Oats Street
Exterior of Oats Street station
General information
Location	Oats Street & Rutland Avenue & Bank Street,Carlisle /East Victoria Park Western Australia Australia
Coordinates	31°59′13″S115°54′57″E / 31.986999°S 115.915863°E /-31.986999; 115.915863
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Public Transport Authority
Line	South Western Railway
Distance	8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) fromPerth
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	2
Bus stands	8
Connections	Bus
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	28 November 1954
Rebuilt	20 November 2023–8 June 2025
Passengers
2019	1,766 per weekday
Services
Preceding station Transperth Following station Carlisle towardsPerth Armadale line Queens Park towardsByford Thornlie–Cockburn line Queens Park towardsCockburn Central
Former services Preceding station Transperth Following station Carlisle towardsPerth Armadale line Welshpool towardsArmadale Thornlie Line Welshpool towardsThornlie
Location Location of Oats Street station

Oats Street railway station is aTransperth suburban railway station inWestern Australia, located in thePerth suburbs ofCarlisle andEast Victoria Park. The station is served by theArmadale andThornlie–Cockburn lines.

Oats Street station opened on 28 November 1954, because the introduction of dieselrailcars made it possible to build stations closer together. The station consisted of twoside platforms north of the Oats Streetlevel crossing. TheCircleRoute bus began operating in 1998, allowing access toCurtin University from the Armadale line. A bus interchange was constructed soon thereafter, and Oats Street soon became one of the most important stations on the Armadale line.

The Thornlie line opened in 2005, with Oats Street station being one of the few transfer stations between the two lines, further increasing its importance. On 20 November 2023, the station closed to allow for the railway to be elevated and for Oats Street station to be rebuilt as an elevated station, as part of theVictoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal Project. The new station straddles Oats Street and features an expanded bus interchange. It is opened in June 2025.

The Armadale and Thornlie lines each have a 15-minute frequency, reducing to every 30 minutes at night. Bus routes from Oats Street station go toAirport Central station,Kalamunda bus station, Curtin University,Belmont, andKewdale.

Oats Street station is on the boundary ofCarlisle andEast Victoria Park, which are suburbs ofPerth, Western Australia. The station intersects Oats Street between Rutland Avenue to the east and Bank Street to the west.^[1] Oats Street was named after CaptainWilliam Oats, a historic landowner in the area.^[2] The station is along theSouth Western Railway, which links Perth andBunbury,^[3] and is owned by thePublic Transport Authority (PTA).^[4] Adjacent stations areCarlisle station to the north-west andQueens Park to the south-east.^[5] Oats Street station is 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi) fromPerth station^[6] and is in fare zone one.^[7]

Oats Street station consists of two 150-metre (490 ft) elevatedside platforms. The station is accessible with lifts. Other amenities include bike shelters.

The surrounding area predominantly consists of low-density residential development, with some light industrial properties to the south. There is also the Carlisle campus of theSouth Metropolitan TAFE, directly to the west of Oats Street station.^[8]

Diesel railcars were introduced toPerth's rail network in 1954. The diesel railcars had faster acceleration than steam trains, which allowed for more stations to open. Oats Street station opened on 28 November 1954 as aninfill station between Carlisle and Welshpool stations, along with six other stations on the same day:Ashfield, Higham (now known asBeckenham station),Grant Street, Stokely,Loch Street, andVictoria Street.^[9][10][11]

On 16 February 1998, the first stage of theCircleRoute bus route launched. This stage went fromFremantle station to Oats Street station viaCurtin University.^[12] The second stage opened on 22 February 1999, forming a full loop around Perth.^[13] The Oats Street bus interchange was built between 1998 and 2002 to make transferring between bus and train easier. This yielded a 22 percent increase in patronage at Oats Street station for 2002 compared to 1998.^[14][15] Oats Street station has since become an important station for people travelling to Curtin University and the Carlisle TAFE campus.^[16]

The original plans for theMandurah line had it branch off theArmadale line atKenwick, which would have meant an increase in trains at Oats Street station. The South West Metropolitan Railway Master Plan, published in 1999, said that Oats Street station would become a transfer point between the Mandurah and Armadale lines, with Mandurah line trains running express along most of the Armadale line. It therefore said that Oats Street station would need to be grade separated and rebuilt. It would either become elevated over Oats Street or in a trench; further planning was not done due to the site's constraints.^[17]

