1979–1983 Fremantle railway line closure
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1979–1983 Fremantle railway line closure
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The railway passenger service between Perth and Fremantle was closed from 2 September 1979 to 29 July 1983 by the Charles Court government of Western Australia. The closure was deeply unpopular and became a key campaign issue in the 1982 state government election. Following a change of government, passenger services resumed on 29 July 1983. The re-opening of the railway was the beginning of a shift in metropolitan transport policy that saw bipartisan support for the revitalisation and expansion
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Railway service suspension in Western Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979%E2%80%931983_Fremantle_railway_line_closure
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2023-07-20T15:44:23Z
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