New Midland Station SUMMARY PROJECT DEFINITION PLAN NOVEMBER 2020 Contents FOREWORD 1 METRONET PROJECT SNAPSHOT 2 partner agencies EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 Project Objectives 4 Scope 4 Delivery Strategies 6 Precinct Delivery 6 Timing 6 1 METRONET OVERVIEW 8 Department of Transport 2 PROJECT OVERVIEW 10 2.1 Planning Context 12 2.2 Transport Context 13 2.3 The Project 14 2.4 Land Use Integration 15 Public Transport Authority 3 ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE 16 3.1 Environmental Considerations 16 3.2 Heritage Considerations 16 4 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 18 4.1 Rail Operating Strategy 18 4.2 Bus Operating Strategy 18 4.3 Infrastructure Requirements 19 4.4 Construction Strategy 21 5 STATION DESIGN AND PRECINCT 22 5.1 Station Design 22 5.2 Precinct Opportunities 25 5.3 Planning Status and Development Staging 25 6 PROJECT COST AND DELIVERY 26 6.1 Transport Infrastructure Cost 26 6.2 Sources of Funds 26 6.3 Procurement strategy 26 7 IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORKS 28 7.1 Governance 28 7.2 Approvals 28 7.3 Sustainability Strategy 28 7.4 Aboriginal Engagement Strategy 28 7.5 Public Art Strategy 29 7.6 Communications and Stakeholder Engagement 29 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this publication may contain images or names of people who are deceased. Foreword Long before European settlement, the area known as Mandoon, was an important meeting point for the Noongar people. This role as a place of connection continued in the late 1800s, when Midland was a transport junction of major roads and the railway system. It was the entry point from the regions into the Perth metropolitan area and now in 2020 we’re cementing its future through the Midland Station Project. Not only will the project inject life into the area’s transport network, with the existing station now more than 50 years old, it will also complement the State Government’s urban renewal investment in the broader Midland area. For many years now we have focused on reinvigorating Midland into a thriving commercial and residential centre, and a new Midland Station will be a big part of that. It will help continue the momentum towards revitalising the area with safer pedestrian connections, improved public transport to encourage other modes of transport and create inviting spaces in and around the station itself. Relocating the station has been discussed for many years with its new location better integrating with the area, bringing it closer to the Midland Gate Shopping Centre and Midland Health Campus. And will also be the connection point for the new Bellevue Railcar Manufacturing and Assembly Facility where our next generation of railcars are being built, after the original Midland Workshops were closed in 1994. Midland is an area rich in rail history and we are excited to be contributing to its future. Hon Rita Saffioti MLA Minister for Transport; Planning 1 Project snapshot 25 mins zone2 fare platforms3 Journey to Perth Station features Universal Passenger access toilets 2 More than 600 12 ~96 Parking bays Bus stands Secure bike (Including ACROD) parking Lifts and Kiosk stairs 3 *Final details of station features are subject to a detailed design process and may change. Executive Summary The new Midland Station project will see a new Scope station built between Helena and Cale streets, replacing the ageing station infrastructure while At the commencement of passenger services, maintaining the railway’s central role to work and the new Midland Station is expected to have community life in the area. 3,300 daily boardings, growing to 3,700 in 2031. Operational assessments indicate an initial The project supports Midland’s status as a peak-period frequency of five to six trains per Strategic Metropolitan Centre and strongly aligns hour on the Midland Line to Midland1, potentially with the program of urban renewal, being led by growing over time once High Capacity Signalling DevelopmentWA, to transform Midland into a is implemented. contemporary urban centre. Key infrastructure components of the new The project connects the passenger rail network Midland Station project include: to the new Bellevue Depot and Manufacturing Facility, which will bring significant new • Relocating Midland Station – with 12 active employment to Midland. The project also bus stands, 6 bus layovers, active mode accommodates a potential future extension of facilities and associated station systems passenger services east of the Depot. and facilities. Includes demolition and decommissioning of the existing Midland Station building. Project Objectives • Pedestrian Overpass – a 24/7 publicly Objective 1: Optimise the investment required accessible bridge structure providing a in Midland Station to ensure community and