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	Airport Central is located adjacent to the air traffic control tower at Perth Airport terminals one and two.

Airport Central
Airport Central
	Exterior of Airport Central station
General information
Standort	Airport Drive, Perth Airport; Western Australia; Australia
Coordinates	31°56′39″S 115°58′29″E / 31.94403°S 115.97483°E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth Train Operations
Line(s)	Airport line
Platforms	1 island platform with 2 platform edges
Tracks	2
Bauwesen
Structure type	Underground
Depth	17 metres (56 ft)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	9 October 2022
Services
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Airport Central railway station is an underground Transperth commuter railway station at terminals one and two of Perth Airport in Western Australia. The station is located on the Airport line and is one of three stations that were built as part of the Forrestfield–Airport Link project.

The contract for the Forrestfield–Airport Link, which consists of 8 kilometres (5 mi) of twin bored tunnels and three new stations, was awarded to Salini Impregilo and NRW Pty Ltd in April 2016. Construction on Airport Central station began in March 2017 following preparatory work. By January 2018, excavation was complete and, in May 2018, the two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) reached the station after tunnelling from High Wycombe. The TBMs left the station tunnelling north-west in July, and construction of the rest of the station started. As well as the station, a 280-metre (920 ft) elevated walkway was built by Georgiou Group, linking the station to the airport's terminal T1.

Originally planned to open in 2020, the line officially opened on 9 October 2022. It is served by trains every twelve minutes during peak hour and every fifteen minutes outside peak and on weekends and public holidays. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. The journey to Perth station takes eighteen minutes.

Description

Airport Central station is located adjacent to the air traffic control tower at Perth Airport terminals one and two (T1 and T2).^[1] To the east, the adjacent station is High Wycombe station. To the north-west, the adjacent station is Redcliffe station, which leads to Perth station and connections to the other lines on the Transperth system.^[2]

The station has three levels: a below-ground platform level, a below-ground concourse level above the platform level, and an above-ground entrance level which connects to a 280-metre-long (920 ft) elevated walkway called the Skybridge. The Skybridge crosses over a car park towards T1, with lifts and stairs connecting the Skybridge to external ground level approximately 200 metres (660 ft) east of T2. Linking the entrance level to the concourse level are two lifts and three escalators,^[3] which were the longest operational escalators in the southern hemisphere at 35 metres (115 ft) long and 15 metres (49 ft) high,^[4]^[5] until they were overtaken by 45-metre (148 ft) escalators at Sydney Central station in 2024.^[6]^[7] On the concourse are fare gates and toilets. Linking the concourse to the platform are two lifts, two pairs of escalators, and two sets of stairs.^[3] The platform level consists of an island platform 12.5 metres (41 ft) wide and 150 metres (490 ft) long at a depth of 17 metres (56 ft) below ground level. Each of the two platform edges can accommodate a six-car Transperth train.^[8]

The station was designed by Weston Williamson and GHD Woodhead. In June 2023, the station won the Award for Public Architecture at the Australian Institute of Architects's WA Architect Awards.^[9]^[10]

The station takes its name from the Airport Central precinct, which encompasses the area around T1 and T2. Rather than be located directly next to T1, the station is placed centrally within the precinct so that it is as close as possible to any future terminals. Under the Perth Airport master plan, terminals three and four (T3 and T4) near Redcliffe station will be replaced by new terminals in the Airport Central precinct. The master plan states that new terminals will be connected to the station via an extension of the Skybridge or by a new underground walkway. A proposed hotel next to the station may also be connected to the Skybridge.^[1] As of 2024, T3 and T4 are planned to be replaced by new terminals at Airport Central from 2031.^[11]^[12]

Skybridge

Exterior of the Skybridge viewed from the airport's carpark

Interior of the Skybridge with travellators in view

Public art

The design of the roof is based on the contours of aircraft. There is a two-part artwork along the northern and southern interior walls of the station by Anne Neil and John Walley entitled Journeys. The artwork along the northern wall consists of multi-coloured petal-shaped objects designed to evoke birds and flight. On the southern wall are 50 glass panels with an artwork designed to "describe the Noongar^[a] connection to the river and estuary waters, and the journeys traditionally taken in accordance with the six seasons."^[8]^[14]^[15] Within the Skybridge, audio plays reflecting upon the significance of the Swan River and the Whadjuk country to the Noongar people. The audio consists of a narrative voiceover by a traditional custodian, animal sounds, and an original musical score. The audio changes throughout the day, mimicking the journey along the Swan River. There is also artwork along the Skybridge walls and travellators designed by Jade Dolman and Crispian Warrell of Nani Creative.^[16]^[17]

Artwork at Airport Central station

Artwork along the northern interior wall of the station. Included in this view is the aforementioned escalator.

Artwork along the southern interior wall of the station

Northern end of the Skybridge with Indigenous-inspired artwork

History

During initial planning, the station was called Consolidated Airport station due to the planned consolidation of all passenger terminals to the precinct. The station was built by the Public Transport Authority (PTA) as part of the Forrestfield–Airport Link project, which involved the construction of 8 kilometres (5 mi) of twin bored tunnels from High Wycombe to Bayswater and two other stations: Forrestfield (later renamed High Wycombe) and Belmont (later renamed Redcliffe) stations.^[18] The station was renamed to its present name in April 2016 upon the awarding of the main contract, worth A$1.176 billion, to a joint venture of Salini Impregilo and NRW Pty Ltd (SI/NRW). At the time the contract was signed, the station was expected to be in operation by 2020.^[19]^[20] Weston Williamson and GHD Woodhead were appointed by SI/NRW as the designers of the three stations.^[21]^[22] The construction of the Skybridge was under a different contract, awarded to Georgiou Group in late 2018^[23]^[24] at a cost of $31 million. The Skybridge was funded partly from an $8.6 million contribution by Perth Airport and partly from the Forrestfield–Airport Link budget; the construction was managed by Perth Airport.^[1]^[25]

In late 2016, work began on reorganising the airport's car park and car rental booths to make way for the Airport Central station construction site. The station box was planned to be excavated and constructed between March 2017 and February 2018.^[26] During this time a headstone from the 1890s was discovered.^[27]^[28] Construction on the station began in May 2017,^[29] starting with the construction of diaphragm walls.^[27] The station's design was released on 28 May 2017.^[30] The diaphragm walls were completed in July 2017,^[31] allowing excavation to begin on 14 July.^[32] Excavation was completed in January 2018 and construction of the concrete base slab commenced the following month.^[33] The base slab was completed by April 2018.^[34]

The two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were planned to arrive at Airport Central station in late-February and late-March 2018, having tunnelled from High Wycombe.^[31] This was delayed after the first TBM, Grace, was stopped on 14 February following a ground disturbance issue.^[35] This also caused the second TBM, Sandy, to stop on 28 March so that it would not be tunnelling next to Grace.^[36] The two TBMs restarted in April.^[37] TBM Grace arrived at the station on 8 May,^[38]^[39] and TBM Sandy arrived on 19 May.^[32] After undergoing maintenance, both TBMs left the station in July, tunnelling towards Redcliffe. Construction on other elements of the station commenced after that,^[32]^[40] including staircases and infrastructure for the escalators and lifts.^[41]

In November 2018, construction on the Skybridge started.^[42] Construction on Airport Central station's steel structure and the concrete concourse slab began in early 2019.^[43] The 35-metre-long (115 ft) escalators were installed in May and June 2019.^[44]^[45] In mid-2019, construction of the platform and ventilation structures at the eastern and western ends of the station began^[46] and the modules for the Skybridge began to be lifted into place.^[47]^[48] By November 2019, the concourse slab and the steel lift frames were complete^[49] and the Skybridge was connected to the station.^[50] The Skybridge achieved practical completion in early 2020.^[51]^[52] By March 2020, the station was 70 percent complete and the roof was beginning to be installed.^[53]^[54] The roof was mostly complete by June 2020, allowing work such as the fit-out of escalators and lifts^[55]^[56] and the installation of cladding along the walls to commence.^[57]^[58]

On 18 December 2018, state Transport Minister Rita Saffioti announced that the opening date of the project had been delayed from 2020 to 2021.^[59] In May 2021, Saffioti announced that the project had been delayed again, this time with the opening date being in the first half of 2022.^[60]^[61] Following the state budget on 12 May 2022, the government changed its position on the line's opening date, saying it would open some time later in the year.^[62]^[63] On 16 August, the opening date was revealed to be 9 October 2022,^[64]^[65] which is when the station did open.^[66]^[67]

