The vision of the former freight corridor accommodating both freight and passenger services is becoming a reality in Jandakot, Canning Vale and Thornlie.
Around 22 kilometres of passenger track is now in place and is being adjusted around the clock to prepare for test trains in the new year.
This, in addition to the duplicated track between Thornlie and Beckenham and the track along the corridor within the Kwinana Freeway, forms the new Thornlie-Cockburn Link. Altogether, around 35 kilometres of new passenger rail has been built for the project.
The Thornlie-Cockburn Link will be Perth’s first east-west cross line connection, making travel more flexible while providing a higher level of public transport service to Perth’s south-eastern suburbs.
Connecting the Mandurah and Armadale-Thornlie lines will open new opportunities for longer-term developments around the new Nicholson Road and Ranford Road stations.
The Thornlie-Cockburn Link will support growth and accessibility across the south-eastern suburbs by providing direct access to employment and recreation opportunities while supporting about 1,680 jobs through the new stations and upgrades to the existing Thornlie, Cockburn Central and Stadium stations.
The Armadale/Thornlie Line is shut between Victoria Park and Armadale/Thornlie stations until mid-2025 to enable these works.
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