Alkimos railway station

Alkimos railway station is an under-construction commuter rail station in Alkimos, Western Australia. The station is being constructed as part of the Yanchep rail extension of Transperth's Joondalup line, and is planned to open in early-2024.

Description
Alkimos station is in Alkimos, a suburb of Perth in Western Australia. It is located north of Romeo Road and east of Marmion Avenue in an area undeveloped as of construction. The station is in fare zone five. The adjacent stations are Butler to the south and Eglinton to the north.

The station will consist of two side platforms sunk into a cutting. On top of the platforms will be a large ground-level concourse, which will connect down to the platform by a set of lifts, escalators, and stairs. North of the station itself will be a bus interchange with eight stands on top of the railway, and further north, on either side of the railway will be two car parks with 600 bays in total. Other facilities will include parking for bicycles and toilets. The station will be fully accessible.

History
The original stage of the Joondalup line began construction in November 1989. It was opened between Perth station and Joondalup station on 20 December 1992, and extended to Currambine station on 8 August 1993. An extension to Clarkson station opened on 4 October 2004 and an extension to Butler station opened on 21 September 2014.

To cater for continuous population growth in the northern suburbs of Perth, in 2017, the government initiated the Yanchep rail extension, an extension of the Joondalup line  to Yanchep, with three new stations: Alkimos, Eglinton, and Yanchep. The Yanchep rail extension was part of the government's wider Metronet project to expand and upgrade Perth's rail network, and was delivered by the Public Transport Authority (PTA). The PTA chose to put the Yanchep rail extension under the same contract as the Thornlie–Cockburn Link. The contract for the Yanchep rail extension and the Thornlie–Cockburn Link was awarded to the NEWest Alliance, a joint venture of CPB Contractors and Downer.

Earthworks for the Yanchep rail extension began in mid-2020. Designs for Alkimos station were revealed in August 2020. The first major concrete pour for Alkimos station occurred in March 2021. By October 2022, construction of the platform and concourse had begun. By May 2023, the station's four escalators had been installed.

Opening
The Yanchep rail extension was originally meant to open in late 2021. This was first delayed to 2022. After the September 2021 state budget, the extension was delayed to late-2023. After the May 2023 state budget, the government said that the Yanchep extension "is due for completion at the end of 2023, with services commencing in the new year".

Services
Alkimos station will be served by the Joondalup line on the Transperth network. Services are operated by the PTA through its Transperth Train Operations division. The line will go between Yanchep and Elizabeth Quay station in the Perth central business district, continuing south from there as the Mandurah line. It is expected that a train journey would take 41 minutes from Alkimos to Perth. It is projected that Alkimos station will have 3,616 boardings per day by 2031.

References

Proposed railway stations in Perth, Western Australia
Joondalup line
Proposed bus stations in Perth, Western Australia
Railway stations scheduled to open in 2024