Australind 2026 Journey

Australind 2026 - The new train journey

The Australind is a passenger rail service in Western Australia, departing from Perth railway station and arriving in Bunbury station daily.

The Australind has recently undergone a significant upgrade with completely new rolling stock based on the Transperth C class trains but being a Diesel version.

The Australind service can stop at the following stations:

Perth
Armadale
Byford
Mundijong
Serpentine
North Dandalup
Pinjarra
Waroona
Yarloop
Cookernup
Harvey
Brunswick Junction
Bunbury

We boarded the train at the Perth station for our first journey on the train. It was the first time ever for both Anthony and myself and mums second time since she was a child. Mum first traveled on the Australind train about 65 years ago (I've been told things have changed a little bit since then). Our train departed slightly late, and as a consequence arrived at Bunbury station about 40 minutes late. More about that on the next page!

The buffet service was great for a passenger train. The food was bog-stock standard quick reheat food, with good quality Mrs Macs pies, sausage rolls and a variety of other meals including a chicken roll, which again was more than good enough for the expected food on this type of service. One note, is that there are no warm Gluten Free items, which is something TransWA could certainly address easily.

There were also a reasonable selection of drinks available for purchase onboard the train, and you could purchase real coffee (not just instant). The staff were quite helpful on the journey, and the toilets were great.

There were also some sturdy bike racks and luggage storage areas. I can certainly see this being a popular service in Summer if it gains a reputation for on-time reliability.