This article contains a list of Perth railway station platform arrangements.
Prior to opening of Thornlie spur line
The following arrangements were in place from the opening of the Joondalup Line on 21 March 1993 until 8 August 2005, when weekday services commenced on the Thornlie Line: Platform 1: (Whitfords Shuttle) to Whitfords, weekdays only Platform 2: to Clarkson Platform 3: to Bunbury, operated by Transwa Platform 4: set down only Platform 5: set down only Platform 6: to Armadale Platform 7: to Fremantle Platform 8: Not in regular use, to Fremantle on special events Platform 9: to Midland
Opening of Thornlie spur line
The following arrangements were in place from 8 August 2005 until 13 October 2007, when the new underground platforms opened:
Opening of Perth Underground and Mandurah railway line
From 13 October 2007, platforms were re-numbered so that there were still 9 platforms with the 2 new platforms at Perth Underground. Old Platform 1 is no longer in use, likewise for old Platform 5. Old Platform 2 became Platform . Platforms and were reallocated to Perth Underground.
The following arrangements were in place from 14 October 2007 until 4 December 2010, when stage 1 of the Perth City Link project commenced:
Perth City Link: Stage 1
The following arrangements were in place from 5 December 2010 until 30 July 2011 during the stage 1 of the Perth City Link project:
Perth City Link: Stage 2
The following arrangements were in place from 31 July 2011 until 20 August 2012 during stage 2 of the Perth City Link project:
Perth City Link: Stage 3
The following arrangements were in place from 20 August 2012 until 20 May 2013 during stage 3 of the Perth City Link project:
Perth City Link: Stage 4
The following arrangements were in place from 20 May 2013 until 18 July 2013 during stage 4 of the Perth City Link project and until the new Fremantle railway line tunnel was completed:
Completion of Fremantle railway line tunnel
The following are arrangements from 18 July 2013 after the completion of the new Fremantle railway line tunnel:
Platform 4 upgrade
From 13 October 2013 until 15 December 2013, Platform 4 was not in use while undergoing upgrade. Thus, Thornlie line operated from Platform 6 on the said dates.
Midland Line permanent platform change
From 16 December 2013 onwards, Midland railway line operates from Platform 9 permanently. Moreover, Thornlie railway line returns operation in Platform 4 following the platform upgrade.
Reversal of Midland Line permanent platform change
From 25 August 2014 the Midland Line reverted to Platform 8.
Midland Line permanent platform change
From 16 December 2013 onwards, Midland railway line operates from Platform 9 permanently. Moreover, Thornlie railway line returns operation in Platform 4 following the platform upgrade.
Reversal of Midland Line permanent platform change
From 25 August 2014 the Midland Line reverted to Platform 8.
2019 stopping pattern removal
From September 2019 some stopping patterns for Fremantle and Midland lines were removed.
Current arrangement
In April 2023, the Bayswater station was closed so a new one could be built. As a result, all trains travelling to Midland and High Wycombe do not stop there.