Services

Airport Central station is served by the Airport line on the Transperth network.^[2] These services are operated by the PTA via its Transperth Train Operations division.^[68]^[69] To the east, the line terminates at the next station, High Wycombe. To the west, the line joins the Midland line two stations along at Bayswater, running along that line to Perth station, before running along the Fremantle line to terminate at Claremont station.^[2] Airport line trains stop at the station every twelve minutes during peak on weekdays and every fifteen minutes outside peak and on weekends and public holidays. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. The last train leaves at about 2 am with the next train arriving approximately four to five hours later – 5:30 am on weekdays in 2022^[70] – which has been criticised for not being early enough for fly-in fly-out workers, whose flights typically leave in the early morning. The Mining and Energy Union called for the government to tweak the train schedule. The transport minister has said that the line needs to be closed for maintenance overnight but that she would look at what could be done. The Airport line caters to about 80 percent of flights.^[71]

The station was predicted to have average daily boardings of 6,100 upon opening,^[8] rising to 11,000 in 2031.^[18]^[72] The journey to Perth station takes eighteen minutes.^[8]^[70] The station is in fare zone two, and there is no surcharge.^[8]^[72] South-west of the station is a bus stop which is used by rail replacement bus services to Perth and High Wycombe as well as bus route 37, which travels to Oats Street station.^[3]

Notes

^ The Noongar are the local Aboriginal group of the south-west of Western Australia.^[13]

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External links

Airport Central station information page on the Transperth website
Airport Central station information page on the Forrestfield–Airport Link website
Airport Central station animation on the State Library of Western Australia website

[14] The Noongar are the local Aboriginal group of the south-west of Western Australia.^[13]

[Airport_master_plan-1] "Perth Airport Master Plan 2020" (PDF). Perth Airport. April 2020. pp. 24, 120, 123. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

[System_map-2] "Train System Map" (PDF). Transperth. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[Map-3] "Airport Central Map" (PDF). Transperth. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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[5] Ho, Cason (16 August 2022). "Perth Airport rail line to open in October, as Forrestfield Metronet costs revealed to be $1.9 billion". ABC News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[6] Burke, Helena (8 February 2022). "Longest escalator in southern hemisphere part of Central Station's $955 million upgrade". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[7] Visontay, Elias (30 August 2024). "Noodles, gelato and a dip: how to spend a day riding the rails of the Sydney metro extension". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[Fact_sheet-8] "Airport Central Station fact sheet" (PDF). Metronet. September 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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[12] Ottaviano, Claire; Hastie, Hamish (31 May 2024). "New $5 billion investment to make Perth Airport country's second-biggest". WAtoday. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[13] "South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council". Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

