Today, the Transperth train system operates across eight main lines: the Airport Line, Armadale Line, Ellenbrook Line, Fremantle Line, Mandurah Line, Midland Line, Thornlie-Cockburn Line, and Yanchep Line. Together, these lines connect the Perth CBD with the northern suburbs, southern corridor, eastern suburbs, Fremantle, Perth Airport and newer growth areas such as Ellenbrook, making rail one of the easiest and cheapest ways for everyone, including visitors and tourists to move around the city.

Airport Line

The Airport Line connects central Perth with the airport corridor via Redcliffe, Airport Central and High Wycombe. For visitors, it is the key rail route for reaching Perth Airport terminals via Airport Central Station and the airport shuttle connection, as well as the eastern suburbs.

Armadale Line

The Armadale Line runs south-east from central Perth through suburbs including Victoria Park, Perths NEW Stadium, the Casino, Cannington, Gosnells and Armadale, and services have also been extended toward Byford as part of the wider corridor. It is useful for travellers heading to Perth’s south-eastern suburban centres rather than coastal or airport areas.

Ellenbrook Line

The Ellenbrook Line links central Perth with the north-eastern suburbs, including Morley, Noranda, Ballajura, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook. It is the main rail option for visitors staying in or visiting Perth’s newer north-eastern growth areas.

Fremantle Line

The Fremantle Line runs west from the city through the inner-western suburbs to Fremantle. It is the main rail route for visitors and whomever is going to Fremantle’s port, the heritage precinct, dining hot spots, foodie areas and the nearby west coasts suburbs.

Mandurah Line

The Mandurah Line runs south from central Perth through major stations including Canning Bridge, Bull Creek, Murdoch, Cockburn Central, Warnbro, Rockingham and Mandurah. Its the main rail line heading south along Perth’s southern corridor and is especially useful for travelling down to Margaret River.

Midland Line

The Midland Line connects central Perth with the eastern suburbs through stations such as East Perth, Bassendean, Guildford and Midland. It is the main rail route for travellers heading to Perth’s inner-east and the historic Midland-Guildford area.

Thornlie-Cockburn Line

The Thornlie-Cockburn Line is an east-west suburban connector linking Thornlie and Cockburn Central via Nicholson Road and Ranford Road. For tourists and visitors, this line provides a cross-suburban connection in the south-east without requiring travel back through central Perth.

Yanchep Line

The Yanchep Line runs north from central Perth through the Joondalup corridor and onward to Clarkson, Alkimos and Yanchep. It is the main rail route for Perth’s northern suburbs and the outer-northern growth corridor.

Many of Perth’s train stations also accommodate connecting buses to other locations, making Perth’s rail system more flexible with interaction between train and bus services.

For tickets, visitors can still buy cash tickets from ticket machines at train stations, and those machines accept cash and card payments. Transperth also uses SmartRider, its reusable travel card, and now accepts contactless Visa and Mastercard payments, including digital wallets, across the network. Perth has also moved to a simplified Go Anywhere Fare, which makes public transport easier for visitors by removing the old zonal complexity. If you travel on Perth trains without a valid ticket you can be fined.

The Perth city Main Terminal is located on Wellington Street in the Perth CBD and timetables are available at the terminal. Train timetables and information are also available from Transperth Information centres located at the Wellington Street Bus Station on Wellington St in the Perth CBD, the Esplanade Busport on Mounts Bay Road Perth, and the Plaza Arcade between Hay and Murray St Perth.

Perths (FULL) Transit Rail Network Map

Perth trains are also fully accessible for wheelchairs with wide entrance doors and open spacious carriages to accommodate wheelchairs.