Ballajura railway station

Ballajura station is in Whiteman, a north-western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, just outside the eastern boundary of Ballajura. The region is bounded by Tonkin Highway to the west, Marshall Road to the south, and Beechboro Road North to the east and north. The station is on the Ellenbrook line, which is owned by the Public Transport Authority, a state government agency. It is part of the Transperth system. Before construction, the Ballajura station site was vacant rural land, with the nearest residential and industrial areas on the other side of Tonkin Highway and/or Marshall Road. The first planned development in the area was the Perth Film Studios, a screen production facility, which started construction in January 2024 and was opened in January 2026. To the west of the station, on the other side of Tonkin Highway, is the residential area of Ballajura, ==History==

During planning and construction, Ballajura station was known as Malaga station Constructing the Ellenbrook line by 2023 as part of the Metronet project was committed to by the Labor Party before it won the 2017 state election. The route of the Ellenbrook line was officially confirmed in August 2019. It had the line running in the median strip of Tonkin Highway north from Bayswater, exiting north of Marshall Road to travel east, with Ballajura station located in the land bounded by Tonkin Highway, Marshall Road, and Beechboro Road North. The A$753million main construction contract for the Morley–Ellenbrook line was awarded to the MELconnx Consortium, consisting of Laing O'Rourke, in October 2020. Early works for Ballajura station were underway by August 2021, starting with the set up of site compounds. The first concept designs for the station were revealed in September 2021. The station was designed by lead architects Woods Bagot. Initially, no footbridge to connect Ballajura station to its namesake suburb was planned, but in November 2022, it was announced that a footbridge would be constructed by the Tonkin Gap Alliance, the same alliance that was doing the enabling works for the Morley–Ellenbrook line along Tonkin Highway. The footbridge was a result of a community survey undertaken by Metronet in 2021. By November 2022, construction on Ballajura station's foundations was underway, and piling for the Beechboro Road North bridge was complete. In mid-2023, the roof on the upper level of Ballajura station was being installed. Construction on the station and footbridge had finished by July 2024, when it was announced that the station would be named Ballajura instead of Malaga. The station and the rest of the line were officially opened on Sunday, 8 December 2024 by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Premier Roger Cook and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti, with community events held at each of the five new stations. ==Services==

Train services Ballajura station serves the Ellenbrook line services, which will run between Ellenbrook station and Perth station. Platforms ==References==