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-'''Airport Central railway station''' (officially '''Airport Central Station''') is an underground [[Transperth]] commuter rail station at terminals one and two of [[Perth Airport]] in [[Western Australia]]. The station is located on the [[Airport line, Perth|Airport line]] and is one of three stations that were built as part of the [[Forrestfield–Airport Link]] project.
+'''Airport Central railway station''' is an underground [[Transperth]] commuter railway station at terminals one and two of [[Perth Airport]] in [[Western Australia]]. The station is located on the [[Airport line, Perth|Airport line]] and is one of three stations that were built as part of the [[Forrestfield–Airport Link]] project.
-The contract for the Forrestfield–Airport Link, which consists of {{convert|8|km|0}} of twin bored tunnels and three new stations, was awarded to [[Salini Impregilo]] and [[NRW Holdings|NRW Pty Ltd]] in April 2016. Construction on Airport Central station began in March 2017 following preparatory works. By January 2018, excavation was complete and, in May 2018, the two [[tunnel boring machine]]s (TBMs) reached the station after tunnelling from [[High Wycombe, Western Australia|High Wycombe]]. The TBMs left the station tunnelling north-west the following month, and construction of the rest of the station started. As well as the station, a {{convert|280|m|adj=on}} elevated walkway was built by [[Georgiou Group]], linking the station to the airport's terminal T1.
+The contract for the Forrestfield–Airport Link, which consists of {{convert|8|km|0}} of twin bored tunnels and three new stations, was awarded to [[Salini Impregilo]] and [[NRW Holdings|NRW Pty Ltd]] in April 2016. Construction on Airport Central station began in March 2017 following preparatory work. By January 2018, excavation was complete and, in May 2018, the two [[tunnel boring machine]]s (TBMs) reached the station after tunnelling from [[High Wycombe, Western Australia|High Wycombe]]. The TBMs left the station tunnelling north-west in July, and construction of the rest of the station started. As well as the station, a {{convert|280|m|adj=on}} elevated walkway was built by [[Georgiou Group]], linking the station to the airport's terminal T1.
-Originally planned to open in 2020, the line officially opened on 9 October 2022. It is served by trains every twelve minutes during [[peak hour|peak]] and every fifteen minutes outside peak and on weekends and [[Public holidays in Australia|public holidays]]. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. The journey to [[Perth railway station|Perth station]] takes eighteen minutes.
+Originally planned to open in 2020, the line officially opened on 9 October 2022. It is served by trains [[Clock-face scheduling|every twelve minutes]] during [[peak hour]] and every fifteen minutes outside peak and on weekends and [[Public holidays in Australia|public holidays]]. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. The journey to [[Perth railway station|Perth station]] takes eighteen minutes.
 ==Description==
 Airport Central station is located adjacent to the [[air traffic control]] tower at [[Perth Airport]] terminals one and two (T1 and T2).<ref name="Airport master plan"/> To the east, the adjacent station is [[High Wycombe railway station, Perth|High Wycombe station]]. To the north-west, the adjacent station is [[Redcliffe railway station|Redcliffe station]], which leads to [[Perth railway station|Perth station]] and connections to the other lines on the [[Transperth]] system.<ref name="System map" />
-The station has three levels: a below-ground platform level, a below-ground concourse level above the platform level, and an above-ground entrance level which connects to a {{convert|280|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} elevated walkway called the Skybridge. The Skybridge crosses over a car park towards T1, with lifts and stairs connecting the Skybridge to external ground level approximately {{convert|200|m}} east of T2. Linking the entrance level to the concourse level are two lifts and three escalators,<ref name="Map">{{cite web |title=Airport Central Map |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Maps/Airport%20Central.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=31 August 2022 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816063206/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Maps/Airport%20Central.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> which are the longest operational escalators in the southern hemisphere at {{convert|35|m}} long and {{convert|15|m}} high,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pearce |first1=Connor |title=4 kilometres of track laid on Forrestfield–Airport Link |url=https://www.railexpress.com.au/4-kilometres-of-track-laid-on-forrestfield-airport-link/ |website=Rail Express |access-date=3 October 2022 |date=11 November 2020 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003121511/https://www.railexpress.com.au/4-kilometres-of-track-laid-on-forrestfield-airport-link/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Skybridge construction takes to the skies in latest milestone |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2019/07/Skybridge-construction-takes-to-the-skies-in-latest-milestone.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=3 October 2022 |date=2 July 2019 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003121511/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2019/07/Skybridge-construction-takes-to-the-skies-in-latest-milestone.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ho |first1=Cason |title=Perth Airport rail line to open in October, as Forrestfield Metronet costs revealed to be $1.9 billion |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-16/perth-airport-metronet-rail-link-to-open-in-october/101337464 |website=ABC News |access-date=3 October 2022 |date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001033932/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-16/perth-airport-metronet-rail-link-to-open-in-october/101337464 |url-status=live }}</ref> although they {{update after |2024 |text=will be overtaken by {{convert|45|m|adj=on}} escalators at [[Central railway station, Sydney|Sydney Central station]] in 2024.}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burke |first1=Helena |title=Longest escalator in southern hemisphere part of Central Station's $955 million upgrade |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-08/45-metre-escalator-in-central-station-955-million-upgrade/100813534 |website=ABC News |access-date=3 October 2022 |date=8 February 2022 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002140029/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-08/45-metre-escalator-in-central-station-955-million-upgrade/100813534 |url-status=live }}</ref> On the concourse are [[fare gate]]s and toilets. Linking the concourse to the platform are two lifts, two pairs of escalators, and two sets of stairs.<ref name="Map"/> The platform level consists of an [[island platform]] {{convert|12.5|m}} wide and {{convert|150|m}} long at a depth of {{convert|17|m}} below ground level. Each of the two platform edges can accommodate a six-car Transperth train.<ref name="Fact sheet" />
+The station has three levels: a below-ground platform level, a below-ground concourse level above the platform level, and an above-ground entrance level which connects to a {{convert|280|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} elevated walkway called the Skybridge. The Skybridge crosses over a car park towards T1, with lifts and stairs connecting the Skybridge to external ground level approximately {{convert|200|m}} east of T2. Linking the entrance level to the concourse level are two lifts and three escalators,<ref name="Map">{{cite web |title=Airport Central Map |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Maps/Airport%20Central.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=31 August 2022 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816063206/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Maps/Airport%20Central.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> which were the longest operational escalators in the southern hemisphere at {{convert|35|m}} long and {{convert|15|m}} high,<ref>{{cite web |title=Skybridge construction takes to the skies in latest milestone |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2019/07/Skybridge-construction-takes-to-the-skies-in-latest-milestone.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=3 October 2022 |date=2 July 2019 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003121511/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2019/07/Skybridge-construction-takes-to-the-skies-in-latest-milestone.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ho |first1=Cason |title=Perth Airport rail line to open in October, as Forrestfield Metronet costs revealed to be $1.9 billion |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-16/perth-airport-metronet-rail-link-to-open-in-october/101337464 |website=ABC News |access-date=3 October 2022 |date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001033932/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-16/perth-airport-metronet-rail-link-to-open-in-october/101337464 |url-status=live }}</ref> until they were overtaken by {{convert|45|m|adj=on}} escalators at [[Central railway station, Sydney|Sydney Central station]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burke |first1=Helena |title=Longest escalator in southern hemisphere part of Central Station's $955 million upgrade |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-08/45-metre-escalator-in-central-station-955-million-upgrade/100813534 |website=ABC News |access-date=3 October 2022 |date=8 February 2022 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002140029/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-08/45-metre-escalator-in-central-station-955-million-upgrade/100813534 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Visontay |first=Elias |date=30 August 2024 |title=Noodles, gelato and a dip: how to spend a day riding the rails of the Sydney metro extension |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/31/sydney-metro-line-extension-trip-guide |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> On the concourse are [[fare gate]]s and toilets. Linking the concourse to the platform are two lifts, two pairs of escalators, and two sets of stairs.<ref name="Map"/> The platform level consists of an [[island platform]] {{convert|12.5|m}} wide and {{convert|150|m}} long at a depth of {{convert|17|m}} below ground level. Each of the two platform edges can accommodate a six-car Transperth train.<ref name="Fact sheet" />
+The station was designed by [[Weston Williamson]] and [[GHD Woodhead]]. In June 2023, the station won the Award for Public Architecture at the [[Australian Institute of Architects]]'s WA Architect Awards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners Of The 2023 WA Architecture Awards Announced |url=https://www.architecture.com.au/archives/news_media_articles/winners-of-the-2023-wa-architecture-awards-announced |website=Australian Institute of Architects |access-date=21 December 2023 |date=13 June 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221091533/https://www.architecture.com.au/archives/news_media_articles/winners-of-the-2023-wa-architecture-awards-announced |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Macdonald |first1=Kim |title=WA Architecture Awards 2023: Murdoch University's Boola Katitjin has won the top gong |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/awards/wa-architecture-awards-2023-murdoch-universitys-boola-katitjin-has-won-the-top-gong-c-10936581 |website=The West Australian |access-date=21 December 2023 |date=10 June 2023 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221091533/https://thewest.com.au/news/awards/wa-architecture-awards-2023-murdoch-universitys-boola-katitjin-has-won-the-top-gong-c-10936581 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The station takes its name from the Airport Central precinct, which encompasses the area around T1 and T2. Rather than be located directly next to T1, the station is placed centrally within the precinct so that it is as close as possible to any future terminals. Under the Perth Airport master plan, terminals three and four near Redcliffe station will be replaced by new terminals in the Airport Central precinct. The master plan states that new terminals will be connected to the station via an extension of the Skybridge or by a new underground walkway. A proposed hotel next to the station may also be connected to the Skybridge.<ref name="Airport master plan"/>
+The station takes its name from the Airport Central precinct, which encompasses the area around T1 and T2. Rather than be located directly next to T1, the station is placed centrally within the precinct so that it is as close as possible to any future terminals. Under the Perth Airport master plan, terminals three and four (T3 and T4) near Redcliffe station will be replaced by new terminals in the Airport Central precinct. The master plan states that new terminals will be connected to the station via an extension of the Skybridge or by a new underground walkway. A proposed hotel next to the station may also be connected to the Skybridge.<ref name="Airport master plan"/> As of 2024, T3 and T4 are planned to be replaced by new terminals at Airport Central from 2031.<ref>{{cite web |title=Perth Airport terminals to be consolidated into one complex, in new Qantas deal |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-31/wa-perth-airport-terminals-consolidation-in-qantas-deal/103917998 |website=ABC News |access-date=31 May 2024 |date=31 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ottaviano |first1=Claire |last2=Hastie |first2=Hamish |title=New $5 billion investment to make Perth Airport country's second-biggest |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-airport-to-get-city-s-largest-ever-private-infrastructure-investment-20240531-p5ji8v.html |website=WAtoday |access-date=31 May 2024 |date=31 May 2024}}</ref>
