- METRONET
New Bayswater Station project officially complete
- Bayswater
town centre completely transformed by new station
- New
station will connect to Airport, Midland and Morley-Ellenbrook Lines
- Community
street festival held today to celebrate completion of the new station
The Cook
Labor Government's METRONET program has reached another significant milestone
today, with the New Bayswater Station - one of the biggest outside of the CBD -
now officially complete.
The METRONET
New Bayswater Station will become the meeting point for three separate train
lines - it is already servicing the Midland and Airport Lines, with METRONET
Morley-Ellenbrook Line trains on track to commence services later this year
The
elevated four-platform station also includes a new bus interchange, car park, bike
parking and 10 new retail spaces around the base of the station.
An
expression of interest is progressing for the 10 new retail spaces, with the
first businesses expected to begin occupying the spaces later this year.
The
project has been incredibly complex, delivering an elevated station in a
constrained space, while also connecting three separate train lines into one.
Works
on the new station commenced in late 2020 and included a number of significant
moments, including the demolition of the iconic Bayswater Bridge.
The
demolition of the bridge garnered huge community attention, with plans in place
for a public art installation utilising a section of the old bridge.
The
southern half of the station was completed and opened in October last year,
while works have been continued on the northern half of the station over the past
six months.
With
major works wrapping up in recent weeks, attention has turned to landscaping
around the station with more than 170 trees being planted, as well as around
16,000 plants and shrubs in 4300 square metres of new garden beds.
A
number of public art pieces are also being finalised and will be installed
around the station over the coming months.
Comments attributed to Premier Roger Cook:
"METRONET is transforming our suburbs and setting up our communities for
the long-term.
"The METRONET New Bayswater Station is a perfect example - a stunning new
station, breathing new life into the Bayswater town centre and opening up new
opportunities for hospitality, retail and public open space.
"Importantly, this project clears the way for the METRONET
Morley-Ellenbrook Line to open later this year, in what will be an enormous
milestone for our north eastern suburbs."
Comments attributed to Transport Minister Rita Saffioti:
"Right across Perth, we are seeing
communities being transformed and better connected thanks to our METRONET
program and I am thrilled to see the New Bayswater Station project reach
completion.
"The Bayswater town centre is
completely unrecognisable to what it was before, with an elevated four-platform
station replacing what was effectively a shed at the old station.
"There have been a lot of big
milestones along the way, none more so than the demolition of the old Bayswater
Bridge, which garnered a huge amount of community attention.
"We are now in the process of
undertaking landscaping and installation of public art pieces, and one of those
pieces will include a segment of the old bridge.
"Later this year we will see
the station reach its full-service capacity when Morley-Ellenbrook Line trains
commence - making it the busiest station outside of the CBD.
"I know the past couple of
years have been very challenging for local businesses and residents and I want
to say a big thank you for everyone's patience."
Comments attributed to
Maylands MLA Lisa Baker:
"I am excited the community
will be able to come together to celebrate the completion of this enormous
project.
"I know the past few years have
been challenging but I want to commend the community and local businesses for
their patience as we transformed this part of our community.
"There
are still some residents being impacted by the final work to complete the link
to the Morley-Ellenbrook Line, and I will continue to support them as we move
closer to completion.
"This new train station will
become an incredible focal point for our community and with ten new retail
spaces, I can't wait to see what the future holds for our town centre."
