Yanchep Rail Extension

Alkimos Station

As a Secondary Centre Alkimos Station is the first station after Butler on the Yanchep Rail Extension, comprises of a Bus Rail Interchange which integrates pedestrian access into the envisioned Alkimos Secondary Centre. The Station incorporates two marginal platforms that are 150m in length and a Bus Interchange that incorporates the following:

  • 8 active bus bays (including 1 articulated bus bay).

  • 4 layover bus bays (including 1 articulated bus bay).

  • Provision for a future Secondary Transit Service (STS) at the bus interchange

  • Up to 1,000 car bays, Short Term parking & passenger Drop Off bays

Alkimos station design has been based on a “Greenfield” site with delivery of the station in conjunction with rail infrastructure for the extension of the rail line from Butler to Yanchep. Consideration was made on the extent of impact on existing and planned infrastructure at the Station, required land acquisitions, adjacent land uses and their impact on the Station and future proposed developments. 

This was undertaken through a series of design workshops with Project Stakeholders; MPS (Brett Priest), Metronet Planners and Representatives, Land Corp (Land Owners), Roberts Day (Land Corp Planners) and Local Authority Representatives to develop the purely Transport orientated design option to an Urban integrated design that exploits patronage to promote Commercial development and community activation.

 

Eglinton Station

Within the planned Eglinton District Centre, the station is envisioned to serve the anticipated growing population of the North-West sub-region and accommodate the anticipated commercial, retail and residential centre. Eglinton Station will be the last station before Yanchep on the Yanchep Rail Extension line and will allow for public transport access from surrounding areas to the emerging Strategic Metropolitan Centre of Yanchep.

Eglinton Station comprises of a Bus Interchange and a Rail Station which integrates pedestrian access into the envisioned Eglinton Town Centre. The Station spans the rail positioned within a cut-in, incorporates two (2) marginal platforms that are 150m in length. PTA’s initial brief demanded a closed station with provision for escalators. Value Engineered design optioneering by MPS identified large savings in footprint and cost with an Open unstaffed Station and no escalators. Bus Interchange that incorporates the following:

  • 8 active bus bays (including 1 articulated bus bay).

  • 4 layover bus bays (including 1 articulated bus bay)

 Facilities include up to 1,000 car bays with consideration given to realistic walking distance as required in the brief to meet future estimated demand. A Short Term parking area that includes car Drop Off bays in close proximity to the station entry and staff car parking bays. Eglinton station design has been based on a “Greenfield” site with delivery of the station in conjunction with rail infrastructure for the extension of the rail line from Butler to Yanchep.

 

Yanchep Station

The Proposed Yanchep Station feasibility study involves the research, planning and design for a new terminus station on the proposed Yanchep rail line extension; designed to meet the projected development of Yanchep city the station is proposed to be a focal point of a public transport orientated city of the future. 

Early delivery of a station is considered vital by the developer (YBJV) as such the station design needs to be flexible and adaptable, accommodating the various stages of Yanchep city as it transforms from a vacant site to a dense and bustling centre and from an origin station to also a strong destination. This will require provision for linkages with secondary transit systems, provision of park and ride and kiss and ride as well as transformation opportunities for park and ride into decked structures as development inevitably encroaches upon the station. A number of station development stages will therefore be necessary, ultimately enabling the station to be integrated with the future urban fabric of the city centre. MPS (Brett Priest) Challenged the brief that dictated 4 platforms prompting a review of projections and operational requirements and brief update to 3 platforms. 

The Station design was developed through a series of design workshops with Project Stakeholders; MPS (Brett Priest), Metronet Planners and Representatives, YBJV (Land Owners), Bill Burrell (YBJV Planning Representative) and Local Authority Representatives to develop the purely Transport orientated design option to an Urban integrated design option that exploits patronage to promote Commercial development and community activation. The Challenge of achieving a Developer supported solution that integrated into an evolving structure plan that met Transperth’s and PTA operational requirements was responded to by MPS through ongoing consultation with Stakeholders until an accepted design solution was agreed by all parties.

 

Architectural Lead

$716 million

2017 - Ongoing

Brett Priest - Project Architect

Alun Wheeler - Document Control, Consultant Coordination

Jean-Luc Soldatic - BIM Manager

Angus Gregg - Design Development

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