Leighton railway station

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Leighton
Old station ramp on the Leighton footbridge.jpg
Site of Leighton today
General information
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Owned byWestern Australian Government Railways
Operated byWestrail
Line(s)     Fremantle line
Distance15.7 kilometres
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operatorsGround
History
Opened ()
Closed ()
Services
Preceding station Transperth Transperth Following station
Victoria Street
towards Perth
 Fremantle line North Fremantle
towards Fremantle

Leighton Station was a railway station on the Transperth network in Australia. It was located on the Fremantle line around 15.7 kilometres (9.8 mi) from Perth, serving the Fremantle suburb of North Fremantle.

History

Leighton Station opened on and was named after Leighton's Crossing – which was named for Ann Leighton,[1] its gatekeeper from 1881 to 1885.[2][3] Along with the rest of the Fremantle line, Leighton closed on 1 September 1979 due to low passenger counts.[4] It reopened in 1983 with the rest of the line following a change of government.[5]

During the 1980s when the Fremantle, Midland and Armadale lines were being electrified, the old North Fremantle station above Tydeman Road (where the current freight horseshoe curve is) was replaced by a new North Fremantle station constructed 800 metres (2,600 ft) north of the current one located north of Tydeman Road. This new station opened on , causing the demise of Leighton.[6]

Services

Leighton station was served by Fremantle line services operated by Westrail and later Transperth from Fremantle to Perth that continue through to Midland via the Midland line.[clarification needed]

Platforms

Leighton had two platforms on an island.[2] Services towards Perth departed from platform 1.

References

  1. ^ "Leighton Beach Marshalling Yards". Heritage Council. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Leighton (1)". SignallingWA. 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Funerals – The late Mrs. Ann Leighton". The West Australian. Vol. XLVIII, no. 9362. Western Australia. 29 June 1932. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Dadour, Gabriel Thomas (1979). The tragedy of the closure of the Perth-Fremantle Railway: a speech by Dr. Dadour, M.L.A. (Subiaco) in the Legislative Assembly. Western Australia. Perth: Government Printer. ISBN 978-0-7244-8286-3. OCLC 27557937.
  5. ^ MacTiernan, Alannah (29 July 2003). "20th anniversary of re-opening of Perth to Fremantle passenger rail line". Media Statements of the Government of Western Australia (Media statement). Western Australia: Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Our history". Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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