Maylands railway station is a station in Maylands, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Midland line and Airport line, between Mount Lawley station and Meltham station. It is , or 8 minutes by train, from Perth station. Services on each line run every 12 minutes during peak and every 15 minutes between peak for a combined frequency of a train every 6 minutes during peak and every 7.5 minutes outside peak. The station first opened in 1896 with two side platforms. It was rebuilt as an island platform in the mid to late 1960s, as the Midland line was being converted from narrow gauge to dual gauge, which was not compatible with the side platforms. Maylands station underwent a refurbishment in 2001, in which disability access was improved and the station and surrounding area were beautified. Description Maylands railway station is in the Perth suburb of Maylands, Western Australia. It is located between Whatley Crescent to the south, and Railway Parade to the north, at the intersection of Eighth Avenue, in the Maylands town centre. It is , or an 8 minute train journey from Perth railway station. The adjacent railway stations are Mount Lawley towards Perth, Meltham towards Midland and High Wycombe. The station consists of a single island platform with two platform faces. The platform is approximately long, or long enough for a Transperth 4 car train, but not long enough for a 6 car train. The track through the station is dual gauge. Transperth services operate on narrow gauge; standard gauge trains do not stop at the station. At the west end of the platform is a pedestrian subway, accessible from the platform by stairs or a ramp. The subway links the platforms to both sides of the railway, and is the only entrance to the station. The station has a transit officer booth and a bike shelter. There are 81 Transperth parking bays. History A siding opened in 1896 as "15 Mile Siding". It was known as "Falkirk" between 1897 and 1899, after Falkirk, Scotland, the birthplace of Mephan Ferguson. A small branch line existed near the station, which lead to the Ferguson Pipe Factory, located near the present day Ferguson Street and Caledonian Avenue. Tenders were called for the construction of a station house in August 1899, with a contract worth £1,133 being awarded. Upon opening later that year, the station