
Depot(s)Claisebrook railcar depot
Rolling stockTransperth B-series trains
History
Commenced2021
Planned opening2024
Technical
Line length21 km (13 mi) (branch)
Number of tracks2
CharacterAt-grade and elevated
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)
SignallingFixed block signalling
Train protection systemAutomatic train protection

History edit

Proposals edit

The 1955 Plan for the Metropolitan Region, Perth and Fremantle, also known as the Stephenson–Hepburn Report, proposed a 7+1⁄2-mile (12 km) railway line branching off the Eastern Railway at Bayswater, then travelling north through Morley and then north-west to reach Wanneroo Road. The branch was planned to have six stations and projected to have 7,000 daily passengers. The report also proposed the Beechboro-Gosnells Highway, which would become Tonkin Highway.[1][2] When the Metropolitan Region Scheme was adopted in 1963 though, the land for the proposed highway was reserved but the not the land for the proposed railway.[3][4]

Following the success of the Mandurah line, the premier of Western Australia, Alan Carpenter, announced a week before the September 2008 state election a commitment to built a railway line to Ellenbrook for A$850 million if the Labor Party was re-elected, with construction starting in 2012 and finishing in 2015.[5][6][7] Opposition leader and Liberal Party leader Colin Barnett also committed to building a railway to Ellenbrook, but following his election victory, he backpedalled on the promise, saying he had only committed to considering it if re-elected to a second term.[8][9] In April 2009, the Public Transport Authority cancelled a route definition study into the Ellenbrook line commissioned by the Carpenter government, which the opposition had found out by a freedom of information request.[10][11] In July 2011, the government's Public Transport in Perth in 2031 plan instead committed to a bus rapid transit (BRT) service between Ellenbrook and Bassendean station on the Midland line.[9][12][13] By August 2012, the design of the BRT route was underway,[14] but in August 2013, Barnett revealed that the BRT project had been cancelled due to costs increasing from $61 million to $110 million.[15]

Ahead of the March 2013 state election, Barnett again promised to build the Ellenbrook line if re-elected, which he reiterated during an election debate on ABC News. In February 2013 though, Barnett reneged on that promise, saying that "when we looked at it and we took advice from the Department of Transport and others, it was clear that rail line was ahead of its time".[16] Meanwhile, Labor leader Mark McGowan committed to building the Ellenbrook line as part of Labor's proposed Metronet project.[17][18] The Liberals won the election.[19]

In the May 2016 state budget, the Ellenbrook BRT project was revived with a cheaper route. Estimated to cost $49 million, the new route was a 9-kilometre (5.6 mi) dedicated busway along Lord Street between the Ellenbrook town centre and Marshall Road. There would have been bus stations in the Ellenbrook town centre, at Gnangara Road and Marshall Road, with a future station at Youle-Dean Road. The busway would have been grade separated at Gnangara Road, Park Street and Youle-Dean Road, and buses would have continued south of Marshall Road along regular streets to Bassendean and Midland stations. Sections of Lord Street would have been upgraded and realigned as well.[20][21][22] A request for tenders was released in July 2016[23] and in November 2016, CPB Contractors was selected as the preferred proponent, with the cost by then having risen to $55 million.[24][25]

In July 2016, the Transport@3.5 million plan was published. It said a railway line to Ellenbrook would not be needed until after 2050. Instead, a tunnel from Perth to Morley would be built as the first stage of a line to East Wanneroo and that the Ellenbrook line would later be built as a spur off that line.[26][27][28] A week later, Barnett backtracked, saying that a rail line to Ellenbrook would be constructed "well before" 2050.[29] The final version of the Transport@3.5 million report, published in February 2017, said that a rail line to Ellenbrook would be needed before 2050.[30]