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-The design of the roof is based on the contours of aircraft. There is a two-part artwork along the northern and southern interior walls of the station by Anne Neil and John Walley entitled ''Journeys''. The artwork along the northern wall consists of multi-coloured petal-shaped objects designed to evoke birds and flight. On the southern wall are 50 glass panels with an artwork designed to "describe the [[Noongar]]{{efn|The [[Noongar]] are the local [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] group of the south-west of Western Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.noongar.org.au/ |title=South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council |access-date=10 March 2023 |archive-date=8 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308115909/https://www.noongar.org.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} connection to the river and estuary waters, and the journeys traditionally taken in accordance with the [[Indigenous Australian seasons#South-west – Noongar seasons|six seasons]]."<ref name="Fact sheet" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Work on the $1.86 billion Forrestfield–Airport Link is steaming ahead with almost four kilometres of track now laid within the two tunnels of the METRONET line. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/metronet-forrestfield-airport-link-steaming-ahead |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=31 August 2022 |date=10 November 2020 |archive-date=31 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831151131/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/metronet-forrestfield-airport-link-steaming-ahead |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TBMs, trains and buses |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/november-2021-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=12 November 2021 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318111855/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/november-2021-update |url-status=live }}</ref> Within the Skybridge, audio plays reflecting upon the significance of the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]] and the [[Whadjuk]] country to the Noongar people. The audio consists of a narrative voiceover by a [[traditional custodian]], animal sounds, and an original musical score. The audio changes throughout the day, mimicking the journey along the Swan River. There is also artwork along the Skybridge walls and [[travellator]]s designed by Jade Dolman and Crispian Warrell of Nani Creative.<ref>{{cite web |title=Perth Airports new skybridge honours local Noongar families and their stories |url=https://www.perthairport.com.au/Home/corporate/articles/2022/09/20/06/36/Perth-Airports-new-skybridge-honours-local-Noongar-families |website=Perth Airport |access-date=6 January 2023 |date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=6 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106052521/https://www.perthairport.com.au/Home/corporate/articles/2022/09/20/06/36/Perth-Airports-new-skybridge-honours-local-Noongar-families |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Baker |first1=Elizabeth |title=Perth Airport skybridge honors local Noongar families |url=https://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/news/construction-architecture/perth-airport-skybridge-honors-local-noongar-families.html |website=Passenger Terminal Today |access-date=6 January 2023 |date=20 September 2022 |archive-date=6 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106051025/https://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/news/construction-architecture/perth-airport-skybridge-honors-local-noongar-families.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
+The design of the roof is based on the contours of aircraft. There is a two-part artwork along the northern and southern interior walls of the station by Anne Neil and John Walley entitled ''Journeys''. The artwork along the northern wall consists of multi-coloured petal-shaped objects designed to evoke birds and flight. On the southern wall are 50 glass panels with an artwork designed to "describe the [[Noongar]]{{efn|The [[Noongar]] are the local [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] group of the south-west of Western Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.noongar.org.au/ |title=South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council |access-date=10 March 2023 |archive-date=8 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308115909/https://www.noongar.org.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} connection to the river and estuary waters, and the journeys traditionally taken in accordance with the [[Indigenous Australian seasons#South-west – Noongar seasons|six seasons]]."<ref name="Fact sheet" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Work on the $1.86 billion Forrestfield–Airport Link is steaming ahead with almost four kilometres of track now laid within the two tunnels of the METRONET line. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/metronet-forrestfield-airport-link-steaming-ahead |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=31 August 2022 |date=10 November 2020 |archive-date=31 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831151131/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/metronet-forrestfield-airport-link-steaming-ahead |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TBMs, trains and buses |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/november-2021-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=12 November 2021 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318111855/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/november-2021-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> Within the Skybridge, audio plays reflecting upon the significance of the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]] and the [[Whadjuk]] country to the Noongar people. The audio consists of a narrative voiceover by a [[traditional custodian]], animal sounds, and an original musical score. The audio changes throughout the day, mimicking the journey along the Swan River. There is also artwork along the Skybridge walls and [[travellator]]s designed by Jade Dolman and Crispian Warrell of Nani Creative.<ref>{{cite web |title=Perth Airports new skybridge honours local Noongar families and their stories |url=https://www.perthairport.com.au/Home/corporate/articles/2022/09/20/06/36/Perth-Airports-new-skybridge-honours-local-Noongar-families |website=Perth Airport |access-date=6 January 2023 |date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=6 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106052521/https://www.perthairport.com.au/Home/corporate/articles/2022/09/20/06/36/Perth-Airports-new-skybridge-honours-local-Noongar-families |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Baker |first1=Elizabeth |title=Perth Airport skybridge honors local Noongar families |url=https://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/news/construction-architecture/perth-airport-skybridge-honors-local-noongar-families.html |website=Passenger Terminal Today |access-date=6 January 2023 |date=20 September 2022 |archive-date=6 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106051025/https://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/news/construction-architecture/perth-airport-skybridge-honors-local-noongar-families.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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 ==History==
-During initial planning, the station was called Consolidated Airport station due to the planned consolidation of all passenger terminals to the precinct. The station was built by the [[Public Transport Authority (Western Australia)|Public Transport Authority]] (PTA) as part of the [[Forrestfield–Airport Link]] project, which involved the construction of {{convert|8|km|0}} of twin bored tunnels from [[High Wycombe, Western Australia|High Wycombe]] to [[Bayswater, Western Australia|Bayswater]] and two other stations: Forrestfield (later renamed High Wycombe) and Belmont (later renamed Redcliffe) stations.<ref name="PDP"/> The station was renamed to its present name in April 2016 upon the awarding of the main contract, worth $1.176 billion, to a [[joint venture]] of [[Salini Impregilo]] and [[NRW Holdings|NRW Pty Ltd]] (SI/NRW). At the time the contract was signed, the station was expected to be in operation by 2020.<ref name="Media Statements 28 April 2016">{{cite web |title=Airport rail line negotiations completed |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2016/04/Airport-rail-line-negotiations-completed.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=16 July 2022 |date=28 April 2016 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716115601/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2016/04/Airport-rail-line-negotiations-completed.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Peter |title=Rail link worth $235m for NRW |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/rail-link-worth-235m-for-nrw-ng-ya-105283 |website=The West Australian |access-date=5 March 2023 |date=29 April 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305073232/https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/rail-link-worth-235m-for-nrw-ng-ya-105283 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Weston Williamson]] and [[GHD Woodhead]] were appointed by SI/NRW as the designers of the three stations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunn |first1=Patrick |title=Weston Williamson, GHD Woodhead to design Perth airport link rail stations |url=https://architectureau.com/articles/weston-williamson-ghd-woodhead-to-design-perth-airport-link-rail-stations/ |website=Architecture Australia |access-date=12 February 2023 |date=10 October 2017 |archive-date=30 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130170445/https://architectureau.com/articles/weston-williamson-ghd-woodhead-to-design-perth-airport-link-rail-stations/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Perth Forrestfield Airport Link |url=https://www.westonwilliamson.com/projects/perth-forrestfield-airport-link |website=WestonWilliamson+Partners |access-date=12 February 2023 |archive-date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212085304/https://www.westonwilliamson.com/projects/perth-forrestfield-airport-link |url-status=live }}</ref> The construction of the Skybridge was under a different contract, awarded to [[Georgiou Group]] in late 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Perth Airport Pedestrian Skybridge |url=https://www.georgiou.com.au/projects/perth-airport-pedestrian-skybridge/ |website=Georgiou |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906115636/https://www.georgiou.com.au/projects/perth-airport-pedestrian-skybridge/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Skybridge to connect Perth airport to new Metronet Airport Central Station. |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news-info/latest-news/news/category/forrestfield-airport-link/skybridge-to-connect-perth-airport-to-new-metronet-airport-central-station |website=Metronet |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=26 November 2018 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906115647/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news-info/latest-news/news/category/forrestfield-airport-link/skybridge-to-connect-perth-airport-to-new-metronet-airport-central-station |url-status=live }}</ref> at a cost of $31 million. The Skybridge was funded partly from an $8.6 million contribution by Perth Airport and partly from the Forrestfield–Airport Link budget; the construction was managed by Perth Airport.<ref name="Airport master plan">{{cite web |title=Perth Airport Master Plan 2020 |url=https://www.perthairport.com.au/-/media/Files/CORPORATE/Planning-and-projects/Master-Plan/Master-Plan-2020/MP2020.pdf?rev=a4b6f3d1fc8b443abf69e8c8a084e017&hash=83CE4F0CD0D7FE3207B05DE2936CDEF2 |website=Perth Airport |access-date=22 February 2023 |date=April 2020 |pages=24, 120, 123 |archive-date=23 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223055241/https://www.perthairport.com.au/-/media/Files/CORPORATE/Planning-and-projects/Master-Plan/Master-Plan-2020/MP2020.pdf?rev=a4b6f3d1fc8b443abf69e8c8a084e017&hash=83CE4F0CD0D7FE3207B05DE2936CDEF2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ANCR">{{cite web |title=WA Project Feature: Perth Airport Skybridge |url=http://ancr.com.au/perth_airport_skybridge.pdf |website=Australian National Construction Review |access-date=23 February 2023 |archive-date=11 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311202513/https://ancr.com.au/perth_airport_skybridge.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
+During initial planning, the station was called Consolidated Airport station due to the planned consolidation of all passenger terminals to the precinct. The station was built by the [[Public Transport Authority (Western Australia)|Public Transport Authority]] (PTA) as part of the [[Forrestfield–Airport Link]] project, which involved the construction of {{convert|8|km|0}} of twin bored tunnels from [[High Wycombe, Western Australia|High Wycombe]] to [[Bayswater, Western Australia|Bayswater]] and two other stations: Forrestfield (later renamed High Wycombe) and Belmont (later renamed Redcliffe) stations.<ref name="PDP"/> The station was renamed to its present name in April 2016 upon the awarding of the main contract, worth [[A$]]1.176 billion, to a [[joint venture]] of [[Salini Impregilo]] and [[NRW Holdings|NRW Pty Ltd]] (SI/NRW). At the time the contract was signed, the station was expected to be in operation by 2020.<ref name="Media Statements 28 April 2016">{{cite web |title=Airport rail line negotiations completed |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2016/04/Airport-rail-line-negotiations-completed.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=16 July 2022 |date=28 April 2016 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716115601/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2016/04/Airport-rail-line-negotiations-completed.