Emirates Western Force v Highlanders
Saturday 16 May 2009
Subiaco Oval
Kick Off at 7.45pm
Your ticket to the rugby is also your ticket for Transperth
To plan your journey, click here for the Transperth JourneyPlanner or call the Transperth InfoLine on 13 62 13 (TTY: 9428 1999, TIS 13 14 50).
Event & ticket information
Your ticket to the rugby includes travel on all Transperth services for three hours before, during and three hours after the game*. Simply show your ticket to the driver or inspector.
*Patrons collecting tickets at Subiaco Oval are entitled to travel from the game only. Post-event travel is subject to last timetabled services.
The following additional Transperth services will operate on the day:
Trains
To rugby
Catch the train to West Leederville Station. Train services on all lines will be operating a normal Saturday timetable with shuttle services to West Leederville Station from 6.07pm.
From Perth Station: Rugby specials from platform 7 will depart on a regular basis between 6.07pm and 7.45pm.
Special notice to rugby passengers: Rugby passengers are asked to only catch rugby specials from platform 7 and not timetabled Fremantle Line services departing from platform 8.
Special notice to Fremantle Line passengers: Between 6.00pm and 7.30pm, all Fremantle Line services will depart from platform 8 at Perth Station.
Mandurah Line passengers can avoid transferring at Perth Station by catching one of the following rugby special services:
- Departing Cockburn Station at 6.16pm, 6.31pm, 6.46pm, 7.01pm and 7.16pm. These rugby special services travel all stops to Canning Bridge Station then express to West Leederville Station.
- Departing Mandurah Station at 6.00pm and 6.30pm. These rugby special services travel all stops to Canning Bridge Station then express to West Leederville Station.
Joondalup Line passengers can also avoid transferring at Perth Station by alighting at Leederville Station, which is a 10-15 minute walk from Subiaco Oval.
From rugby
Passengers are asked to use West Leederville Station and not Subiaco Station for rugby special services. Normal timetabled services will operate on the Fremantle Line, with shuttle services from West Leederville Station from 9.38pm.
Mandurah Line rugby specials (Departing West Leederville Station western platform). Rugby special services depart at 9.39pm and 9.50pm. Mandurah Line rugby special services travel express to Canning Bridge Station then all stops to Mandurah Station. Following these special services, passengers will need to catch regular timetabled services from West Leederville Station (platform 1) and transfer at Perth Station.
Perth shuttles for Armadale/Thornlie, Joondalup and Midland lines (Departing West Leederville Station). These shuttles travel all stops to Perth Station with transfers as follows:
Joondalup Line: Perth Underground Station (enter from the underpass at Perth Station – west end of platform 2)
- 9.45pm (Platform 1): Joondalup timetabled service, all stops to Clarkson, 3 car set
- 10.05pm (Platform 1): Rugby special service, all stops to Clarkson, 6 car set
- 10.15pm (Platform 1): Joondalup timetabled service, all stops to Clarkson, 6 car set.
Armadale Line: Platform 5, Perth Station*
- 10.02pm (Platform 5): Armadale timetabled service, stopping all stations, 4 car set
- 10.10pm (Platform 5): Rugby special services, stopping all stations, 4 car set.
Thornlie Line: Platform 4, Perth Station*
- 9.54pm (Platform 4): Thornlie timetabled service, stopping all stations, 4 car set
* Passengers are advised that the Armadale and Thornlie lines will be closed after the above mentioned services and rail replacement buses will operate from this time. Please click here for further information.
Midland Line: Platform 9, Perth Station
- 9.55pm (Platform 9): Rugby special service, stopping all stations, 4 car set
- 10.00pm (Platform 9): Midland timetabled service, stopping all stations, 4 car set
- 10.30pm (Platform 9): Midland timetabled service, stopping all stations, 4 car set.
Fremantle Line: Passengers are asked to use West Leederville Station and not Subiaco Station. Normal timetabled services will operate on the Fremantle Line, with extra capacity and shuttle services from West Leederville Station from 9.38pm. Trains will stop at Loch and Grant St Stations according to a Saturday K pattern timetable as well as rugby specials.
Buses
To rugby
The following rugby special bus services will operate to the game:
- From Karrinyup Shopping Centre (stand 5): Route 616 departing at 6.30pm and 6.45pm.
- From Curtin University Bus Station (stand 7): Route 615 departing at 6.45pm.
- From Morley Bus Station (stand B2): Route 611 departing at 6.30pm and 6.45pm.
From rugby
After the match, rugby special buses will depart from the following locations:
- To Karrinyup: Salvado Rd, near St Josephs Church.
- To Curtin: Roberts Rd, in the carpark adjacent to Kitchener Park
- To Morley: Roberts Rd, near Kitchener Park.
Last buses leave 20 minutes after the completion of the match.