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Stadium railway station is a station being constructed on the Armadale/Thornlie line in Perth, Western Australia. It is scheduled to open in 2017 to serve the new Perth Stadium. == History == The plans for the Perth Stadium included a dedicated railway station on the site of Belmont Park station. On 18 October 2013 Belmont Park station closed.〔(Belmont Park stop to give way to Stadium Station ) Government of Western Australia 28 August 2013〕〔(Perth's Belmont Park station to close in October in preparation for new stadium station ) ''Urbanlyst'' 2 September 2013〕 The new railway station will have six platforms for trains direct to Joondalup, Fremantle, Armadale and Perth. Infrastructure in the project will include two overpasses over the railway lines. Sidings capable of holding 117 carriages will also be laid nearby on the Burswood Peninsula.〔(Stadium Rail Project ) Public Transport Authority 11 August 2014〕 In October 2014, three parties were shortlisted to bid for the construction of the station:〔(Trio competes for Perth stadium rail contract ) ''Construction Industry News'' 27 October 2014〕〔(Three groups shortlisted to build Perth's new stadium station ) ''Urbanlyst'' 28 October 2014〕 *Brookfield Multiplex/Downer Rail *John Holland *Laing O'Rourke/AECOM The contract was awarded to Laing O'Rourke / AECOM in March 2015, with a targeted completion date of late-2017.〔(Perth stadium station contract let ) ''The West Australian'' 19 March 2015〕 In January 2015, a 1.4 kilometre section of the line between Goongoonup Bridge and Burswood station was moved closer to the Graham Farmer Freeway to facilitate construction of the station.〔"Armadale line moved to allow Perth Stadium station construction to commence" ''Railway Digest'' March 2015 page 26〕 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「Stadium railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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