East Perth railway station is a Transperth

Transperth

Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system in Perth, Western Australia. It is operated by the Public Transport Authority.-History:...

 railway station 1.9 km from Perth Train Station

Perth railway station

Perth Station including Perth Underground is the largest railway station in Perth, Western Australia, and functions as an interchange between the Transperth Trains Armadale / Thornlie, Fremantle, Joondalup, Mandurah and Midland railway lines, as well as the Transwa Australind.-History:The Victorian...

, on the Midland Line in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, Western Australia

Western Australia

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It is next to the East Perth Terminal and Public Transport Centre, in Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

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The complex of the East Perth Railway Station, the East Perth Terminal, and the Public Transport Centre was built over the former East Perth Locomotive Depot

East Perth Loco Depot

East Perth Loco Depot was a major steam locomotive depot for the Western Australian Government Railways from the end of the First World War until the end of the steam railway era on its railway system in 1970/1971...

 

East Perth transperth station

The station took the name of the previous East Perth station, which was renamed Claisebrook.
The former East Perth railway station was removed on the change of the railway system in the late 1960's

Interstate terminal - East Perth Railway Terminal

The interstate terminal is the terminus for the Indian Pacific service from Sydney

Sydney

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The terminal was opened in 1969 as the main passenger terminal for the Sydney - Perth standard gauge railway.
It is commonly called either East Perth Terminal or East Perth Rail Terminal with the occasional East Perth Train Terminal being used on some websites.

Administration Building

Now known as the Public Transport Centre, it has also been known as the Westrail Centre.

The building above and adjacent to the Railway Terminal platform was originally designed when the railway system was still under the control of the WAGR

Western Australian Government Railways

Western Australian Government Railways was most common name of the Western Australian government rail transport authority from 1890 to 1976. It is, in its current form, known as the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia....

  and was completed during the time when the name became Westrail

The Westrail Centre was officially opened at the station on 12 November 1976.
The public area includes a newsagent, help desks, vending machine

Vending machine

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s, seats, televisions, information screens, an ATM and public toilets.

The building was formerly, administrative headquarters for railway operator Westrail

Westrail

Westrail was the name of Western Australia’s public rail service between 1975 and 2000.It had its origins in 1877 as the Department of Works and Railways. This became Western Australian Government Railways in 1890 — a name that persisted for almost a century...

, and after the sale of Westrail freight services (and name), Australian Railroad Group

Australian Railroad Group

Australian Railroad Group was one of Australia's largest private rail operators, operating across almost 10,000 kilometres of track and began operating in Western Australia on 17 December 2000 following its purchase of the Westrail freight business. It was acquired by QR National...

 were based there for 2 years, from 2000 to 2002. In 2002 ARG relocated to Welshpool, the building is now the base for the Public Transport Authority and Department of Transport.

The building was furnished in its 1970s style decor until 2000 when refurbishment of the upper floors. The TRANSWA bus services to various state destinations also currently depart and arrive at the northern end of this terminal building.

East Perth Platforms

Terminal Platform

There is also a motorail dock used for loading vehicles onto the Indian Pacific double-deck car carriers. Both narrow and standard gauge track is laid throughout the station.

Bus routes

Route Number			Destination / Description
[12986] East Parade (south bound)
		905	Train Replacement Service to Perth
[12985] East Parade (north bound)
		905	Train Replacement Service to Midland