Stokely railway station
Stokely | |||||||||||
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Southbound view from the Albany Highway level crossing in March 2024, the outbound platform was on the left | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Albany Highway, Maddington, Western Australia Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°3′23.9″S 115°59′28.1″E / 32.056639°S 115.991139°E | ||||||||||
| System | Transperth | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Westrail | ||||||||||
| Line | South Western | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 November 1954 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 15 April 1989 | ||||||||||
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Stokely railway station was located on the South Western railway line in the suburb of Maddington, Perth, Australia. It was served by Armadale Line services as part of the Transperth network.
History
Stokely station opened on 28 November 1954. It name came from suggestion by local residents derived from the nearby Stoke Farm. It had two staggered platforms on either side of the Albany Highway[1] The adjacent level crossing was the first on the Western Australian Government Railways network to receive half boom gates when installed in 1958.[2]
In 1983 the platforms were extended.[3] It closed on 15 April 1989 due to low patronage and the electrification of the suburban network requiring greater distances between stations.[4][5] It was demolished within weeks.[6][7]
References
- ^ The South-Western Suburban Railway Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 301 November 1962 page 179
- ^ Half-Boom Gates Railway Gazette 9 January 1959 page 36
- ^ Annual Report. Metropolitan Transport Trust. 30 June 1983. p. 9.
- ^ Stokeley Station Closes The Westland issue 53 May 1989 page 5
- ^ Stations Transit Australia June 1989 page 127
- ^ Stations and Sidings Western Rails July 1989 page 10
- ^ Cotton, Alan (2018). "The Story of Electric Trains coming to Perth" (PDF). Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
External links
Media related to Stokely railway station at Wikimedia Commons