Ballajura railway station

Ballajura railway station is a suburban railway station on the Ellenbrook line in Perth, Western Australia. The station is located east of Tonkin Highway, north of Marshall Road, and west of Beechboro Road North, within the rural area of Whiteman, and near the residential areas of Ballajura, Beechboro, and Bennett Springs. Ballajura station consists of an island platform with entrances to the north and south via a bridge. The contract for the construction of the Ellenbrook line was awarded to Laing O'Rourke in October 2020 and construction began in 2022. By July 2024, construction on the station was complete. The Ellenbrook line opened on 8 December 2024. During peak, trains stop at Ballajura station every twelve minutes in each direction, increasing to every fifteen minutes off-peak and on weekends and public holidays. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. A journey to Perth station takes 21 minutes. Feeder bus routes serve the surrounding area.

Ballajura station is in Whiteman, a north-western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, just outside the eastern boundary of Ballajura. The region is bounded by Tonkin Highway to the west, Marshall Road to the south, and Beechboro Road North to the east and north. The station is on the Ellenbrook line, which is owned by the Public Transport Authority, a state government agency. It is part of the Transperth system. The adjacent stations are Whiteman Park station to the east and Noranda station to the south. The station is within fare zone two. Ballajura station has a 150-metre-long (490 ft) island platform, long enough for a B-series or C-series train. The platform is linked to the north and south by a concourse bridge, which is connected to ground level by lifts and stairs, with provisions for escalators to be built in the future. The platform was initially planned to be in a cutting below ground level with the entrance at the concourse level, but this was changed so that the platform is at ground level. Ballajura station was designed to architecturally fit in with the other four stations on the Ellenbrook branch, using the same design language, particularly with the roof geometry and materials used. At the southern entrance is a 12-stand bus interchange and a car park with 1,100 bays. Road access to the station is via Beechboro Road North. Other facilities include a bike shelter, kiosk, and toilets. The station is fully wheelchair accessible. Before construction, the Ballajura station site was vacant rural land, with the nearest residential and industrial areas on the other side of Tonkin Highway and/or Marshall Road. The land is state owned, and is planned to be redeveloped by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The Ballajura Station Precinct Structure Plan was created to determine how the area will develop, with a draft plan released in 2024. The first planned development in the area was the Perth Film Studios, a screen production facility, which started construction in January 2024 and was opened in January 2026. To the west of the station, on the other side of Tonkin Highway, is the residential area of Ballajura, which will be connected to the station by a footbridge across the highway. To the south and south-east, on the other side of Marshall Road, are the residential areas of Beechboro and Bennett Springs. To the south-west, on the other side of Marshall Road and Tonkin Highway, is the industrial area of Malaga. To the east is Whiteman Park, a nature reserve and tourism destination.

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