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Kewdale Freight Terminal

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Land area
  
17,500m²

Annual TEU
  
330,000

Rail gauge
  
Standard gauge

Operator
  
Pacific National

No. of platforms
  
3

Kewdale Freight Terminal

Location
  
Kewdale, Western Australia

Address
  
Kewdale WA 6105, Australia

Similar
  
Abernethy Rd Before Rail Freig, Brookfield Rail ‑ Kewdale, Westnet Rail PTY Ltd, Qantas Freight, Sadleirs Logistics ‑ Head Offi

Kewdale Freight Terminal is a large intermodal rail facility in the Perth suburb of Kewdale, Western Australia.

Contents

Users

  • Pacific National yard and depot
  • Great Southern Rail provisioning
  • Transwa Prospector depot - opened April 2005
  • BP fuel siding
  • Sadliers Transport siding
  • Country Carriers siding
  • BlueScope Steel yard - moved to new facility in Forrestfield late 2005
  • Redevelopment plans

    All rail freight in and out of this terminal is moved on a single standard gauge track which crosses Daddow Road, and this level crossing has become a congestion headache for road users in the industrial area. In November 2005 the Federal Government announced A$11.5 million for the construction of an overpass at the level crossing.

    Numerous rail operators including Pacific National, Australian Railroad Group, Transwa and South Spur Rail Services share common sections of the yard which can also lead to congestion. Apart from the departure road, the yard is unsignalled. Track occupation of the common sections - north service road, eastern diagonal, and western diagonal - is manually managed by radio communications with WestNet Rail Eastern Train Control.

    References

    Kewdale Freight Terminal Wikipedia