Belmont Park railway station was located on the Armadale/Thornlie line in Perth, Western Australia. It was operated by Transperth serving Belmont Park Racecourse from 1906 until 2013. The station saw 1,358 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year.[1]
History
Belmont Park station opened in 1906 as Goodwood.[2] In 1979, it was renamed Belmont Park,[3][4] and was used only when there was an event at the Belmont Park Racecourse.[5]
The station closed on 13 October 2013 to make way for the Perth Stadium station that was built to serve Perth Stadium.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Question On Notice No. 4248 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2015 by Mr M. Mcgowan". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Timeline 1900-1929 Town of Victoria Park
- ^ Timeline 1970-2004 Town of Victoria Park
- ^ "Change of Name of Goodwood Railway Station (City of Perth, 1527/22)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 22 December 1978. pp. 1978:4801.
- ^ History of Stations on the Armadale Train Line Right Track
- ^ Belmont Park stop to give way to Stadium Station Government of Western Australia 28 August 2013
- ^ Perth's Belmont Park station to close in October in preparation for new stadium station Archived 19 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Urbanlyst 2 September 2013
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