Out with the old Accessibility for everyone - Public Transport Authority

Moving on to Meltham
Meltham Station will receive
surface treatments similar to those
taking place at MtLawley, but the
station building will remain.
Significant work will be done to the
pedestrian access at the southern end of
the station and it will be closed for about
nine weeks from mid-April. For five weeks
of this time (scheduled between May 19 and
June 24), the station will be closed so that
the platform edges can be replaced.
While the station is closed a bus will shuttle
passengers to and from Maylands Station.
Pick-up and drop-off points will be located
on both sides of Meltham Station. The stop
at Maylands Station will be on the Railway
Parade side.
The footbridge between Whatley Crescent
and Railway Parade will remain open.
Once the platform edges are done, the station
can re-open with work contained in the
middle of the platform – similar to Mt Lawley.
We will also be increasing the number of
car parking bays at the station.
Art in the community
You might be surprised to find that there is a wide range of public and
urban art across the rail network. (The PTA’s art catalogue is located
on the PTA website under Our System.)
Renowned Perth artist, designer and sculptor Gordon Mitchell is creating some public
artwork for Mt Lawley and Meltham.
Talking about Mt Lawley, Gordon said he enjoyed designing a work that will give the
station a special identity connecting people in a light-hearted and uplifting way.
“The sculpture aims to enrich the experiences of passengers and create a talking
point for them on the platform and in the train,” he said.
Attendees of Sculptures by the Sea (2009) at Cottesloe may be familiar with Gordon’s
sculpture Crab in the Works (below) or the Mirvac-commissioned entrance statement
at Meadow Springs.
Gordon is now toiling away in his hills
studio designing and sculpting artworks
that will add a sense of life to the
stations’ precincts.
Below: Gordon Mitchell (left) with LKS
Constructions site manager Vern King.
Above: Meltham Station closure - shuttle bus
service between Maylands and Meltham Stations.
Further information
Further information on the
upgrade project is available from
projects@pta.wa.gov.au
For timetable, route planning
or passenger assistance, visit
Transperth’s website at www.
transperth.wa.gov.au or phone
13 62 13.
To look at the PTA’s Disability
Access and Inclusion Plan,
visit the PTA website and go to
Publications and Policies.
pta.wa.gov.au