Belmont railway line, Western Australia

[2][3] In November 1885 a 65 chains (1.3 km) branch line was constructed from the Eastern Railway at Bayswater across the Swan River to the Perth Race Course, improving access to the Race Course.

[4] Initially a ferry service across the Swan River was provided for racegoers travelling to and from the Race Course by train,[5] which was replaced by a narrow footbridge by 1891.

[6] The branch line's construction immediately spawned proposals to construct a railway linking the Eastern Railway at Bayswater (via the branch line) to areas south of Perth, including Canning, Kelmscott, Woongong, Pinjarra, Bunbury, and Busselton.

[9] In 1897 the line was extended across the Swan River, and a new station built on the southern side of the Race Course.

[19][20] The Belmont Branch Railway Discontinuance and Land Revestment Act 1956, assented to on 7 December 1956, authorised the closure of the line.