Serpentine railway station
Serpentine  | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from the platform, November 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Richardson Street, Serpentine Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°21′50″S 115°58′34″E / 32.36389°S 115.97611°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
| Operator | Transwa | ||||||||||
| Line | South Western | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Open | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1893 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1999 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Serpentine is a station on the South Western Railway in Western Australia. The station is served by the Australind train service that links Perth and Bunbury.
History
Serpentine station opened alongside the remainder of the South Western Railway in 1893. The station was originally intended to serve workers at a nearby wood mill but the town of Serpentine was gazetted shortly after the station opened.[1]
A railway hotel was built directly adjacent to the station in 1903 for the use of railway staff and passengers however was demolished in later decades.[2]
The station also formerly consisted of a small freight yard consisting of a loop siding and a dead end siding for the use of cattle loading.[3]
A Station master was provided for the station on 1 December 1897 but was made unstaffed from 1 November 1916 until 31 October 1919 as many men were sent to fight in World War I. The station became unstaffed again on 31 January 1963.[4]
The original station and station building were both demolished in 1999 and were replaced with the current station built consisting of a minimalist platform with a sheltered section of raised platform, providing level boarding.[5]
Platforms and services
Serpentine is served by Transwa's Australind train service which runs between Perth and Bunbury.[6]
References
- ↑ "A History of Jarrahdale Western Australia". Jarrahdale Heritage Society. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "inHerit - State Heritage Office". inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "Serpentine railway yard with stock yard". collectionswa.net.au. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ Jeff, Austin (2011). Station Masters of Western Australia. Rail Heritage WA. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-9803922-4-1.
- ↑ "Heritage Council of WA - Places Database". inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "Transwa Train Timetables". www.transwa.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 16 February 2025.