Save the date!

We’re opening the Thornlie-Cockburn Line! Perth’s rail network is expanding once again and to celebrate the opening of the new METRONET Thornlie-Cockburn Line, a community event will be held on Sunday, 8 June from 8.30am to 1pm.

To mark this major milestone, Thornlie, Nicholson Road and Ranford Road stations will have family-friendly  activities, free food, live entertainment and community stalls showcasing local groups.

Come and explore new and upgraded train stations along the network’s newest east-west cross line connection. 

For the first time, passengers can travel directly between the Mandurah and Armadale Lines, providing a direct link to Optus Stadium and beyond. Five new elevated stations on the inner Armadale Line will also be opening - Carlisle, Oats Street, Queens Park, Cannington and Beckenham - improving safety and reducing congestion, while new Nicholson Road and Ranford Road stations on the Thornlie-Cockburn Line bring train services closer to the growing community in the southern suburbs. Upgrades have also been made to Thornlie, Cockburn Central and Perth Stadium stations.  

On the day, special event  trains will be running, making it easy to check out the city’s newest line and elevated rail.  

What's on

Each station will host a range of community activities and food offerings.

Travel along the new Thornlie-Cockburn Line and visit family friendly fun at each of the new stations - Thornlie, Nicholson Road and Ranford Road.

Exciting activities include: 

• Kids can participate in many FREE activities such as face painting, circus activities, glitter tattoos and more,
• Enjoy FREE entertainment from a line-up of local WA artists. 
• Specialty pop-up stalls will be located at each station showcasing local business and community offerings, such as local artisan goods, crafts and artwork. 
• Food stalls will include frozen yogurt, slushies, coffee, dumplings and noodles, sushi, flatbreads, and more! 
• And of course it wouldn’t be a celebration without a FREE sausage sizzle at each station! 

The inner-Armadale Line stations will also open on this day and a variety of local community business groups will have stalls and offer services. The inner Armadale Line completion will be celebrated a few months later when the whole Armadale Line, including the new METRONET Byford extension Project, is complete. 

Win a double pass to ride the first train!

You could be one of the first to ride the new METRONET Thornlie-Cockburn Line. 

We’re giving away 50 x double passes for a first train ride on the new line on Sunday, 8 June 2025, as part of the free community event. 

This is your chance to experience Perth’s first east-west line connection that will enable travel directly between the Mandurah and Armadale Lines – linking up to Optus Stadium and beyond.

Complete the entry form before 9pm AWST on Sunday, 25 May and tell us in 25 words or less why you want to be one of the first to ride the Thornlie-Cockburn Line.

Service Information 

Every Sunday, SmartRider holders can travel free on all Transperth services - just tag on and off as usual. 

From Monday, 9 June regular passenger services will begin. For more information on how to get to your new stations, you can find out more on the Transperth website. 

How to get there

Parking is available at all Thornlie-Cockburn Line stations.

Thornlie Station car park

Nicholson Road Station car park

Ranford Road Station car park

Special Event trains will be running along the Thornlie-Cockburn Line for the duration of the event, with the first public train from Perth Station departing at 09.11am and the first train from Cockburn Central departing at 09.40am. Trains will run on a 15 -minute timetable (meaning every 7.5 minutes on the inner-Armadale Line) until 6pm. 

From Monday, 9 June regular passenger services will begin on the Thornlie-Cockburn Line. For more information on how to get to your new stations, you can find out more on the Transperth website.