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Fremantle Line is a suburban railway line in Perth, Western Australia. Trains operate from Fremantle across Perth's western suburbs, through Perth Station to Midland. ==History== The line was the first suburban railway line in Perth, opening on 1 March 1881. It originally operated as the Eastern Railway and ran between Fremantle and Guildford, via central Perth. During the 1880s, the line was extended through Midland Junction to Chidlow and then to Clackline, York and Northam. Fremantle was also the location of the first railway workshops for the Western Australian Government Railways. They were relocated to Midland Junction in 1904. In 1966, the eastern railway metropolitan passenger services terminated at Midland. Railway services on the Fremantle line were suspended on 1 September 1979 during the Court government, but were reinstated on 29 July 1983 by a new Labor government. During the staging of the 1987 America's Cup several stations south of Fremantle station were used by special trains, including The Esplanade (19.8 km), Success Harbour (20.9 km), South Beach (22.0 km), and Spearwood. All have now since closed, with Spearwood having been demolished. These stations were part of the former Fremantle–Armadale railway line. During 1990, work commenced on building a new North Fremantle station, 800m north of its original location, which opened for service on 28 July 1991. Leighton Station, which was 700m further north, was demolished during the upgrade of the rail line from diesel to electric power. Regular electric services started in September 1991. The overhead electric wiring for suburban trains terminates at Fremantle Station.〔 〕〔 〕 Between 2011 and 2014, the Fremantle Line was sunk between Lake Street and the Horseshoe Bridge in the Perth CBD to allow for the redevelopment of the area.〔 Perth Station's former Fremantle to Midland platform became an island platform, with an additional platform and track built on the north side. Platforms west of the Horseshoe Bridge were demolished.〔 In June 2011 a $237 million cost blow-out was revealed, added to a 2009 project estimate of $500 million. The new tunnel is the first in Western Australia to use a rigid overhead conductor rail instead of overhead wires, the same system as used in the Madrid Metro. With overhead wires, the clearance between the planned tunnel and the existing Joondalup Line tunnel is only 75 cm. By using a conductor rail, the new tunnel can be of a smaller diameter, allowing for an increased clearance between the two. The new tunnel became operational on 18 July 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fremantle railway line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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