In 2001, anew state government was elected, who changed the route of the Mandurah line to be a more direct route from Perth rather than a branch of the Armadale line. Instead, theThornlie line would be built as a one-station spur off the Armadale line at the same place as the previous Mandurah line route. A new master plan was released in August 2002, which cancelled all proposed works at Oats Street station.^[18] The Thornlie line opened on 7 August 2005^[19][20] and the Armadale line became a predominantly express service, stopping at only Oats Street betweenClaisebrook andCannington stations, making Oats Street an interchange between the two lines.^[11]

Between April and August 2020, the bus interchange at Oats Street station was expanded northwards, which increased the number of bus stands from two to four and added three layover bays. The upgrade allowed forarticulated buses to use the station and enabled more bus services, including specifically a new route between Oats Street andAirport Central stations when theAirport line opened on 9 October 2022.^[21]

Before the2017 state election, theLabor Party promised to remove the Oats Street level crossing if they were elected.^[22][23] Following the Labor Party's successful election,Metronet was formed to manage upgrades to Perth's rail network.^[24] More level crossings were added to the project in 2019, forming theVictoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal Project, which removed six level crossings on the Armadale line.^[25][26][27] The decision to go with an elevated solution was announced in June 2020. The railway was elevated all the way from Mint Street near Carlisle station to south of Oats Street, a distance of 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi).Town of Victoria Park mayor Karen Vernon criticised the decision to go with an elevated railway, instead wanting it to be underground. She said elevated rail "would be a blight on our area" and "it doesn't enhance the character of an area like Victoria Park".^[28][29][30]

It was announced in February 2022 that to build the elevated railway, the Armadale and Thornlie lines would have to shut down for 18 months.^[31][32][33] In August 2022, theA$701 million contract was signed with the Armadale Line Upgrade Alliance, aconsortium ofAcciona Construction,BMD Constructions,WSP andAECOM.^[34][35] The 18 month shutdown commenced on 20 November 2023. Services recommenced between Perth, Beckenham and Thornlie on 8 June 2025.^[36][37]

The new Oats Street station straddles Oats Street, with entrance buildings on both sides of the road. The station has 150-metre (490 ft) long side platforms. Each entrance building has one lift and one set of stairs to each platform, with provisions for escalators in the future. The station is staffed, unlike before the rebuild. There are two bicycle storage rooms with capacity for 78 bicycles in total, and a car park with approximately 100 bays. The new bus interchange is on the southern side of the station, and it has eight bus stands and four layover bays. The station is positioned on the southern side of the rail corridor, which will allow for expansion to four tracks in the future.^[38][39]

Armadale andThornlie line trains stopped at Oats Street station, making it a transfer point between the two lines. These services formed part of theTransperth system and were operated by the PTA.^[40] The Armadale line operated betweenPerth station andArmadale station along the South Western Railway.^[3] The Thornlie line operated between Perth station andThornlie station, branching off at Kenwick.^[7]

Thornlie line trains stopped at all stations betweenCannington andClaisebrook stations, whereas Armadale line trains generally skipped all stations between Cannington and Claisebrook stations. The Armadale line had 15 minute headways all week, with three extra trains duringpeak hour. Frequency at night was every half an hour. The Thornlie line had 15 minute headways from Monday to Saturday, dropping to every half an hour on Sundays and at night. Service hours were between approximately 5 am and midnight, extending to 2 am on Saturday and Sunday mornings.^[41]

^[42][43]

Six regular bus routes went to Oats Street station.^[1] Route 37 went between Oats Street station and Airport Central station viaBelmont.^[44] Routes 282 and 283 went betweenElizabeth Quay bus station in the Perth central business district toKalamunda bus station via Oats Street station.^[45] Route 285 went between Oats Street station andKewdale.^[46] Routes 999 and 998, also known as the CircleRoute, travel in a loop around Perth, and linked Oats Street station toCurtin University bus station and Belmont.^[47] During the temporary closure, bus services have bypassed Oats Street station.Rail replacement bus services service bus stops onShepperton Road.^[48]

In the 2013–14 financial year, Oats Street station had 704,498 boardings, making it the third most used station on the Armadale and Thornlie lines, below Cannington and Perth stations.^[49] In 2019, the station had an average of 1,766 boardings per weekday. This is expected to rise to 3,916 boardings per weekday in 2031.^[50]

• "Carlisle and Oats Street Stations development applications".WA.gov.au. Government of Western Australia.
• Hassell."Appendix G – Architectural Drawings for Oats Street Train Station (Plans, Elevations, Typical Sections) prepared by ALUA"(PDF).WA.gov.au. Government of Western Australia.

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