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Eastern Railway (Western Australia)

Eastern Railway
Current line (third route) through the Darling Scarp
Overview
OwnerPublic Transport Authority
Arc Infrastructure
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Aurizon
Pacific National
SCT Logistics
Transwa
History
OpenedFirst Route
1 March 1881 (Fremantle to Guildford)
11 March 1884 (Guildford to Chidlow)
20 June 1885 (Chidlow to Spencers Brook)
13 October 1886 (Spencers Brook to Northam)
Second Route
22 February 1896 (Bellevue to Mount Helena)
Third Route
14 February 1966 (Bellevue to Northam)
Technical
Line length120 km (75 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (Dual gauge)
Old gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map

km
21
Fremantle
0
Perth
Kwinana railway
14
Midland
Midland
Bellevue Depot
18.8
Bellevue
1st and 2nd Routes
21.0
Greenmount
22.7
Swan View
22.7
Boya
24.8
Darlington
24.9
Tunnel Junction
26.2
National Park
27.3
Glen Forrest
28.2
Hovea
28.8
Nyaania
31.0
Parkerville
31.1
Mahogany Creek
32.4
Zamia
33.8
Mundaring
34.4
Stoneville
37.2
Sawyers Valley
1st and 2nd Route
38.1
Mount Helena
43.9
Chidlow
49.4
Doconing
58.2
Wooroloo
64.0
Werribee
66.1
Wundowie
68.9
Coates
72.1
Koojedda
74.8
Bakers Hill
81.4
Clackline
86.8
54 Mile Box
88.8
Mokine
3rd Route
3rd Route
28
Millendon Junction
41
Jumperkine
61
Moondyne
89
Toodyay West
93
Toodyay
115
Avon Yard
97.0
Spencer's Brook
98.7
Spring Hill
106.6
Northam
old
120
Northam
new
Northam-Dowerin-Merredin
to Mullewa branch

The Eastern Railway is the main railway route between Fremantle and Northam in Western Australia. It opened in stages between 1881 and 1893. The line continues east to Kalgoorlie as the Eastern Goldfields Railway.

It is part of the interstate standard gauge railway between Perth and the rest of Australia.


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