The March 2017 state election resulted in the defeat of the Liberal Party and election of Labor to government.[31] Soon after being elected to government, Premier Mark McGowan announced the cancellation of the Ellenbrook BRT project as it was redundant to the Ellenbrook line, and the contract with CPB would be renegotiated so that Lord Street could be realigned and upgraded to a four-lane dual carriageway.[32][33][34] Upon the project's completion in April 2019, Lord Street was renamed Drumpellier Drive.[35][36] As part of the Northlink WA project, the intersections between Tonkin Highway and Collier Road, Morley Drive, Benara Road, and Reid Highway were grade separated and the highway was extended north, providing the corridor for the Morley–Ellenbrook line to be built. The first three grade separations were completed in January 2018,[37][38] and the Reid Highway interchange opened in March 2019.[39]

Metronet edit

The finalised route for the Morley–Ellenbrook line was revealed in August 2019, with the state government saying that it considered 100 possible routes. It said the main engineering challenges of the decided alignment were making the line enter and exit Tonkin Highway. The number and location of stations was also finalised, with there being five stations: Morley, Noranda, Malaga, Whiteman Park, and Ellenbrook. It was also announced that the scope of upgrades to Bayswater station would be increased to add extra platforms for the Morley–Ellenbrook line. The expected opening date at the time was 2022–23.[40][41]

Infrastructure Australia released its assessment of the Morley–Ellenbrook line in May 2020, adding the project to the Infrastructure Priority List as a "Priority Project", enabling it to receive $500 million of federal funding. Infrastructure Australia described the project as a "marginal" case, saying that urban renewal would be crucial to the project achieving the desired patronage levels and that the government had overestimated projected patronage growth and travel times, but that the Morley–Ellenbrook corridor had high population growth and was one of Perth's only corridors without a railway line.[42][43][44] In February 2020, the Parliament of Western Australia passed an enabling act for the Morley–Ellenbrook line,[45] and in June 2020, the project definition plan was released.[46][47]

Tonkin Gap project edit

 
Earthworks for the Morley–Ellenbrook line by the Tonkin Gap Alliance near Benara Road in July 2021

Works to allow for the Morley–Ellenbrook line to run in the Tonkin Highway median strip were undertaken as part of an earlier project by Main Roads Western Australia, the Tonkin Gap project. This project's main purpose was to widen Tonkin Highway between Collier Road in Bayswater and Dunreath Drive in Redcliffe, but other works included building the underpasses and dive structures for the railway to enter and exit the highway at Bayswater and Ballajura, modifying drainage along the Morley–Ellenbrook line route, adding barriers between Tonkin Highway and the railway, rebuilding the Broun Avenue bridge to allow for a bus interchange at Morley station, building railway bridges across Morley Drive, and adding deflection walls to bridge piers.[48][49]

The Tonkin Gap was constructed under an "alliance contract". The Tonkin Gap Alliance, consisting of BMD, Georgiou, WA Limestone, BG&E and GHD, was announced as the preferred proponent in May 2020.[50][51][52] The $400 million contract was signed in June 2020.[53]

From May 2021, the northbound Tonkin Highway carriageway between Railway Parade and Collier Road was shifted east to allow for the construction of the southern dive structure.[54] In December 2022, both carriageways were diverted to the western side of the dive structure,[55] and in early 2023, the southbound carriageway was moved back to the eastern side of the dive structure.[56] From September 2021, the southbound Tonkin Highway carriageway near Marshall Road was shifted west to allow for the construction of the northern dive structure. Piling works started that month[57] and were completed in April 2022,[58] after which, excavation and concrete pours commenced.[59] In March 2023, the northern dive structure was completed and the southbound Tonkin Highway carriageway was moved back to the eastern side of the dive structure.[60]

In November 2022, it was announced that a footbridge across Tonkin Highway between Malaga station and Ballajura would be added to the scope of the Tonkin Gap project, in response to a community survey undertaken by Metronet in 2021.[61][62][63]

Morley–Ellenbrook line construction edit

The main Morley–Ellenbrook line project also used the "alliance contract" model. A request for proposal for the design and construction of the line was released in January 2020,[64] and in April 2020, two alliances were shortlisted: the Ellenbrook Alliance, consisting of CPB Contractors and Downer EDI, and the MELconnx Consortium, consisting of Laing O'Rourke.[65][66][67] In September 2020, the MELconnx Consortium was shortlisted as the preferred proponent,[68][69] and in October 2020, the contract with the MELconnx Consortium was signed, at a cost of $700 million.[70][71][72] The shadow minister for transport, Libby Mettam, criticised the decision to go with a foreign contractor over a local contractor, but Premier Mark McGowan defended the choice, saying "this is a massive project".[69]

