4A. Authority to construct Morley‑Ellenbrook Line 3
4B. Authority to construct Armadale Line and Byford Rail Extension 3
Part 3 — Application of Metropolitan Region Scheme
Terms used 4
Planning approval not required for certain METRONET works 5
Schedule 1 — Line of Thornlie‑Cockburn Link
Schedule 2 — Line of Yanchep Rail Extension
Schedule 3 — Line of Morley‑Ellenbrook Line
Schedule 4 — Line of Armadale Line and Byford Rail Extension
Notes
Compilation table 10
Defined terms
Western Australia
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
An Act to authorise, as part of the METRONET plan, the construction of —
a railway from Beckenham junction to Cockburn (known as the Thornlie‑Cockburn Link); and
a railway from Butler to Yanchep (known as the Yanchep Rail Extension); and
a railway from Bayswater to Ellenbrook (known as the Morley Ellenbrook Line); and
a railway from Claisebrook Station to Mundijong (known as the Armadale Line and Byford Rail Extension),
and for related purposes.
[Long title amended: No. 1 of 2020 s. 4; No. 24 of 2022 s. 4.]
Part 1 — Preliminary
1. Short title
This is the Railway (METRONET) Act 2018.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Part 2 — Authority to construct METRONET railways
3. Authority to construct Thornlie‑Cockburn Link
A railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and facilities in connection with the railway, may be constructed and maintained along the line described in Schedule 1.
4. Authority to construct Yanchep Rail Extension
A railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and facilities in connection with the railway, may be constructed and maintained along the line described in Schedule 2.
4A. Authority to construct Morley‑Ellenbrook Line
A railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and facilities in connection with the railway, may be constructed and maintained along the line described in Schedule 3.
[Section 4A inserted: No. 1 of 2020 s. 5.]
4B. Authority to construct Armadale Line and Byford Rail Extension
A railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and facilities in connection with the railway, may be constructed and maintained along the line described in Schedule 4.
[Section 4B inserted: No. 24 of 2022 s. 5.]
Part 3 — Application of Metropolitan Region Scheme
5. Terms used
In this Part —
Bush Forever area means land identified as a Bush Forever area in accordance with the Metropolitan Region Scheme clause 25(1);
METRONET railway means a railway the construction and maintenance of which is authorised by Part 2;
METRONET works means works for the purpose of, or in connection with, a METRONET railway but does not include the construction or alteration of a railway station, or any related car parks, public transport interchange facilities or associated means of pedestrian or vehicular access;
Metropolitan Region Scheme has the meaning given in the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 4(1);
non‑railway land means —
(a) land reserved under the Metropolitan Region Scheme Part 3 for a public purpose other than railways; or
(b) land zoned under the Metropolitan Region Scheme Part 4;
Planning Commission means the Western Australian Planning Commission established by the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 7(1);
railway land means land reserved under the Metropolitan Region Scheme Part 3 for the purpose of railways;
Swan Valley Planning Scheme has the meaning given in the Swan Valley Planning Act 2020 section 3.
[Section 5 amended: No. 45 of 2020 s. 123; No. 41 of 2024 s. 21.]
6. Planning approval not required for certain METRONET works
Despite anything in the Metropolitan Region Scheme or the Swan Valley Planning Scheme, the following development may be commenced or carried out without the approval of the Planning Commission —
(a) METRONET works that involve the clearing of native vegetation on railway land in a Bush Forever area;
(b) METRONET works on non‑railway land.
[Section 6 amended: No. 45 of 2020 s. 124.]
Schedule 1 — Line of Thornlie‑Cockburn Link
[s. 3]
The line of the railway commences at a point 12.776 km along the Armadale railway line, at Beckenham junction and proceeds in a generally south westerly direction for a distance of 17.5 km to a point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 392267 East and 6445208 North, that is approximately 400 m north of the intersection of Armadale Road and Kwinana Freeway, Cockburn Central.
The course to be taken by the railway is shown as a red line on Public Transport Authority drawing no. 05‑C‑00‑0023 Rev B.
[Schedule 1 amended: No. 1 of 2020 s. 6.]
Schedule 2 — Line of Yanchep Rail Extension
[s. 4]
The line of the railway commences at a point 130 m north of existing Butler station (Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 376692 East and 6499335 North) 40.9 km from Perth along the Currambine‑Butler railway line and proceeds in a generally north westerly direction for a distance of 14.5 km to a point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 371222 East and 6511677 North, that is approximately 2 800 m north of the intersection of Marmion Avenue and Yanchep Beach Road, Yanchep.
The course to be taken by the railway is shown as a red line on Public Transport Authority drawing no. 14‑C‑00‑0004 Rev B.
[Schedule 2 amended: No. 1 of 2020 s. 7.]
Schedule 3 — Line of Morley‑Ellenbrook Line
[s. 4A]
[Heading inserted: No. 1 of 2020 s. 8.]
The line of the railway commences at a point 4.232 km along the Midland railway line, prior to Bayswater Station and proceeds in a generally easterly direction for a distance of approximately 1.0 km to a point near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 397968 East and 6468072 North, then proceeds in a generally northerly direction for a distance of approximately 7.6 km to a point near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 397555 East and 6475320 North, then proceeds in a generally easterly direction for a distance of approximately 4.5 km to a point near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 401684 East and 6475588 North, then proceeds in a generally northerly direction for a distance of approximately 8.3 km to a point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 401878 East and 6483339 North, that is approximately 60 m southwest of the intersection of The Parkway and Transit Way, Ellenbrook.
The course to be taken by the railway is shown as a red line on Public Transport Authority drawing no. 25‑C‑00‑0014 Rev B.
[Schedule 3 inserted: No. 1 of 2020 s. 8.]
Schedule 4 — Line of Armadale Line and Byford Rail Extension
[s. 4B]
[Heading inserted: No. 24 of 2022 s. 6.]
The line of the railway commences at a point 0 km at Claisebrook Station and proceeds along the Armadale Line railway in a generally south easterly direction for a distance of 20.9 km to a point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 406622 East and 6450046 North, adjacent to the intersection of Albany Highway and Ferres Drive, Gosnells, and then in a generally southerly direction for a distance of 21.2 km to a point, near Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates 405183 East and 6429246 North, that is approximately 110 m south of the intersection of Bishop Road and Soldiers Road, Mundijong, prior to the junction with the Kwinana‑Mundijong Freight Railway.
The course to be taken by the railway is shown as a red line on Public Transport Authority drawing no. 00‑C‑00‑0036 Rev A.
[Schedule 4 inserted: No. 24 of 2022 s. 6.]
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Notes
This is a compilation of the Railway (METRONET) Act 2018 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.
Compilation table
Short title
Number and year
Assent
Commencement
Railway (METRONET) Act 2018
34 of 2018
19 Nov 2018
19 Nov 2018
Railway (METRONET) Amendment Act 2020
1 of 2020
27 Feb 2020
27 Feb 2020 (see s. 2)
Swan Valley Planning Act 2020 Pt. 10 Div. 11
45 of 2020
9 Dec 2020
1 Aug 2021 (see s. 2(1)(e) and SL 2021/124 cl. 2)
Railway (METRONET) Amendment Act 2022
24 of 2022
16 Aug 2022
16 Aug 2022 (see s. 2)
Planning and Development Amendment (Metropolitan Region Scheme) Act 2024 Pt. 4
41 of 2024
29 Oct 2024
31 Mar 2025 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2024/251 cl. 2)
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
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