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Peter |title=Rail link worth $235m for NRW |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/rail-link-worth-235m-for-nrw-ng-ya-105283 |website=The West Australian |access-date=5 March 2023 |date=29 April 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305073232/https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/rail-link-worth-235m-for-nrw-ng-ya-105283 |url-status=live }}</ref> Weston Williamson and GHD Woodhead were appointed by SI/NRW as the designers of the three stations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunn |first1=Patrick |title=Weston Williamson, GHD Woodhead to design Perth airport link rail stations |url=https://architectureau.com/articles/weston-williamson-ghd-woodhead-to-design-perth-airport-link-rail-stations/ |website=Architecture Australia |access-date=12 February 2023 |date=10 October 2017 |archive-date=30 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130170445/https://architectureau.com/articles/weston-williamson-ghd-woodhead-to-design-perth-airport-link-rail-stations/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Perth Forrestfield Airport Link |url=https://www.westonwilliamson.com/projects/perth-forrestfield-airport-link |website=WestonWilliamson+Partners |access-date=12 February 2023 |archive-date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212085304/https://www.westonwilliamson.com/projects/perth-forrestfield-airport-link |url-status=live }}</ref> The construction of the Skybridge was under a different contract, awarded to [[Georgiou Group]] in late 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Perth Airport Pedestrian Skybridge |url=https://www.georgiou.com.au/projects/perth-airport-pedestrian-skybridge/ |website=Georgiou |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906115636/https://www.georgiou.com.au/projects/perth-airport-pedestrian-skybridge/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Skybridge to connect Perth airport to new Metronet Airport Central Station. |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news-info/latest-news/news/category/forrestfield-airport-link/skybridge-to-connect-perth-airport-to-new-metronet-airport-central-station |website=Metronet |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=26 November 2018 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906115647/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news-info/latest-news/news/category/forrestfield-airport-link/skybridge-to-connect-perth-airport-to-new-metronet-airport-central-station |url-status=live }}</ref> at a cost of $31 million. The Skybridge was funded partly from an $8.6 million contribution by Perth Airport and partly from the Forrestfield–Airport Link budget; the construction was managed by Perth Airport.<ref name="Airport master plan">{{cite web |title=Perth Airport Master Plan 2020 |url=https://www.perthairport.com.au/-/media/Files/CORPORATE/Planning-and-projects/Master-Plan/Master-Plan-2020/MP2020.pdf?rev=a4b6f3d1fc8b443abf69e8c8a084e017&hash=83CE4F0CD0D7FE3207B05DE2936CDEF2 |website=Perth Airport |access-date=22 February 2023 |date=April 2020 |pages=24, 120, 123 |archive-date=23 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223055241/https://www.perthairport.com.au/-/media/Files/CORPORATE/Planning-and-projects/Master-Plan/Master-Plan-2020/MP2020.pdf?rev=a4b6f3d1fc8b443abf69e8c8a084e017&hash=83CE4F0CD0D7FE3207B05DE2936CDEF2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ANCR">{{cite web |title=WA Project Feature: Perth Airport Skybridge |url=http://ancr.com.au/perth_airport_skybridge.pdf |website=Australian National Construction Review |access-date=23 February 2023 |archive-date=11 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311202513/https://ancr.com.au/perth_airport_skybridge.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In late 2016, work began on reorganising the airport's car park and car rental booths to make way for the Airport Central station construction site. The station box was planned to be excavated and constructed between March 2017 and February 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=This year has seen the project shift into construction phase, with SI-NRW awarded the major design and construct contract in April and starting construction works in November. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2016-end-of-year-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=16 December 2016 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091758/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2016-end-of-year-update |url-status=live }}</ref> During this time a [[headstone]] from the 1890s was discovered.<ref name="Project Update May 2017">{{cite web |title=Works are now underway across all four major construction sites to prepare for the start of tunnelling. At Forrestfield, our busiest site, excavation of the dive structure is progressing well and in the coming weeks will reach a depth of 14m. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/may-2017-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=5 May 2017 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091820/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/may-2017-update |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Acott |first1=Kent |title=Work uncovers baby's memorial, 125 years on |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/work-uncovers-babys-memorial-125-years-on-ng-b88473119z |website=The West Australian |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=23 May 2017 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170917/https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/work-uncovers-babys-memorial-125-years-on-ng-b88473119z |url-status=live }}</ref> Construction on the station began in May 2017,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barry |first1=Hannah |title=Works begin on underground Perth Airport Central Station |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/works-begin-on-underground-perth-airport-central-station-20170528-gwets7.html |website=WAtoday |url-access=limited |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=28 May 2017 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906115637/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/works-begin-on-underground-perth-airport-central-station-20170528-gwets7.html |url-status=live }}</ref> starting with the construction of [[diaphragm wall]]s.<ref name="Project Update May 2017"/> The station's design was released on 28 May 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Things are heating up on the project this month as we draw closer to the start of tunnelling. The first of our tunnel boring machines has arrived and is being assembled onsite at Forrestfield. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2017-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=6 June 2017 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091809/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2017-update |url-status=live }}</ref> The diaphragm walls were completed in July 2017,<ref name="2017 end of year update">{{cite web |title=Our tunnel boring machines are sprinting towards the end of the year with Grace having tunnelled more than 1300m and Sandy more than 500m. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2017-end-of-year-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=3 January 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091816/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2017-end-of-year-update |url-status=live }}</ref> allowing excavation to begin the following month.<ref>{{cite web |title=In the project's biggest milestone to date, the first of two tunnel boring machines has now begun its 8km underground journey from Forrestfield to Bayswater. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/august-2017-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=10 August 2017 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091823/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/august-2017-update |url-status=live }}</ref> Excavation was completed in January 2018 and construction of the concrete base [[Concrete slab|slab]] commenced the following month.<ref>{{cite web |title=We have hit the ground running this year with tunnelling progressing well and construction underway at the stations, cross-passages and emergency egress shafts. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/february-2018-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=12 February 2018 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170655/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/february-2018-update |url-status=live }}</ref> The base slab was completed by April 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=TBM Grace resumed tunnelling this month and has now successfully installed 1034 rings. The restart follows the completion of a comprehensive review into tunnelling operations. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/april-2018-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=19 April 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091814/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/april-2018-update |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In late 2016, work began on reorganising the airport's car park and car rental booths to make way for the Airport Central station construction site. The [[station box]] was planned to be excavated and constructed between March 2017 and February 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=This year has seen the project shift into construction phase, with SI-NRW awarded the major design and construct contract in April and starting construction works in November. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2016-end-of-year-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=16 December 2016 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091758/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2016-end-of-year-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> During this time a [[headstone]] from the 1890s was discovered.<ref name="Project Update May 2017">{{cite web |title=Works are now underway across all four major construction sites to prepare for the start of tunnelling. At Forrestfield, our busiest site, excavation of the dive structure is progressing well and in the coming weeks will reach a depth of 14m. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/may-2017-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=5 May 2017 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091820/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/may-2017-update |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Acott |first1=Kent |title=Work uncovers baby's memorial, 125 years on |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/work-uncovers-babys-memorial-125-years-on-ng-b88473119z |website=The West Australian |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=23 May 2017 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170917/https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/work-uncovers-babys-memorial-125-years-on-ng-b88473119z |url-status=live }}</ref> Construction on the station began in May 2017,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barry |first1=Hannah |title=Works begin on underground Perth Airport Central Station |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/works-begin-on-underground-perth-airport-central-station-20170528-gwets7.html |website=WAtoday |url-access=limited |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=28 May 2017 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906115637/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/works-begin-on-underground-perth-airport-central-station-20170528-gwets7.html |url-status=live }}</ref> starting with the construction of [[diaphragm wall]]s.<ref name="Project Update May 2017"/> The station's design was released on 28 May 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Things are heating up on the project this month as we draw closer to the start of tunnelling. The first of our tunnel boring machines has arrived and is being assembled onsite at Forrestfield. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2017-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=6 June 2017 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091809/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2017-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> The diaphragm walls were completed in July 2017,<ref name="2017 end of year update">{{cite web |title=Our tunnel boring machines are sprinting towards the end of the year with Grace having tunnelled more than 1300m and Sandy more than 500m. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2017-end-of-year-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=3 January 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091816/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2017-end-of-year-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> allowing excavation to begin on 14 July.<ref name="Annual Report 2017–2018">{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2017–2018 |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/28/AnnualReport/PTA-2017-18_AnnualReport.pdf |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=25 July 2023 |page=22 |date=2018 |archive-date=25 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725051336/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/28/AnnualReport/PTA-2017-18_AnnualReport.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Excavation was completed in January 2018 and construction of the concrete base [[Concrete slab|slab]] commenced the following month.<ref>{{cite web |title=We have hit the ground running this year with tunnelling progressing well and construction underway at the stations, cross-passages and emergency egress shafts. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/february-2018-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=12 February 2018 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170655/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/february-2018-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> The base slab was completed by April 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=TBM Grace resumed tunnelling this month and has now successfully installed 1034 rings. The restart follows the completion of a comprehensive review into tunnelling operations. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/april-2018-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=19 April 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091814/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/april-2018-update |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-The two [[tunnel boring machine]]s (TBMs) were planned to arrive at Airport Central station in late-February and late-March 2018, having tunnelled from High Wycombe.<ref name="2017 end of year update" /> This was delayed after the first TBM, ''Grace'', was stopped on 14 February following a ground disturbance issue.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Laschon |first1=Eliza |title=Perth Airport link tunnel borer machine shut down after 'ground disturbances' |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-19/perth-airport-tunnel-borer-shut-down/9564408 |website=ABC News |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=19 March 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091809/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-19/perth-airport-tunnel-borer-shut-down/9564408 |url-status=live }}</ref> This also caused the second TBM, ''Sandy'', to stop on 28 March so that it would not be tunnelling next to ''Grace''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Corlett |first1=Aaron |title=Forrestfield–Airport Link: Second tunnel boring machine comes to a halt |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/southern-gazette/forrestfield-airport-link-second-tunnel-boring-machine-comes-to-a-halt-c-844262 |website=PerthNow |agency=Southern Gazette |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=28 March 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091755/https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/southern-gazette/forrestfield-airport-link-second-tunnel-boring-machine-comes-to-a-halt-c-844262 |url-status=live }}</ref> The two TBMs restarted in April.