Perth Marshalling Yard was a marshalling yard to the west of Perth railway station in Perth, Western Australia.
The origins and development of the yard can be seen in considerations of the 1899 Royal Commission into the early stages of city railway traffic and the related joint select committee on the bridges over William Street (the Horseshoe Bridge) and Melbourne Road (which did not eventuate).
The yard included access to the Perth Metropolitan Markets and other adjacent industrial sites. It had three McKenzie & Holland mechnical lever interlocking signal boxes; box A with 27 levers, box B 120 levers and box C with 85 levers.Suburban Railways of Perth Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 164 June 1951 page 84
It closed on 2 October 1970 after the opening of Forrestfield Marhalling Yard.Big Changes on October 5 WAGR News Letter September 1970 page 1Modern Handling Methods in Kewdale's New Outer Shed Western Australian Railway Institute Magazine October 1970 page 40 In April 1973, the Wellington Street bus station opened on part of the former yard.Premier Sees Facilities Need MTT Quarterly April 1973 page 3City bus station on site of former rail freight yard Truck & Bus Transportation July 1973 page 28
Other parts of the yard were redeveloped as part of the Perth City Link project.Perth City Link Rail Master Plan Public Transport Authority March 2010
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