pedestrian connection between the north customer expectations of the quality and comfort and south sides of the rail corridor, as well of rail infrastructure are successfully met. as access onto both urban and regional platforms during station operation. Objective 2: Continue the momentum towards • Public realm – Public plazas to the north and housing diversity in Midland by leveraging south of the station entrances, linking the the investment required in Midland Station to bus transfer, passenger parking and wider maximise opportunities for infill redevelopment precinct. within the station precinct. • Passenger Parking – more than 600-bay Objective 3: Improve system and service ground plus three-level multi-storey car resilience by ensuring the rail system has park. sufficient stowage and maintenance capacity via reliable access to Bellevue Depot. 1 Subject to the completion date of the new Midland Station relative to the commencement of passenger services to Ellenbrook as associated timetable changes between Bayswater and Perth. 4 5 • Operations Facility – driver’s sign-on, Delivery Strategies administration facilities and associated staff parking, with provision for ground-level The Public Transport Authority’s (PTA) Major commercial tenancies located on Lot 499. Projects Division will lead the project delivery, • New Cale Street Level Crossing – an using a Competitive Alliance procurement model. extension of existing Cale Street south to Yelverton Drive, incorporating pedestrian Precinct Delivery mazes and vehicle boom gates, as well as Beyond the extent of the project scope, integrated signals with surrounding road precinct planning and development remains network. the responsibility of the City of Swan and • Closing Helena Street Level Crossing – DevelopmentWA. decommissioning and removal of existing level crossing infrastructure including boom Specific precinct opportunities related to the gates, signals and pedestrian mazes. Midland Station project, include: • Principal Shared Path (PSP) – approximately 1km of PSP that runs along the northern edge • The Midland Redevelopment Scheme of the rail corridor, connecting to the existing provides for greater intensity and density cycle network at Morrison Road and Lloyd mixed use development, within up to 800 Street. metres from the station on the north side of • PTA Railway Infrastructure – 1.7km of new the rail line, and residential, commercial and dual track between the eastern edge of specialised knowledge and medical uses to Morrison Road and eastern side of Lloyd the south. Street rail over road bridge, providing • The City of Swan’s Midland Activity mainline connection into the Bellevue Centre Structure Plan seeks to intensify Depot. A third line for regional trains will development generally in the area within also connect from the station onto the Arc 400 to 800 metres north of the new station Infrastructure freight network and back into to establish mixed use neighbourhoods and the urban network east of the station to maximise access to public transport. allow regional services access to the depot • The layout and design of the new station, bus for maintenance and stabling. interchange and station car park supports • Modifications to Arc Infrastructure Freight the opportunity for development on sites on Rail – will be made as part of the project, in Victoria Street, directly adjacent to the new discussion and agreement between the PTA transport infrastructure. and Arc Infrastructure, the current freight rail operator. Timing • Future development lots – the design The new Midland Station project contract is provides for several sites fronting Victoria expected to be awarded in mid-2021. During Street, identified for future mixed-use the procurement stage, the contractor will development. Lot creation, remediation be requested to optimise their construction and servicing these sites are not within the methods and strive for the new station to open project scope. at the earliest possible date. Once the contract is awarded, the final completion date will be confirmed. 6 7 1 METRONET Overview METRONET is the State Government’s vision to Stage One of METRONET includes: integrate transport and land use planning in Western • Forrestfield-Airport Link; Australia and provide a framework to support • Yanchep Rail Extension; sustainable growth of greater metropolitan Perth over • Thornlie-Cockburn Link; the next 50 to 100 years. • Morley-Ellenbrook Line; More than just a rail infrastructure program of works, • New Bayswater Station; METRONET planning goes beyond the station • Byford Rail Extension; forecourts to shape and support the development • New Midland Station; of communities within the surrounding walkable • Lakelands Station; catchments. • Karnup Station; • Level crossing removal on the Armadale and METRONET