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tunnel Boring Machines |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/tunnels-track/tunnel-boring-machines#Have-there-been-any-ground-disturbance-issues-since-tunnelling-commenced-178 |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091757/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/tunnels-track/tunnel-boring-machines#Have-there-been-any-ground-disturbance-issues-since-tunnelling-commenced-178 |url-status=live }}</ref> TBM ''Grace'' arrived at the station on 8 May 2018,<ref name="WAtoday 21 May 2018">{{cite web |title=Boring machines tunnel to new airport central station |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/boring-machines-tunnel-to-new-airport-central-station-20180521-p4zgj8.html |website=WAtoday |url-access=limited |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=21 May 2018 |archive-date=31 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531232510/https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/boring-machines-tunnel-to-new-airport-central-station-20180521-p4zgj8.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In one of the project's biggest milestones to date, TBM Grace broke through into the underground station box at Airport Central Station on the evening of Tuesday May 8, 2018. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/may-2018-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=11 May 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091806/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/may-2018-update |url-status=live }}</ref> and TBM ''Sandy'' arrived later that month.<ref name="WAtoday 21 May 2018"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Following TBM Grace's arrival at Airport Central Station on May 8, TBM Sandy also broke though into the station's underground box late last month. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2018-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=15 June 2018 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170659/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2018-update |url-status=live }}</ref> After undergoing maintenance, both TBMs left the station in July, tunnelling towards [[Redcliffe, Western Australia|Redcliffe]]. Construction on other elements of the station commenced after that,<ref>{{cite web |title=In another exciting project milestone, both TBMs have now left Airport Central Station to tunnel the 2.8km towards Redcliffe Station. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/july-2018-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=26 July 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091812/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/july-2018-update |url-status=live }}</ref> including staircases and infrastructure for the escalators and lifts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace has been very busy in 2018 reaching the halfway mark (3571m) of her underground journey in November, and clearing the airside environment in December. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2018-end-of-year-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=21 December 2018 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170650/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2018-end-of-year-update |url-status=live }}</ref>
+The two [[tunnel boring machine]]s (TBMs) were planned to arrive at Airport Central station in late-February and late-March 2018, having tunnelled from High Wycombe.<ref name="2017 end of year update" /> This was delayed after the first TBM, ''Grace'', was stopped on 14 February following a ground disturbance issue.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Laschon |first1=Eliza |title=Perth Airport link tunnel borer machine shut down after 'ground disturbances' |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-19/perth-airport-tunnel-borer-shut-down/9564408 |website=ABC News |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=19 March 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091809/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-19/perth-airport-tunnel-borer-shut-down/9564408 |url-status=live }}</ref> This also caused the second TBM, ''Sandy'', to stop on 28 March so that it would not be tunnelling next to ''Grace''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Corlett |first1=Aaron |title=Forrestfield–Airport Link: Second tunnel boring machine comes to a halt |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/southern-gazette/forrestfield-airport-link-second-tunnel-boring-machine-comes-to-a-halt-c-844262 |website=PerthNow |agency=Southern Gazette |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=28 March 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091755/https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/southern-gazette/forrestfield-airport-link-second-tunnel-boring-machine-comes-to-a-halt-c-844262 |url-status=live }}</ref> The two TBMs restarted in April.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tunnel Boring Machines |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/tunnels-track/tunnel-boring-machines#Have-there-been-any-ground-disturbance-issues-since-tunnelling-commenced-178 |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091757/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/tunnels-track/tunnel-boring-machines#Have-there-been-any-ground-disturbance-issues-since-tunnelling-commenced-178 |url-status=dead }}</ref> TBM ''Grace'' arrived at the station on 8 May,<ref name="WAtoday 21 May 2018">{{cite web |title=Boring machines tunnel to new airport central station |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/boring-machines-tunnel-to-new-airport-central-station-20180521-p4zgj8.html |website=WAtoday |url-access=limited |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=21 May 2018 |archive-date=31 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531232510/https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/boring-machines-tunnel-to-new-airport-central-station-20180521-p4zgj8.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In one of the project's biggest milestones to date, TBM Grace broke through into the underground station box at Airport Central Station on the evening of Tuesday May 8, 2018. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/may-2018-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=11 May 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091806/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/may-2018-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> and TBM ''Sandy'' arrived on 19 May.<ref name="Annual Report 2017–2018" /> After undergoing maintenance, both TBMs left the station in July, tunnelling towards [[Redcliffe, Western Australia|Redcliffe]]. Construction on other elements of the station commenced after that,<ref name="Annual Report 2017–2018" /><ref>{{cite web |title=In another exciting project milestone, both TBMs have now left Airport Central Station to tunnel the 2.8km towards Redcliffe Station. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/july-2018-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=1 September 2022 |date=26 July 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901091812/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/july-2018-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> including staircases and infrastructure for the escalators and lifts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace has been very busy in 2018 reaching the halfway mark (3571m) of her underground journey in November, and clearing the airside environment in December. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2018-end-of-year-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=21 December 2018 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170650/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2018-end-of-year-update |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-[[File:Airport Central railway station under construction, May 2020 04.jpg|thumb|right|Airport Central station under construction in May 2020|alt=Metal frame of the station's walls and roof with a concrete pouring crane in front]]
+[[File:Airport Central railway station under construction, May 2020 04.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|Airport Central station under construction in May 2020|alt=Metal frame of the station's walls and roof with a concrete pouring crane in front]]
-In November 2018, construction on the Skybridge started.<ref>{{cite web |title=Skybridge to link Airport Central train station to Perth Airport |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/transport/skybridge-to-link-airport-central-train-station-to-perth-airport-ng-b881031376z |website=The West Australian |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=25 November 2018 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108101132/https://thewest.com.au/news/transport/skybridge-to-link-airport-central-train-station-to-perth-airport-ng-b881031376z |url-status=live }}</ref> Construction on Airport Central station's steel structure and the concrete concourse slab began in early 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Concrete has been the big ticket item in the past month with slab pours taking place left, right and centre. A lot of construction work has become more visible now with above-ground structures starting to take shape across several of the sites. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/march-2019-update-12 |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=11 March 2019 |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316003957/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/march-2019-update-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> The {{convert|35|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} escalators were installed in May and June 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace and her crew reached another milestone earlier this week: completing 4.5km of tunnelling! |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/may-2019-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=2 May 2019 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170710/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/may-2019-update |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace arrived at Redcliffe Station last month, breaking through the one-metre-thick eastern station box wall to a cheering crowd of excited team members. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2019-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=9 June 2019 |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316003920/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2019-update |url-status=live }}</ref> In mid-2019, construction of the platform and ventilation structures at the eastern and western ends of the station began<ref>{{cite web |title=This week the team celebrated our second 130m-long tunnel boring machine (TBM) arriving at Redcliffe Station. TBM Sandy broke through into the underground station box at 9:30am on Saturday, July 6. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/july-2019-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=11 July 2019 |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316003905/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/july-2019-update |url-status=live }}</ref> and the modules for the Skybridge began to be lifted into place.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hastie |first1=Hamish |title=Walking on air: Perth Airport skybridge takes shape |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/walking-on-air-perth-airport-skybridge-takes-shape-20190702-p523cf.html |website=WAtoday |url-access=limited |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=2 July 2019 |archive-date=25 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925092309/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/walking-on-air-perth-airport-skybridge-takes-shape-20190702-p523cf.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=After being at the centre of attention for the last few months, both tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are now back in the ground and on their way to Bayswater. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/august-2019-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=13 August 2019 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170712/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/august-2019-update |url-status=live }}</ref> By November 2019, the concourse slab and the steel lift frames were complete<ref>{{cite web |title=There's been a lot happening around our project sites since the last update, including the first delivery of rail at Forrestfield Station. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/november-2019-update-1 |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=23 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123040259/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/november-2019-update-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Skybridge was connected to the station.<ref>{{cite web |title=It has been a year since we brought you news of tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace reaching the halfway point of tunnelling. Now, 12 months on, Grace is very close to completing her underground journey, with her twin sister TBM Sandy not far behind. