ˌɔn sˈɪkstiːn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, kˈæbᵻnət ɐpɹˈuːvd ɐ tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪnðə ɹˈeɪlweɪz ɹˈaʊt, fɹʌm ɐ spˈɜːɹ ˈɔf ðɪ ˈɑːɹmɐdˌeɪl lˈaɪn tʊ ɐ dᵻɹˈɛkt lˈaɪn sˈaʊθ fɹʌm pˈɜːθ.
On 16 July 2001, Cabinet approved a change in the railway's route, from a spur off the Armadale line to a direct line south from Perth.