Aubin Grove railway station

Aubin Grove railway station is a suburban railway station serving Atwell, Aubin Grove, Hammond Park and Success, which are suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Mandurah line, which is part of the Transperth network, and is located immediately north of Russell Road in the median of the Kwinana Freeway. It has two platform faces on a singular island platform, which is linked to either side of the freeway by a pedestrian overpass. Services run every 10 minutes during peak and every 15 minutes between peak. The journey to Perth station is 23.8 kilometres (14.8 mi) and takes 21 minutes. The station has a bus interchange with four bus stands and seven regular bus routes. Construction of the station was promised by both major political parties ahead of the 2013 Western Australian state election. A tender was released for the station's construction in July 2014, with a projected cost of A$80 million for the whole project, including the purchase of two Transperth B-series trains. The design contract was awarded in February 2015 to a joint venture between Coniglio Ainsworth Architects and M. P. S. Architects. The scope of the project was broadened in April 2015 to include the widening of the Russell Road bridge over the freeway, which increased the project budget to $105 million. Construction on the station began in March 2016, and it was opened on 23 April 2017, with the final cost being $125 million.

Aubin Grove station is located in the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway, just north of Russell Road. The station is on the border of Atwell and Success, which are suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It is also near Aubin Grove and Hammond Park, which are just south of Russell Road/Gibbs Road. It is on the Mandurah line, 23.8 kilometres (14.8 mi), or a 21-minute train journey, from Perth station. The adjacent stations are Cockburn station towards Perth and Kwinana station towards Mandurah. The station is within fare zone three. Aubin Grove station consists of two platform faces on a singular island platform. The platform is 10 metres (33 ft) wide and 150 metres (490 ft) long, or long enough for a Transperth six car train – the longest trains used on the network. The platforms are linked to both sides of the freeway by a pedestrian bridge. The pedestrian bridge is accessed from the platforms by a set of escalators, a lift, and stairs. The station is fully accessible. In the western entrance are public toilets. Next to that entrance is the station's bus interchange, which has four bus stands, as well as the station's main car park. There is a smaller car park next to the eastern entrance. In total, the station has 1,948 regular parking bays, 6 short term parking bays, and 19 motorcycle bays, making it the second largest station car park in Perth. The western car park was built to be so large in part due to high voltage transmission lines making the land unable to be used for much else.

Outside the station's western entrance is a public art installation named Connections. Created by a three-person team from Midnight Tuesday, it is an 11-metre (36 ft) long screen consisting of a tessellating pattern of angled triangles on a galvanised steel frame. The triangles are coloured blue, silver and champagne. The structure provides a barrier between passengers and the prevailing south-westerly winds. The artwork was inspired by Banksia leaves and local wetlands.

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