Metronet

Construction of the Thomas Road bridge at Byford, August 2022
Agency overview
Formed	2017
Jurisdiction	Western Australia
Headquarters	Perth,Western Australia
Minister responsible	Rita Saffioti,Minister for Transport
Website	www.metronet.wa.gov.au

Metronet (styledMETRONET) is a multi-government agency inWestern Australia. It is responsible for managing extensions toPerth'srail network. It was formed to deliver commitments made by theMcGowan Government during the2017 election campaign.^[1][2][3][4]

Metronet was first proposed as a set of rail infrastructure projects in December 2012 by the oppositionLabor Party as an election commitment for the forthcoming2013 state election. Included were new lines toEllenbrook,Perth Airport, and eventuallyWanneroo (all of which would branch from the existingMidland line), extensions of theJoondalup line toYanchep, theArmadale line toByford and eventuallyPinjarra, and theThornlie line to meet theMandurah line at a new station atSouth Lake, and new stations atAtwell andKarnup on the Mandurah line.

The extensions were to be arranged into two "circle routes": a North Circle that would share parts of the Joondalup line (fromPerth to a new station atBalcatta), Ellenbrook line (from Perth toNoranda), and Wanneroo line (from Noranda to a station atAlexander Drive), along with exclusive tracks and stations between Alexander Drive and Balcatta; and a South Circle that would share infrastructure with the Airport line (from Perth toForrestfield), the Thornlie line (fromThornlie to South Lake), and theFremantle line (fromFremantle to Perth), with exclusive tracks between Forrestfield and Thornlie, and between South Lake and Fremantle.^[5] While unsuccessful in winning government,^[6] the re-electedBarnett Ministry formally approved analternative airport link in 2014.^[7]

In August 2015, the Labor Party proposed a modified, staged version of Metronet as an election commitment for the2017 election. The plan prioritised completion of the Airport line, the Joondalup line extension to Yanchep, the Armadale line extension to Byford, and the Thornlie line extension.^[8] That was expanded to reincorporate a rail line to Ellenbrook and Karnup station by December 2016.^[9] After the election of the McGowan Government, the Metronet multi-agency team was formed in 2017 to deliver the commitments.^[10]

Projects managed by Metronet are:

• Building the 8.5 kilometreForrestfield-Airport Link with stations atRedcliffe,Airport Central andHigh Wycombe^[11]
• Building the 21 kilometreEllenbrook line with stations atMorley,Noranda,Malaga,Whiteman Park andEllenbrook, with provision for a future station atBennett Springs^[12]

• Byford Rail Extension: extendingArmadale line services 8 kilometres toByford^[13]
• Yanchep Rail Extension: extending theJoondalup line 14.5 kilometres with stations atAlkimos,Eglinton andYanchep^[14]
• Thornlie–Cockburn Link: connectingThornlie station on theThornlie line toCockburn Central station on theMandurah line, with stations atNicholson Road andRanford Road^[15]

• RebuildBayswater Station to accommodate the Midland Line, Forrestfield-Airport Link and Ellenbrook line connections^[16]
• RelocatingMidland Station^[17]
• BuildingLakelands Station andKarnup Station on the Mandurah line^[18]
• Building a multi-storey car park at Mandurah Station^[19]
• Upgrades toClaremont Station and add train turnback for the Airport Line^[20]

• Removing up to six level crossings on the inner Armadale and Midland Lines, along with Denny Avenue Level Crossing in Kelmscott and Caledonian Avenue Level Crossing in Maylands^[21]
  • TheVictoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal Project, consisting of:
    • Hamilton Street, Wharf Street and William StreetCannington
    • Mint Street, Oats Street and Welshpool RoadCarlisle
  • Denny Avenue,Kelmscott^[22]
  • Caledonian Avenue,Maylands^[23]

• Introducinghigh capacity signalling^[24]

• Introducing 41 six-carC-series trains.^[25] In August 2019, it was announced thatAlstom would be the supplier for the 246 new railcars, each with the capacity to hold up to 1,200 passengers.^[26] The tender mandated the railcars contained 50% locally manufactured content.^[26] The factory is being built inBellevue but will be operated by Alstom.^[27] In 2017, 13 new six-car sets were ordered at a cost of $410 million but, in a 2019 announcement, the order was expanded to 41 six-car sets, at a cost of $1.3 billion.^[27] In March 2024, it was announced that the C-series trains would enter service on 8 April 2024.^[28][29]

• Transperth
• New MetroRail
• Railways in Perth

• Passenger rail transport in Perth, Western Australia
• 2017 establishments in Australia

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