As part of plans to expand
Fremantle Harbour, in 1954 the
Government of Western Australia announced plans to build a new
marshalling yard to replace a yard at Fremantle North Wharf. It opened in 1961 with a freight classification yard and terminal, two classification yards and 60 lever
signal box. In 1966, the yard was converted to
dual gauge as part of the conversion of the line from
Kalgoorlie. In 1967
lighting towers were installed. In 1986, the
American Broadcasting Company installed receiving and transmitting equipment to the top of the lighting towers for its
1987 America's Cup coverage. With altered traffic arrangements having resulted in dwindling traffic, work began in September 1988 to reduce the size of the yard. After the transfer of
CBH Group's grain handling facility to
Forrestfield in 1998, the yard was closed and the 17 hectare site was rezoned for urban redevelopment. In May 1999, a
Multiplex led consortium was selected to redevelop the site with four hectares to be for housing and 13 hectares as a coastal reserve. ==References==