Project Definition Report for the Concept Design and Cost Estimate for the Proposed Aubin Grove Railway Station

Background
The Perth Urban Rail Development Supplementary Masterplan (2002), produced by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure, anticipated that a station would be required in the future at the Kwinana Freeway / Russell Road interchange. Accordingly, when the Mandurah Line was constructed, the width between the tracks at this location was widened to allow room for a 150m island platform.

Subsequent town planning and transport research has confirmed the need to build this station, sooner rather than later. The latest updated population forecasts for Western Australia show an increase of around 400,000 people by 2026. Part of that increase is expected within suburbs south of Cockburn Central. That will put additional pressure on existing stations south of Cockburn that are already performing well above original forecasts. These suburbs include Aubin Grove, Atwell, Hammond Park, Mandogalup, and Wandi.

The Station will provide some relief to Cockburn Central Station, as some 30% of Cockburn Central’s current parking demand is from the area that is within the catchment of the new station. However because there is unsatisfied latent demand for parking at Cockburn Central, it is important to maintain the existing car parking capacity there. The construction of this station will therefore satisfy some future passenger demand that would have put even more pressure on Cockburn Central Station. The redistribution of parking supply will create a more balanced transport network, by reducing immediate pressure for parking at Cockburn Central station

Scope of Services
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