Glendalough Railway Station - History

History

The station was built over the period 1990-1992, for the opening of the original Joondalup Line. As the suburb of Glendalough was named after the famous monastery of Glendalough in County Wicklow, Ireland, the initial trains on the line announced the station as "Glenda-lock", rather than the "Glenda-loe" pronunciation that had become common amongst Australian English speakers in Perth. When the tape was re-recorded in the late 1990s, its pronunciation was brought into line with common usage.

With the introduction in October 2004 of the Transperth B-series trains (pictured), the announcement was changed to: "The next station is Glendalough. Alight at Glendalough to transfer to bus services for Scarborough." This was replaced with the opening of the Mandurah Line with the standard message, however, trains stopping at Glendalough still mention "Transfer here for Scarborough bus services." Glendalough is the only non-terminal station on any line to have an extended announcement of this type. This followed a public consultation period in late 2003 after Transperth and the State Government proposed to change the name of the station to Scarborough Beach Road Station. It was largely rejected by the community and the plan was abandoned.