The MELconnx Consortium chose Woods Bagot to be the main architect for the five stations, alongside Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick helping with Morley and Noranda stations, and UDLA and TCL doing the landscape architecture.[73][74][75] The design of each of the five stations was revealed progressively between July 2021 and April 2022.[73][76][77][78][79]

By January 2022, work was underway on building Ellenbrook station.[80] By March 2023, the first 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) of track had been laid, between Whiteman Park station and Gnangara Road.[81][82] By June 2023, the installation of beams for the Whiteman Park station viaduct had begun.[83] Because the Morley–Ellenbrook line passes through the grounds of Ellenbrook Christian College, the state government funded a $2.8 million pavilion for the school's sports oval, and built an underpass, which opened in March 2023.[84][85]

The May 2023 state budget revealed the project's cost had increased by $528.1 million,[86][87] bringing the total cost to $1.651 billion.[88] The original approved budget was $1.123 billion. The cost increase was blamed on issues with the supply of labour, equipment, and materials.[89]

By March 2024, 75 percent of tracklaying had been done and Ellenbrook station was complete, making it the first of the new stations to be complete.[90][91] From 28 March to 8 April 2024, the Airport and Midland lines were shut down to realign the tracks through Bayswater station to their final alignment and construct the connection to the Morley–Ellenbrook line.[92][93]

Description edit

Route edit

The Morley–Ellenbrook line will branch off the Midland line at Bayswater and run for 21 kilometres (13 mi) to Ellenbrook.[94]: 20  South-west of Bayswater station, Morley–Ellenbrook line services are planned to run along the Midland line to Perth station, where they will terminate and run empty to the siding west of Daglish station, where they will turn around to head back to Ellenbrook.[94]: 24 

 
Bayswater viaduct under construction in January 2024, viewed from Tonkin Highway

The Morley–Ellenbrook line will split from the Midland line just west of Bayswater station; the Morley–Ellenbrook line will use the two inner tracks at Bayswater station and the Midland line will use the two outer tracks, allowing Morley–Ellenbrook line services to either terminate at there or continue to Perth station. Bayswater station will also be a transfer point with Airport line services, which run along the Midland line tracks. East of Bayswater station, the Morley–Ellenbrook line will enter a viaduct, passing over the eastbound Midland line track and running parallel to the Midland line before curving north to pass over Railway Parade and Clavering Road, enter a tunnel under the Tonkin Highway northbound carriageway, and emerge within the Tonkin Highway median strip.[94]: 20 

 
The Morley–Ellenbrook line viewed from the Dulwich Street bridge in Bennett Springs in February 2024. This is the site of the future Bennett Springs station.

From Bayswater, the Morley–Ellenbrook line will head north along Tonkin Highway until it reaches Malaga. There will be two stations along this section: Morley station, which is located at Broun Avenue, and Noranda station, which is located at Benara Road. North of Marshall Road, the Morley–Ellenbrook line will enter a tunnel under the southbound Tonkin Highway carriageway and bend east. Within an undeveloped area of land bounded by Tonkin Highway, Beechboro Road North and Marshall Road will be Malaga station, which will be at ground-level. Heading east from Malaga station, the Morley–Ellenbrook line will pass under Beechboro Road North, which will be bridged, and then travel through land between Marshall Road and Whiteman Park. The line will bridge over Bennett Brook and enter a rural area of Bennett Springs, where there will be a road-over-rail bridge at Dulwich Street. Between Dulwich Street and Cheltenham Street will be provisions for a future Bennett Springs station.[94]: 20 

