Also known as the Parkerville deviation, Second Route via Swan View, John Forrest National Park, Hovea, Parkerville and Stoneville, through to Mount Helena opened on 1 July 1896, within a decade after the First Route. Its grades were less strenuous and the line didn't suffer from the more serious problems of the first route. The line was originally only a single track and featured Western Australia's first (and only until 1990) railway tunnel. As traffic increased the newer route was duplicated, with the second track bypassing the tunnel, resulting in a slightly longer journey for trains heading across the Darling Scarp. The Second Route eventually closed on 13 February 1966.
| Station | Notes |
|---|---|
| Bellevue | Named 24 May 1897 - also branch line to Helena Vale Racecourse - the stopping place for Blackboy Hill Camp during World War I (not Swan View). |
| Swan View | Station opened 1921, closed 1962. Some maps and plans include a stopping place east of the Swan View Tunnel known as Tunnel Junction(15 miles 41c.) |
| National Park | |
| Hovea | |
| Parkerville | |
| Stoneville | |
| Mount Helena | |
| Chidlow | |
| Wooroloo | |
| Werribee | |
| Wundowie | |
| Coates | |
| Baker's Hill | |
| Clackline | |
| Mokine | |
| Spencer's Brook | |
| Spring Hill | |
| Northam |
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