ARMADALE'S ELEVATED TRAIN LINE MAKES WAY FOR PERTH'S NEWEST LINEAR PARK

Long Park will be a vibrant public space under the new elevated Armadale Line, with six hectares of flexible recreational spaces and parkland for the community to enjoy. Stretching from the new Carlisle Station to the new Beckenham Station, Long Park was shaped with feedback from the community and will include 14 new community spaces.

“Right across the world we’ve seen how rail corridors are redeveloped into usable public spaces for the community to enjoy, and the Armadale Line upgrades will be another great example of how we can transform these spaces and unlock new housing opportunities,” said Transport Minister Rita Saffioti.

The public spaces include:

• Mungyte Place | A multi-generational space with a range of activities including a playground, bocce court, performance lawn, BBQ area, exercise equipment and integrated artworks.

• Banksia Discovery Trail | A series of informal pathways and clearings woven through native planting to create an integrated nature play trail that tells the story of the banksia.

• Fitness Park | Fitness Park is an outdoor gym for programmed and individual exercise, providing accessible fitness equipment for circuit-style training.

• Puggle Playground | A nature playground that tells the story of the echidna through integrated First Nations artworks. Play opportunities include climbing structures, swings, tunnels and balance walks.

• Oats Street Youth Plaza | A youth plaza incorporating a 3 x 3 basketball court and a low-level hybrid skate park suitable for all skill levels.

• Railway Dog Park | A dog exercise area with two fenced zones featuring airlock gates, seating, informal agility elements and a drinking fountain. 

• Water HQ | A central gathering space and outdoor classroom for use by surrounding schools. Integrated artworks and interpretive signage tell the story of water across the site.

• Youran Playspace | A small seating and play space focusing on integrated First Nations artworks representing the bobtail lizard.

• Queens Park Community Hub | An inviting, flexible space nestled in the parklands. Located between Queens Park Station and the Railyard Playground, the wide­ open lawns, seating, BBQs and picnic tables provide opportunities for everyday use and a wide variety of events.

• Cannington Youth Plaza | A youth plaza incorporating a full-size futsal and basketball court, a netball court and a hybrid skate park.

• Railyard Playground | A playground that draws on the rich history of the train line with a focus on the timber transported from the south-west. Play opportunities include climbing structures, and an interpretive locomotive play element with slide and water play.

• Basin Park | A small park with seating around the Woodlupine Book designed to enhance the existing drain and create a vegetated basin.

• Beckenham Dog Park | A dog exercise area with seating.

• Wheels Park | A community space for activities including a bike pump track, and a wheels loop with integrated obstacles for skateboards, scooters and skates.

The park will also feature a 7km long public art trail with more than 20 public art pieces connecting the five new stations on the Armadale Line. The artworks by Western-Australian artists will be themed around Healing and Revealing, with the aim of fostering learning, storytelling and shared experiences while reflecting the unique elements of each area along the line.

Noongar shield designs have been etched into screenings and retaining walls, while First Nations designs will be integrated into paving, shelters and seating. Each station will have graphic patterns and text embedded into surfaces, with unique graphic designs appearing in activation zones, youth plazas and on 70 of the piers along the rail corridor to form part of the line-wide art trail.

"This project is not only delivering incredible new public transport infrastructure but extensive new parklands and public amenities that will activate this previously unused rail corridor," explained Cannington MLA Bill Johnston.

The works are expected to finish mid-2025.