 
Viaduct over Whiteman Drive East, just north of Whiteman Park station

In Bennett Springs, the Morley–Ellenbrook line will bend north to travel along the western side of Drumpellier Drive, avoiding Horse Swamp, which is classed as a conservation category wetland. At Whiteman Drive East, one of the main entrance roads to Whiteman Park, will be Whiteman Park station. The station will be on a viaduct which will bridge over Whiteman Drive East. North of Whiteman Park station, the Morley–Ellenbrook line will continue parallel to Drumpellier Drive. It will enter a tunnel to pass under the intersection between Gnangara Road and Drumpellier Drive, emerging on the east side of Drumpellier Drive. The railway will then diverge from Drumpellier Drive to enter Ellenbrook, passing through the Ellenbrook Christian College school grounds on an embankment to reach the Ellenbrook town centre, where the line will terminate at Ellenbrook station, a ground-level station.[94]: 20 

 
Transperth system map, with the Morley–Ellenbrook line highlighted

Stations edit

 
Bayswater station in October 2023, with stage two under construction on the right
 
Morley station under construction in February 2024
 
Noranda station under construction in January 2024
 
Whiteman Park station under construction in March 2024
 
Ellenbrook station under construction in January 2024

Morley–Ellenbrook line services will stop at 13 stations: eight from Perth to Bayswater and five on the Morley–Ellenbrook line branch. The stations from Perth to Bayswater are all in fare zone one,[95] Morley, Noranda, Malaga and Whiteman Park stations will be in fare zone two and Ellenbrook station will be in fare zone three.[94]: 2–3  All stations on the Morley–Ellenbrook line branch will be fully accessible[94]: 2–3  and will have 150-metre-long (490 ft) island platforms, long enough for a six-car train. Most stations between Perth and Bayswater only have platforms long enough for four-car trains, limiting the length of trains that can run on the Morley–Ellenbrook line. The exceptions are Bayswater, East Perth and Perth stations.[96] The remaining stations' platforms are planned to be lengthened in the future.[94]: 24  Several stations between Perth and Bayswater are also not fully accessible. Factors limiting accessibility include non-compliant ramps, a lack of tactile paving, large platform gaps, and pedestrian level crossings.[97]

Station Distance from Perth[98] Fare zone[99] Location Opened Connections
km mi
Perth 0.0 0.0 1/FTZ Perth 1881 Bus at Perth Busport
Australind, Airport, Armadale, Fremantle, Joondalup, Mandurah, Midland and Thornlie lines
McIver 0.7 0.4 1/FTZ Perth 1989 Airport, Armadale, Midland and Thornlie lines
Claisebrook 1.3 0.8 1/FTZ East Perth, Perth 1883 Airport, Armadale, Midland and Thornlie lines
East Perth 2.1 1.3 1 East Perth, Perth 1969 Airport and Midland lines, Transwa coaches, MerredinLink, Prospector,[100] and Indian Pacific[101]
Mount Lawley 3.2 2.0 1 Mount Lawley 1907 Airport and Midland lines
Maylands 4.5 2.8 1 Maylands 1896 Airport and Midland lines
Meltham 5.5 3.4 1 Bayswater 1948 Airport and Midland lines
Bayswater 6.8 4.2 1 Bayswater 1896 Bus, Airport and Midland lines
Morley 2 Embleton, Morley 2024 (planned) Bus
Noranda 2 Morley, Noranda 2024 (planned) Bus
Malaga 2 Whiteman 2024 (planned) Bus
Whiteman Park 2 Whiteman 2024 (planned) Bus
Ellenbrook 3 Ellenbrook 2024 (planned) Bus

Services edit

Morley–Ellenbrook line frequencies are planned to be five trains per hour during peak and four trains per hour at other times. By 2031, it is planned that peak frequencies will increase to six trains per hour. As the tracks between Bayswater and Daglish are limited to 15 trains per hour (five trains per hour for the Airport, Midland and Morley–Ellenbrook lines each), an upgrade of signalling will be required to increase frequencies. An additional siding at Daglish will be needed as well.[94]: 24 

Rolling stock edit

Nine three-car Transperth B-series trains will operate Morley–Ellenbrook line services upon the line's opening. Trains will be stabled and maintained at Claisebrook railcar depot near the Perth CBD and the future Bellevue railcar depot at the end of the Midland line. Provisions have been made for a future depot along the Morley–Ellenbrook line in Henley Brook with capacity for twelve six-car trains.[94]: 24, 26 

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