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2019-end-of-year-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=17 December 2019 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170708/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2019-end-of-year-update |url-status=live }}</ref> The Skybridge achieved practical completion in early 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Airport Central Station |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/construction-sites/airport-central-station |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827230645/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/construction-sites/airport-central-station |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Construction of new train station at Perth airport one step closer with new skybridge connecting commuters to terminals nearing completion |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/infrastructure/construction-of-new-train-station-at-perth-airport-one-step-closer-with-new-skybridge-connecting-commuters-to-terminals-nearing-completion-ng-b881475965z |website=PerthNow |access-date=5 March 2023 |date=28 February 2020 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304221158/https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/infrastructure/construction-of-new-train-station-at-perth-airport-one-step-closer-with-new-skybridge-connecting-commuters-to-terminals-nearing-completion-ng-b881475965z |url-status=live }}</ref> By March 2020, the station was 70 percent complete and the roof was beginning to be installed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Construction of new train station at Perth airport one step closer with new skybridge connecting commuters to terminals nearing completion |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/infrastructure/construction-of-new-train-station-at-perth-airport-one-step-closer-with-new-skybridge-connecting-commuters-to-terminals-nearing-completion-ng-b881475965z |website=PerthNow |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=28 February 2020 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304221158/https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/infrastructure/construction-of-new-train-station-at-perth-airport-one-step-closer-with-new-skybridge-connecting-commuters-to-terminals-nearing-completion-ng-b881475965z |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In late July 2017, TBM Grace set off from Forrestfield to Bayswater, building the tunnel that will house the Forrestfield-bound trains. On February 18 tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace arrived at Bayswater Junction, marking a major milestone and the end of her 8km tunnelling journey. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/march-2020-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=9 March 2020 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318114343/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/march-2020-update |url-status=live }}</ref> The roof was mostly complete by June 2020, allowing work such as the fit-out of escalators and lifts<ref>{{cite web |title=The change of seasons has also brought about a new era for the project: life after tunnelling. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2020-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=8 June 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827230646/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2020-update |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The first kilometre of track has been laid between Redcliffe and Airport Central stations. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/august-2020-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=10 August 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827230719/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/august-2020-update |url-status=live }}</ref> and the installation of cladding along the walls to commence.<ref>{{cite web |title=Earlier this year we asked residents and businesses within the City of Kalamunda to choose their preferred name for the new line's terminus station. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/july-2020-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=3 July 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827230646/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/july-2020-update |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=While the majority of the new alignment is located underground, sections of track around High Wycombe Station and the adjacent stowage area, as well as at Bayswater Junction, are located at ground level. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/november-2020-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=10 November 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827230742/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/november-2020-update |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In November 2018, construction on the Skybridge started.<ref>{{cite web |title=Skybridge to link Airport Central train station to Perth Airport |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/transport/skybridge-to-link-airport-central-train-station-to-perth-airport-ng-b881031376z |website=The West Australian |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=25 November 2018 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108101132/https://thewest.com.au/news/transport/skybridge-to-link-airport-central-train-station-to-perth-airport-ng-b881031376z |url-status=live }}</ref> Construction on Airport Central station's steel structure and the concrete concourse slab began in early 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Concrete has been the big ticket item in the past month with slab pours taking place left, right and centre. A lot of construction work has become more visible now with above-ground structures starting to take shape across several of the sites. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/march-2019-update-12 |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=11 March 2019 |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316003957/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/march-2019-update-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The {{convert|35|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} escalators were installed in May and June 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace and her crew reached another milestone earlier this week: completing 4.5km of tunnelling! |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/may-2019-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=2 May 2019 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170710/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/may-2019-update |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace arrived at Redcliffe Station last month, breaking through the one-metre-thick eastern station box wall to a cheering crowd of excited team members. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2019-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=9 June 2019 |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316003920/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2019-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> In mid-2019, construction of the platform and ventilation structures at the eastern and western ends of the station began<ref>{{cite web |title=This week the team celebrated our second 130m-long tunnel boring machine (TBM) arriving at Redcliffe Station. TBM Sandy broke through into the underground station box at 9:30am on Saturday, July 6. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/july-2019-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=11 July 2019 |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316003905/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/july-2019-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the modules for the Skybridge began to be lifted into place.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hastie |first1=Hamish |title=Walking on air: Perth Airport skybridge takes shape |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/walking-on-air-perth-airport-skybridge-takes-shape-20190702-p523cf.html |website=WAtoday |url-access=limited |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=2 July 2019 |archive-date=25 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925092309/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/walking-on-air-perth-airport-skybridge-takes-shape-20190702-p523cf.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=After being at the centre of attention for the last few months, both tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are now back in the ground and on their way to Bayswater. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/august-2019-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=13 August 2019 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170712/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/august-2019-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> By November 2019, the concourse slab and the steel lift frames were complete<ref>{{cite web |title=There's been a lot happening around our project sites since the last update, including the first delivery of rail at Forrestfield Station. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/november-2019-update-1 |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=23 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123040259/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/november-2019-update-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Skybridge was connected to the station.<ref>{{cite web |title=It has been a year since we brought you news of tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace reaching the halfway point of tunnelling. Now, 12 months on, Grace is very close to completing her underground journey, with her twin sister TBM Sandy not far behind. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2019-end-of-year-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=17 December 2019 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716170708/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/2019-end-of-year-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Skybridge achieved practical completion in early 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Airport Central Station |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/construction-sites/airport-central-station |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827230645/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/construction-sites/airport-central-station |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Construction of new train station at Perth airport one step closer with new skybridge connecting commuters to terminals nearing completion |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/infrastructure/construction-of-new-train-station-at-perth-airport-one-step-closer-with-new-skybridge-connecting-commuters-to-terminals-nearing-completion-ng-b881475965z |website=PerthNow |access-date=5 March 2023 |date=28 February 2020 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304221158/https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/infrastructure/construction-of-new-train-station-at-perth-airport-one-step-closer-with-new-skybridge-connecting-commuters-to-terminals-nearing-completion-ng-b881475965z |url-status=live }}</ref> By March 2020, the station was 70 percent complete and the roof was beginning to be installed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Construction of new train station at Perth airport one step closer with new skybridge connecting commuters to terminals nearing completion |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/infrastructure/construction-of-new-train-station-at-perth-airport-one-step-closer-with-new-skybridge-connecting-commuters-to-terminals-nearing-completion-ng-b881475965z |website=PerthNow |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=28 February 2020 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304221158/https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/infrastructure/construction-of-new-train-station-at-perth-airport-one-step-closer-with-new-skybridge-connecting-commuters-to-terminals-nearing-completion-ng-b881475965z |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In late July 2017, TBM Grace set off from Forrestfield to Bayswater, building the tunnel that will house the Forrestfield-bound trains. On February 18 tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace arrived at Bayswater Junction, marking a major milestone and the end of her 8km tunnelling journey. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/march-2020-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=9 March 2020 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318114343/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/march-2020-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> The roof was mostly complete by June 2020, allowing work such as the fit-out of escalators and lifts<ref>{{cite web |title=The change of seasons has also brought about a new era for the project: life after tunnelling. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2020-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=8 June 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827230646/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/june-2020-update |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The first kilometre of track has been laid between Redcliffe and Airport Central stations. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/august-2020-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=10 August 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827230719/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/august-2020-update |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the installation of cladding along the walls to commence.<ref>{{cite web |title=Earlier this year we asked residents and businesses within the City of Kalamunda to choose their preferred name for the new line's terminus station. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/july-2020-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=3 July 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827230646/https://forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/july-2020-update |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=While the majority of the new alignment is located underground, sections of track around High Wycombe Station and the adjacent stowage area, as well as at Bayswater Junction, are located at ground level. |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/november-2020-update |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |access-date=6 September 2022 |date=10 November 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827230742/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/news-resources/display-article/november-2020-update |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 On 18 December 2018, state Transport Minister [[Rita Saffioti]] announced that the opening date of the project had been delayed from 2020 to 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Forrestfield Airport Link project delayed by one year after sinkhole strikes tunnel boring |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-18/perth-airport-link-delayed-by-one-year-after-sinkhole/10630416 |website=ABC News |access-date=16 July 2022 |date=18 December 2018 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716002922/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-18/perth-airport-link-delayed-by-one-year-after-sinkhole/10630416 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2021, Saffioti announced that the project had been delayed again, this time with the opening date being in the first half of 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hastie |first1=Hamish |title=WA's biggest rail project to be nearly two years overdue after more delays |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/wa-s-biggest-rail-project-to-be-nearly-two-years-overdue-after-more-delays-20210507-p57q0q.html |website=WAtoday |url-access=limited |access-date=16 July 2022 |date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719060011/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/wa-s-biggest-rail-project-to-be-nearly-two-years-overdue-after-more-delays-20210507-p57q0q.