The new METRONET Midland Station is officially open, marking a historic milestone in the transformation of Perth’s public transport network.
The state-of-the-art station features a 24/7 pedestrian overpass, new public spaces, a 12-stand bus interchange and a multi-storey car park and is closer to key destinations like the Midland Health Campus and Midland Gate shopping centre.
METRONET has delivered 23 new stations and 72 kilometres of new rail and removed 15 level crossings, unlocking thousands of hectares of land for housing, local businesses and community activation.
Jointly funded by the Federal and State governments, the new METRONET Midland Station has delivered a modern, accessible facility for those living, visiting and working in Midland.
It is located to the east of the old station and has been designed to reflect the area’s Noongar culture and landscape, as well as its industrial heritage: set against the backdrop of the Midland Railway Workshops.
Works on the new station began in July 2023 and included the relocation of the level crossing from Helena Street to Cale Street, as well as the demolition of the 57-year-old station.
The iconic Midland Station clock was carefully preserved during the works following a community campaign and has now been reinstated on the walls of the new station.
The new bus interchange delivered as part of the project, is now fully operational with 12 bus stands, toilets and customer service facilities.
The interchange was built with community-designed artwork across the canopy panels, undertaken by local artists in collaboration with local non-profit organisation Indigo Junction.
Since January 2025, a new five-storey car park has provided more than 800 spaces for local commuters and features security cameras, lifts, duress alarms and provision for future electric car charging stations.
Regular passenger services are now running from the station, with trains operating every 12 minutes during peak hours and every 15 minutes off peak.
More than 250 local jobs were supported during the project, with 16 Aboriginal businesses awarded contracts of more than $50,000 to deliver the works.
The new METRONET Midland Station Project has been awarded a 6-star Green Star Design rating by the Green Building Council of Australia – the highest possible rating, recognised internationally as demonstrating ‘World Leadership’ in sustainability.
Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King said reaching the delivery of the final METRONET rail infrastructure project is a huge milestone.
“The new Midland station, like the other METRONET projects, is of a world-class standard, with connectivity and sustainability at its heart,” she said.
“I congratulate the design teams, project partners and construction crews whose outstanding efforts have brought this station to life.”
WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti said METRONET has been a game-changer for the city, delivering world-class public transport infrastructure that will service Western Australians for generations to come.
“It’s big projects like this more than $400 million METRONET Midland Station that remind us just how important it is to have people around with the skills and training to bring these plans into being,” said Federal Member for Hasluck Tania Lawrence.
“Employing 250 people locally, along with Indigenous businesses, has meant that the wider community benefited from this project, not just those of us catching the train and bus.
“It’s beautifully designed, and the build quality is superb, a legacy to the skills of all the workers, and it will be enjoyed for generations to come. Fantastic, we could save and incorporate the original clock too.”
