Trains & Buses at Joondalup - Transperth

In this video we visit Joondalup; a major station on the Joondalup Line in Perth's northern suburbs. Joondalup is the main urban centre in Perth's northern suburbs; home to many health, commercial, retail, civic, and educational institutions. Joondalup station opened on the 20th December 1992 as the original terminus of the Joondalup Line, which at the time was Perth's first new railway line in over 100 years; marking a resurgence of rail travel in Perth. Joondalup station is situated adjacent to Lakeside Joondalup Shopping Centre; which opened in 1994 and is currently the third largest shopping centre in Perth with over 300 stores.

We start the video at the train station platforms towards the tail end of the morning peak where we see some Transperth B Series EMU's arriving and departing the station. We also see some not in service trains passing through as they head north to the Nowergup depot. Afterwards we head to the bus interchange. Joondalup is served by 18 bus routes with services operated by Swan Transit. Being off-peak the majority of buses we see are Volvo B7RLE's with Volgren 'Optimus' bodies, with the only other buses we see are a Volvo B8RLE and a Volvo B8RLEA articulated bus. However we do see a couple of Volvo BZL's, which are the first electric buses in Perth. Swan Transit operates four of these buses around the area; two on the Joondalup CAT routes, and two others on other routes in the area.

Overall I really like Joondalup station, I visited during my first time in Perth in 2016 and had to return in 2022 for a revisit. The station has an attractive modern design with tall swooping canopies that provide a light and open atmosphere while providing sufficient weather protection (well at least when I was there, it's hard to tell as it wasn't raining but at least I wasn't being attacked by the sun). The station also has good use of materials, a well-sheltered bus interchange that provides easy transfers to train services, has a number of amenities, and is directly adjacent to Lakeside Joondalup Shopping Centre. For these reasons I consider Joondalup to be one of my favourite train stations in Perth.

Date:
October 2022

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