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Joint media statement – METRONET Bayswater Junction hits the switch |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/05/Joint-media-statement-METRONET-Bayswater-Junction-hits-the-switch.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=16 July 2022 |date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312212500/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/05/Joint-media-statement-METRONET-Bayswater-Junction-hits-the-switch.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the state budget on 12 May 2022, the government changed its position on the line's opening date, saying it would open some time later in the year.<ref>{{cite web |title=METRONET powering ahead with record $6 billion investment |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2022/05/METRONET-powering-ahead-with-record-6-billion-dollar-investment.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=14 May 2022 |date=12 May 2022 |archive-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726060009/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2022/05/METRONET-powering-ahead-with-record-6-billion-dollar-investment.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Zimmerman |first1=Josh |title=Forrestfield–Airport Link faces yet another delay as McGowan Government unable to confirm completion date |url=https://thewest.com.au/politics/state-politics/forrestfield-airport-link-faces-yet-another-delay-as-mcgowan-government-unable-to-confirm-completion-date--c-6789385 |website=The West Australian |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 May 2022 |date=14 May 2022 |archive-date=14 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514045308/https://thewest.com.au/politics/state-politics/forrestfield-airport-link-faces-yet-another-delay-as-mcgowan-government-unable-to-confirm-completion-date--c-6789385 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 16 August, the opening date was revealed to be 9 October 2022,<ref>{{cite web |title=All aboard: date set for opening of METRONET Forrestfield–Airport Link |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2022/08/All-aboard-date-set-for-opening-of-METRONET-Forrestfield-Airport-Link.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=16 August 2022 |date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816045140/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2022/08/All-aboard-date-set-for-opening-of-METRONET-Forrestfield-Airport-Link.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=de Kruijff |first1=Peter |title=Long-delayed $1.9b Forrestfield–Airport rail link to open in October |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/long-delayed-1-9b-forrestfield-airport-rail-link-to-open-in-october-20220816-p5baat.html |website=WAtoday |url-access=limited |access-date=16 August 2022 |date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816040958/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/long-delayed-1-9b-forrestfield-airport-rail-link-to-open-in-october-20220816-p5baat.html |url-status=live }}</ref> which is when the station did open.<ref>{{cite web |last1=David |first1=Ashleigh |title=Forrestfield–Airport Link project launched after a two-year delay |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-09/forrestfield-airport-link-project-launched-after-delays/101511000 |website=ABC News |access-date=6 January 2023 |date=9 October 2022 |archive-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213023107/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-09/forrestfield-airport-link-project-launched-after-delays/101511000 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Condon |first1=Alex |title=PM, Premier open 'historic' $1.86 billion Metronet airport rail line |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/pm-premier-open-historic-1-86-billion-metronet-airport-rail-line-20221009-p5bod5.html |website=WAtoday |url-access=limited |access-date=6 January 2023 |date=9 October 2022 |archive-date=30 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030103954/https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/pm-premier-open-historic-1-86-billion-metronet-airport-rail-line-20221009-p5bod5.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Services==
-[[File:Airport Central Station, Western Australia, 11 October 2022 44.jpg|thumb|right|Airport Central station platform|alt=Tiled underground platform with escalators and stairs in the middle]]
+[[File:Airport Central Station, Western Australia, 11 October 2022 44.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|Airport Central station platform|alt=Tiled underground platform with escalators and stairs in the middle]]
 Airport Central station is served by the [[Airport line, Perth|Airport line]] on the Transperth network.<ref name="System map" /> These services are operated by the PTA via its [[Transperth Train Operations]] division.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transperth |url=https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/our-services/transperth |website=Public Transport Authority |access-date=31 August 2022 |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005173906/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/our-services/transperth |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Transperth |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/about-us |website=Transperth |access-date=31 August 2022 |archive-date=8 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008135913/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/about-us |url-status=live }}</ref> To the east, the line terminates at the next station, High Wycombe. To the west, the line joins the Midland line two stations along at Bayswater, running along that line to Perth station, before running along the [[Fremantle line]] to terminate at [[Claremont railway station, Perth|Claremont station]].<ref name="System map">{{cite web |title=Train System Map |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Using%20Transperth/Transperth%20System%20Map.pdf |website=Transperth |access-date=31 August 2022 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816063012/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Asset/Documents/Using%20Transperth/Transperth%20System%20Map.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Airport line trains stop at the station every twelve minutes during [[peak hour|peak]] on weekdays and every fifteen minutes outside peak and on weekends and [[Public holidays in Australia|public holidays]]. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. The last train leaves at about 2{{nbsp}}am with the next train arriving approximately four to five hours later – 5:30{{nbsp}}am on weekdays in 2022<ref name="Timetable">{{cite web |title=Airport Line Train Timetable |date=10 October 2022 |url=https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Airport%20Line%2020221010.pdf |url-status=live |website=Transperth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902011917/https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablepdfs/Airport%20Line%2020221010.pdf |archive-date=2 September 2022 |access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref> – which has been criticised for not being early enough for [[fly-in fly-out]] workers, whose flights typically leave in the early morning. The Mining and Energy Union called for the government to tweak the train schedule. The transport minister has said that the line needs to be closed for maintenance overnight but that she would look at what could be done. The Airport line caters to about 80 percent of flights.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lynch |first1=Jacqueline |title=Perth's Forrestfield-Airport Link is open but WA's FIFO community want earlier trains |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-10/fifo-workers-say-new-train-not-early-enough/101519798 |website=ABC News |access-date=5 March 2023 |date=10 October 2022 |archive-date=5 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305081228/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-10/fifo-workers-say-new-train-not-early-enough/101519798 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The station was predicted to have average daily boardings of 6,100 upon opening,<ref name="Fact sheet">{{cite web |title=Airport Central Station fact sheet |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Forrestfield-Airport%20Link/Airport%20Central%20Station%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf |website=Metronet |access-date=6 January 2022 |date=September 2022 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009021419/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Forrestfield-Airport%20Link/Airport%20Central%20Station%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> rising to 11,000 in 2031.<ref name="PDP">{{cite web |title=Forrestfield–Airport Link Project Definition Plan – Summary |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/Portals/14/35127b%20PTA%20Forrestfield%20Airport%20Link_Summary_WEB.pdf |website=Forrestfield–Airport link |page=16 |date=August 2014 |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009021353/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/Portals/14/35127b%20PTA%20Forrestfield%20Airport%20Link_Summary_WEB.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The West Australian 2 June 2018">{{cite web |last1=Mercer |first1=Daniel |title=Surcharge ruled out for airport rail fares |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/transport/surcharge-ruled-out-for-airport-rail-fares-ng-b88852648z |website=The West Australian |access-date=31 August 2022 |date=2 June 2018 |archive-date=31 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831151133/https://thewest.com.au/news/transport/surcharge-ruled-out-for-airport-rail-fares-ng-b88852648z |url-status=live }}</ref> The journey to Perth station takes eighteen minutes.<ref name="Fact sheet" /><ref name="Timetable"/> The station is in fare zone two, and there is no surcharge.<ref name="Fact sheet" /><ref name="The West Australian 2 June 2018"/> South-west of the station is a bus stop which is used by [[rail replacement bus service]]s to Perth and High Wycombe as well as bus route 37, which travels to [[Oats Street railway station|Oats Street station]].<ref name="Map" />
+The station was predicted to have average daily boardings of 6,100 upon opening,<ref name="Fact sheet">{{cite web |title=Airport Central Station fact sheet |url=https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Forrestfield-Airport%20Link/Airport%20Central%20Station%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf |website=Metronet |access-date=6 January 2022 |date=September 2022 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009021419/https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/Portals/31/Project%20Documents/Forrestfield-Airport%20Link/Airport%20Central%20Station%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> rising to 11,000 in 2031.<ref name="PDP">{{cite web |title=Forrestfield–Airport Link Project Definition Plan – Summary |url=https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/Portals/14/35127b%20PTA%20Forrestfield%20Airport%20Link_Summary_WEB.pdf |website=Forrestfield–Airport Link |page=16 |date=August 2014 |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009021353/https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/Portals/14/35127b%20PTA%20Forrestfield%20Airport%20Link_Summary_WEB.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="The West Australian 2 June 2018">{{cite web |last1=Mercer |first1=Daniel |title=Surcharge ruled out for airport rail fares |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/transport/surcharge-ruled-out-for-airport-rail-fares-ng-b88852648z |website=The West Australian |access-date=31 August 2022 |date=2 June 2018 |archive-date=31 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831151133/https://thewest.com.au/news/transport/surcharge-ruled-out-for-airport-rail-fares-ng-b88852648z |url-status=live }}</ref> The journey to Perth station takes eighteen minutes.<ref name="Fact sheet" /><ref name="Timetable"/> The station is in fare zone two, and there is no surcharge.<ref name="Fact sheet" /><ref name="The West Australian 2 June 2018"/> South-west of the station is a bus stop which is used by [[rail replacement bus service]]s to Perth and High Wycombe as well as bus route 37, which travels to [[Oats Street railway station|Oats Street station]].<ref name="Map" />
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 ==External links==
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-*[https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Using-Transperth/Station-Facilities/Stations-Maps?sid=90 Airport Central Station] information page on the [[Transperth]] website
+*[https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Using-Transperth/Station-Facilities/Stations-Maps?sid=90 Airport Central station] information page on the [[Transperth]] website
-*[https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/construction-sites/airport-central-station Airport Central Station] information page on the [[Forrestfield–Airport Link]] website
+*[https://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/construction-sites/airport-central-station Airport Central station] information page on the [[Forrestfield–Airport Link]] website
+*[https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b6097379_36 Airport Central station animation] on the [[State Library of Western Australia]] website
-*{{YouTube|aVPMUs3l4AA|Airport Central Station animation}}
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