Perth and Mandurah commuters will now be able to catch a train to the airport with the new Airport Line officially open.
The $1.86 billion project adds 8.5km to Perth’s rail network, and travels underneath the Swan River and Perth Airport reaching around 27 metres below ground at its deepest point.
It is the first new train line to be introduced into the network since the opening of the Mandurah Line in 2007.
There are expected to be about 20,000 daily trips along the new line in its first year, with trains stopping at all stations between High Wycombe and Claremont.
Trains on the Airport Line will operate every 12 minutes in peak, every 15 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes at night.
It is the only train service in the country that will transport commuters to and from the airport, at the regular passenger fare, which is capped at $5.
“This is a momentous day for Western Australia - the first time a new train line has opened in Perth in almost 15 years," Premier Mark McGowan said.
“Thank you to everyone involved in this mammoth feat of engineering - the thousands of workers, hundreds of subcontractors, lead contractors Webuild Group and NRW, our transport agencies and all of our project partners."
A trip from Mandurah Train Station to the airport will take around an hour and a half for commuters.
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