Rockingham Station is a bus and railway interchange located in the Rockingham

Rockingham, Western Australia

Rockingham is a suburb and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn Sound. To its north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana and...

 suburb of Cooloongup

Cooloongup, Western Australia

Cooloongup is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. It is principally a suburb of residential dwellings.-History:...

, Western

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...

 Australia

Australia

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. Situated near the intersection of Rae Road and Ennis Avenue in Cooloongup

Cooloongup, Western Australia

Cooloongup is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. It is principally a suburb of residential dwellings.-History:...

, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Rockingham Shopping Centre

Rockingham Shopping Centre

Rockingham Shopping Centre is a regional shopping centre located south-southwest of Perth, Western Australia, in the suburb of Rockingham. First opened in 1971 and formerly known as "Rockingham City Shopping Centre" and "Rockingham Park Shopping Centre", it has expanded several times, and now has...

, it is served by the interurban Mandurah line, with services to both the Perth CBD

City of Perth

The City of Perth is a local government area and body, within the Perth Metropolitan Area, which is the capital of Western Australia. The local government body is commonly known as Perth City Council. The city covers the Perth central business district and surrounding suburbs...

 and the neighbouring city of Mandurah. The station was designed by Jones Coulter Young architects.

Original station site

Under the original Liberal State Government plan of 1999, Rockingham Station would have been located within the Rockingham Central Business District (CBD) in close proximity to major shopping and civic areas. This plan proposed the line to access Rockingham CBD by tunnel. In 2002, the new Labor State Government amended the route of the railway between Perth and Jandakot to travel directly down Kwinana Freeway instead of by the original route via Thornlie and the Armadale Rail Line. The planned central Rockingham Station was abandoned at this time, in order to offset the extra cost of the Perth leg. The new location avoided the cost of tunnelling under Rockingham, but was now located on the edge of the city rather than in the centre of it. To offset this, the State Government announced plans to construct a light rail link to the Rockingham CBD instead. This did not transpire, although provision was made in the station design and layout for it. Evidence of the abandoned light rail is seen in the busway approach to the station, where concrete 'tracks' can be seen. These would have accommodated rail inset into a concrete base and presumably can still be used in this way in the future. The light rail track would have ended at a platform under the existing station canopy near the western entrance.

Construction

Construction began in 2005. There were fears that construction work would create health hazards such as dust that could be inhaled. Traffic to Rockingham Kwinana District Hospital was diverted through Hillman via a temporary road. Hillman residents were concerned over an increase in traffic along Milina Street, and tried to have the road placed somewhere else. When station construction was complete, the road was shut down and replaced by a foot bridge.

Opening

The station opened on 23 December 2007, one year after the original opening date. The station is guarded by highly advanced security systems 24 hours a day. A police station was completed in 2009 and became the headquarters of the Western Australia Police

Western Australia Police

The Western Australia Police services an area of 2.5 million square kilometres, the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction. In 2008, its 7,526 employees included 5,647 police officers.-History:-Early history:...

 Southern Rail Unit. The police station is shaped like a train heading around a bend in the track.

Service

Rockingham is on the Mandurah Line of the Transperth Trains

Transperth Trains

Transperth Trains is a division of the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. It is responsible for operating Perth’s urban passenger rail system, as part of the Transperth network.- Lines :...

 network, a hybrid metro-commuter rail system with five lines in metropolitan Perth. As such, it receives trains northbound to central Perth and southbound to the suburbs of Mandurah and Rockingham

Rockingham, Western Australia

Rockingham is a suburb and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn Sound. To its north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana and...

. Three stopping patterns serve Rockingham station: all stations, C, and K, which terminates at this station.

In the inbound direction, all stations and K-pattern trains take about 34 minutes, averaging 76.2 km/h (47.3 mph), to arrive at Perth. C-pattern trains stop at all stations except Canning Bridge heading to Perth, taking 33 minutes at an average of 78.5 km/h (48.8 mph).

In the outbound direction, an all stations train takes about 18 minutes, averaging 90 km/h (55.9 mph), to arrive at Mandurah. C-pattern trains operate locally to Mandurah apart from skipping Canning Bridge; this has no effect for passengers departing Rockingham for any southbound stations. K-pattern trains terminate at Rockingham.

Station layout

Rockingham utilises a simple side platform layout with two tracks. Platform 1 is used by trains bound for Perth underground

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...

 station (these trains generally continue onto the Joondalup Line) whilst platform 2 is used by trains heading south towards Mandurah. The K service to Perth now departs from platform 2. Access to the station is provided from the busway platforms adjacent to the western side of the station and a parking lot next to it with a concourse containing faregates at track level on platform 1. After these gates, passengers must use escalators or a lift to access a crossover above the tracks to reach platform 2. Provision was made in the station's design for a light rail platform on the western side of the concourse. Evidence of the light rail plan can be seen in the concrete 'tracks' located within the busway approach to the station. The light rail service would have linked the station to the Rockingham CBD, a service currently provided by Bus Route 555.

Bus routes

Bus transfers will be available at Rockingham railway station. Refer to Route 555 for Rockingham Beach.

Stands 1-6

Route Number			Destination / Description
[23782] Stand 1
		920	to Fremantle station via Rockingham Road Rockingham Road, Perth Rockingham Road is a major road between Fremantle and Kwinana in the southern suburbs of Perth and is part of Australia's National Highway 1 between Munster, where it meets Stock Road, and Kwinana....
[23783] Stand 2
		825	to Fremantle station via Patterson Road and Cockburn Road
[23784] Stand 3
		555	to Rockingham Beach via Wanliss Street
[23785] Stand 4
		558	to Mandurah station via Mandurah Road
		559	to Secret Harbour via Warnbro Sound Avenue
[23786] Stand 5
		561	to Secret Harbour via Secret Harbour Boulevard
		562	to Secret Harbour via Forty Road
[23787] Stand 6
		557	to Port Kennedy via Currie Street
		564	to Baldivis via Safety Bay Road

Stands 7-12

Route Number			Destination / Description
[23788] Stand 7
		909	Rail Replacement Service to Mandurah
		689	to Burswood Entertainment Complex Burswood Entertainment Complex The Burswood Entertainment Complex is located on the Swan River near the city of Perth, Western Australia, and is owned by Crown Limited. The complex includes a 24-hour casino, seven restaurants, eight bars, a nightclub, two international hotels , a Convention Centre, Theatre and the Burswood Dome...
[23789] Stand 8
		554	Hillman Circular via Calume Street
		556	to Rockingham Hospital via Elanora Drive
[23790] Stand 9
		550	to Rockingham via Kent Street (Refer to 555 for Rockingham Beach)
		551	to Shoalwater via Parkin Street and Safety Bay Road
[23791] Stand 10
		552	to Shoalwater via Townsend Road
		553	to Shoalwater via Cygnus Street and Waikiki Road
[23792] Stand 11
			School Specials
[23793] Stand 12
		909	Rail Replacement Service to Perth