Cranbourne railway station

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Cranbourne
PTV commuter rail station
Cranbourne Railway Station.jpg
Southbound view from Platform 1, with two Comeng trains on both platforms, in August 2014,
General information
LocationStation Street,
Cranbourne, Victoria 3977
City of Casey
Australia
Coordinates38°06′00″S 145°16′52″E / 38.1000°S 145.2811°E / -38.1000; 145.2811Coordinates: 38°06′00″S 145°16′52″E / 38.1000°S 145.2811°E / -38.1000; 145.2811
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Cranbourne
Distance45.12 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operatorsMetro Trains
Connections11 bus routes
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking641
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled accessYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeCBE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 October 1888; 135 years ago (1888-10-01)
RebuiltNovember 2008
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (March 1995)
Passengers
2008–2009565,958[1]
2009–2010626,873[1] Increase 10.76%
2010–2011686,372[1] Increase 9.49%
2011–2012684,704[1] Decrease 0.24%
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–2014600,142[1] Decrease 12.35%
Services
Preceding station File:Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Merinda Park
towards Flinders Street or Dandenong
 Cranbourne line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Line open   South Gippsland line   Clyde
Track layout
Legend
to Merinda Park
Camms Road
(Removing by 2024)
1
2
Former South Gippsland line

Cranbourne railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Cranbourne line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne, and it opened on 1 October 1888.[2]

History

Cranbourne station opened on 1 October 1888, as a station on the South Gippsland line that, until 24 July 1993, was serviced by V/Line services to Leongatha.[3]

Between March 1920 and June 1956, trains regularly ran from a series of sidings about a mile south of the station, dispatching between ten and thirty trucks per week loaded with locally mined construction-quality sand.[4]

In 1959, flashing light signals were provided at the former South Gippsland Highway level crossing, which is located at the Down end of the station.[2]

A water tank that was located within the former train yard was removed in early 1973.[5]

In 1981, flashing light signals were provided at the Camms Road level crossing, located nearby in the Up direction.[2] Boom barriers were provided during the electrification of the line.

In November 1993, Train Order Working replaced Electric Staff safeworking to Cranbourne, then on 24 March 1995, the electrification and power signalling on the line was commissioned from Dandenong.[6][7] Prior to opening, the original station building was removed on 8 February 1994 by the Mornington Railway Preservation Society,[8] whilst the former goods shed and a number of tracks were removed by August 1994.[9]

The last regular train ran beyond Cranbourne on 15 January 1998, when the Koala Siding (near Nyora) to Spotswood sand train ceased operation.[10]

In April 2008, work started on the construction of six train stabling sidings at Cranbourne, to enable more trains to run on the line at peak times without duplicating the line. The works were completed in November 2008.[2][11] As part of these works, the station and bus interchange received an upgrade.[12]

As part of the Liberal – National Coalition's 2018 Victorian state election campaign, a pledge was made to extend the Cranbourne line to the suburb of Clyde.[13]

On 30 November 2018, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Camms Road level crossing, located in the Up direction of the station, will be grade-separated.[14][15] On 25 June 2021, designs for the level crossing were revealed. It will involve raising Camms Road over the railway line via an overpass.[16]

The Level Crossing Removal Project is also in the process of duplicating the railway line between Cranbourne and Dandenong.[17] Major works started in 2020, and was completed by 13 February 2022, a year ahead of schedule.[18][19] The duplication also involved a new timetable for the Cranbourne line, with trains operating roughly every 10 minutes in the morning peak.[19]

Facilities, platforms and services

Cranbourne has one island platform with two faces. The station building features a customer service window, two enclosed waiting rooms and toilets. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Cranbourne line services.[20]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

It is planned to connect the Cranbourne line to the Sunbury line, through the new Metro Tunnel, in late 2025.

Transport links

Cranbourne Transit operates eight routes via Cranbourne station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Cranbourne station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. ^ a b c d Cranbourne Vicsig
  3. ^ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 77–82.
  4. ^ Mark Cauchi (February 2019). "Rails Through the Dunes - The Cranbourne Sand Sidings, Part Two". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 38–51.
  5. ^ "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1973. p. 54.
  6. ^ "Cranbourne Electrification Opened" Railway Digest May 1995 page 16
  7. ^ Fiddian, Mark (1997). Trains, Tracks, Travellers. A history of the Victorian Railways. South Eastern Independent Newspapers. p. 154. ISBN 1-875475-12-5.
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1994. p. 250.
  9. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1994. p. 317.
  10. ^ "Farewell - The Sand Train". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1998. pp. 71–76.
  11. ^ "Media Release: Cranbourne Station Train Stabling Project on Track". Minister for Public Transport Media Release. www.dpc.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  12. ^ $37m train transformation Cranbourne News. Retrieved 2014-09-23
  13. ^ "Matthew Guy pledges nearly $500m to extend Cranbourne train line". 11 July 2018.
  14. ^ "More level crossing removals on the way". Level Crossing Removal Project. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Camms Road, Cranbourne". Level Crossing Removal Project. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Designs released for Camms Road". Level Crossing Removal Project. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  17. ^ Cranbourne Line Upgrade Level Crossing Removal Project
  18. ^ Works ramping up on the Cranbourne Line Upgrade Level Crossing Removal Project
  19. ^ a b "Cranbourne Line duplicated, Greens Road crossing removed and new station open". Level Crossing Removal Project. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. ^ "791 Frankston Station - Cranbourne Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. ^ "792 Cranbourne Station - Pearcedale". Public Transport Victoria.
  23. ^ "795 Warneet - Cranbourne". Public Transport Victoria.
  24. ^ "796 Cranbourne Station - Clyde". Public Transport Victoria.
  25. ^ "798 Cranbourne Park SC - Selandra Rise". Public Transport Victoria.
  26. ^ "893 Cranbourne Park SC - Dandenong Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  27. ^ Victoria, Public Transport. "897 Clyde North - Lynbrook Station via Cranbourne Park SC (From 28-08-2022)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  28. ^ "898 Cranbourne East - Cranbourne Station via Cranbourne Park SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  29. ^ "760 Cranbourne - Seaford". Public Transport Victoria.
  30. ^ "841 Narre Warren North - Cranbourne via Narre Warren & Cranbourne North". Public Transport Victoria.
  31. ^ "982 Night bus: Dandenong - Endeavour Hills - Hampton Park - Cranbourne". Public Transport Victoria.

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