Merinda Park railway station

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Merinda Park
PTV commuter rail station
MerindaParkStationEntranceP1.jpg
Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in February 2022
General information
LocationEndeavour Drive,
Cranbourne North, Victoria 3977
City of Casey
Australia
Coordinates38°04′48″S 145°15′51″E / 38.0800°S 145.2641°E / -38.0800; 145.2641Coordinates: 38°04′48″S 145°15′51″E / 38.0800°S 145.2641°E / -38.0800; 145.2641
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Cranbourne
Distance42.35 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Train operatorsMetro Trains
ConnectionsBus route 799
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking200
Disabled accessYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeMPK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 March 1995; 29 years ago (1995-03-24)
Rebuilt13 February 2022
(Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (March 1995)
Passengers
2008–2009299,296[1]
2009–2010329,995[1] Increase 10.26%
2010–2011354,491[1] Increase 7.42%
2011–2012311,688[1] Decrease 12.07%
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–2014312,227[1] Increase 0.17%
Services
Preceding station File:Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Lynbrook
towards Flinders Street or Dandenong
 Cranbourne line Cranbourne
Terminus
Track layout
Legend
to Lynbrook
1
2
to Cranbourne

Merinda Park railway station is located on the Cranbourne line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne North, and it opened on 24 March 1995.[2]

The station opened as part of the electrification of the line to Cranbourne.[3]

Flashing lights were provided at the former Thompsons Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the Down direction of the station, in 1977.[4] Boom barriers were provided with the electrification of the line in 1995. The level crossing was grade separated on 25 June 2018, as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, as well as part of a general upgrade of Thompsons Road.[5][6]

In December 2019, plans were announced by the Level Crossing Removal Project to completely rebuild the station, as part of the Cranbourne line duplication.[7] A second platform was added, and the main entrance moved to a more central location. Part of the new station opened on 18 March 2021,[8] with the remainder of the station completed on 13 February 2022.[9] The duplication also involved a new timetable for the Cranbourne line, with trains operating roughly every 10 minutes in the morning peak.[9]

Platforms and services

Merinda Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Cranbourne line services.[10]

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 two routes to and from Merinda Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  799 : to The Avenue Village Shopping Centre (Cranbourne North)[11]
  •  881 : to Clyde North[12]

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. ^ Merinda Park Vicsig
  3. ^ Fiddian, Marc (1997). Trains, Tracks, Travellers: A history of the Victorian Railways. South Eastern Independent Newspapers. p. 154. ISBN 1-875475-12-5.
  4. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1977. p. 183.
  5. ^ "Hello new Thompsons Road bridge, goodbye level crossing | Level Crossing Removal Authority". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  6. ^ Authority, Major Road Projects (1 January 2003). "Thompsons Road Upgrade". roadprojects.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  7. ^ Merinda Park Station Level Crossing Removal Project
  8. ^ First step for second track as Cranbourne works gather pace Level Crossing Removal Project
  9. ^ a b "Cranbourne Line duplicated, Greens Road crossing removed and new station open". Level Crossing Removal Project. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "799 Merinda Park Station - The Avenue Village SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ Victoria, Public Transport. "881 Merinda Park Station - Clyde North". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

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