Clarkson railway station (officially Clarkson Station) is a commuter rail station in Clarkson, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Joondalup line, which is part of the Transperth network. Located in the median of the Mitchell Freeway, the station consists of an island platform connected to the west by a pedestrian footbridge. A six stand bus interchange and two carparks are located near the entrance. Planning for an extension of the Joondalup line north of Currambine railway station was underway by 1995. The government committed to an extension to Clarkson the following year, and a plan detailing the extension was released in 2000. The first contract for the project, a $14 million earthworks contract, was awarded to Brierty Contractors in March 2001. In April 2002, Barclay Mowlem and Alstom were awarded a contract worth $17 million to design and build the extension's rail infrastructure, and in November 2002, a $8.7million contract was awarded to Transfield for the construction of the station. The station opened on 4 October 2004, with five new Transperth B-series trains entering service that day. The following day, bus services in the area were realigned to feed into Clarkson station. On 3 September 2013, there was a minor train crash at Clarkson station. On 21 September 2014, an extension of the Joondalup line north to Butler railway station was opened. Clarkson station is from Perth railway station, with train journeys there taking 32 minutes. Train headways reach as low as five minutes during peak hour, with off peak services at 15 minute headways. There are six bus routes that serve Clarkson station. Description Clarkson railway station is in the median of the Mitchell Freeway along the Joondalup line. It is owned by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government agency, and is part of the Transperth system. The station is in Clarkson, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is , or a 32-minute train journey, from Perth railway station, placing the station in fare zone four. The next station to the north is Butler railway station, which is the terminus of the Joondalup line, and the next station to the south is Currambine railway station. The station consists of two platform faces on a single island platform. The platform is long, or long enough for a Transperth six-car train – the longest trains used on the network. The platforms are linked to