The Public Transport Authority of Western Australia announced that the first major rail test was carried out on October 21 and involved running dozens of trains through the new Stadium station in Perth.
It allowed engineers, train drivers and controllers and customer service staff to test various systems including signalling, track, communications and lighting as well as staff procedures.
The exercise also allowed the testing to occur on other parts of the transport plan such as the impact of closing the Moore Street level crossing for several hours (as will occur for all major events at Perth Stadium) and testing the new stow roads (train storage areas) at Victoria Park and Burswood.
The test was part of the well-planned, well-executed public transport strategy for Perth Stadium, PTA spokesman David Hynes said. “We are now in the commissioning phase of operations, designed to test our transport plan and make any improvements to it before we open it to the public next year. Over the past five years a huge amount of effort has gone into ensuring the station is well-designed and well-constructed,” he said.
Perth Stadium Station and its associated track works cost about AUD 100 million (USD 76.8 million). It is the second biggest railway station on the Transperth network.
The construction of the station was launched in August 2015, a project that includes 11 km of tracks and 11 lifts across its six platforms, 340 tonnes of steel will be required to build the concourse. The Stadium Station will be operational in time for the start of the 2018 Australian Football League season.
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