Butler railway station
Butler railway station is a commuter railway station in Butler, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth. It is the terminus of the Joondalup line, which is on the Transperth commuter rail network. Planning for the Joondalup line in the Butler area began in the late 1990s. The station was built as part of a A$240 million extension of the Joondalup line from Clarkson to Butler. Construction began on the station on 16 July 2012, and was completed on 16 May 2014, opening on 21 September 2014. In 2024, an extension of the Joondalup line from Butler to Yanchep will open.
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Butler station viewed from a drone in February 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Butler Boulevard, Exmouth Drive Butler, Western Australia Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°38′08″S 115°42′01″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transperth Train Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Joondalup line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 40.7 kilometres from Perth Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus routes | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus operators | Swan Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 891 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 September 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| March 2018 | 2,750 per weekday | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Butler station has two side platforms situated in a cutting below the surrounding ground level. It is accessed from a ground-level concourse. Services run every 10 minutes during peak and every 15 minutes between peak. The journey to Perth Underground station is 40.7 kilometres (25.3 mi), and takes 38 minutes. The station is served by six regular bus routes, operated by Swan Transit under contract. To the south, these bus routes link to Clarkson station, traversing through several suburbs along the way. To the north, these bus routes go as far as Two Rocks, on the northern edge of the Perth metropolitan region.