Cobblebank railway station

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Cobblebank
PTV regional rail station
Cobblebank Station Overpass 2 December 2019.jpg
Westbound view from Platform 2 in December 2019
LocationFerris Road,
Cobblebank, Victoria 3338
City of Melton
Australia
Coordinates37°42′42″S 144°36′07″E / 37.7117°S 144.6019°E / -37.7117; 144.6019Coordinates: 37°42′42″S 144°36′07″E / 37.7117°S 144.6019°E / -37.7117; 144.6019
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Serviceton
Distance34.39 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Train operatorsV/Line
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeTLN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 2019
Previous namesToolern (During construction)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Rockbank
towards Southern Cross
 Ballarat line Melton
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line
(Melton line)
 Melton
towards Bacchus Marsh
Ararat line Melton
towards Ararat

Cobblebank railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Cobblebank, and opened on 1 December 2019.[1]

History[]

Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 65 opened on 1 October 1934, and was at the approximate location of the present Cobblebank station.[1] By 4 November 1968, it had been removed from the Victorian Railways working timetables, and it was closed on 8 July 1969.[1]

In November 2017, the Victorian State Government announced the station would be built, with a scheduled completion date of late 2019.[2][3][4] The station, built as part of the Regional Rail Revival project, was provided to serve future residential developments nearby.[5][6]

On 26 October 2018, the designs for the station were revealed,[7] and at the same time, it was renamed from Toolern to Cobblebank.[8] Despite that, it still uses the station code for Toolern (TLN).[1]

The station was opened on 1 December 2019.[9] 1000 community members turned up to the opening celebration.[10][11][12] The station opening coincided with the duplication of 18km of track between Deer Park West and Melton.[13][1]

The station will eventually become part of the metropolitan railway network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018.[14]

Platforms, facilities and services[]

Cobblebank has two side platforms. The station has a ticketing office, an office and holding cell for Protective Services Officers, a waiting room, male, female and accessible toilets, a Parkiteer bicycle parking cage, an accessible pedestrian overpass with lifts, ramps and stairs, and bus and car parking.[15] The station has provision for two express railway tracks,[16] which will most likely be laid after electrification works to Melton are complete.[17]

It is served by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line trains.[18]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport Links[]

Transit Systems Victoria operates one route to and from Cobblebank station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  454 : to Melton Station[19]

Gallery[]

  • Opening of the station by the Hon. Jacinta Allan, Minister of Transport, in December 2019

  • Platform 2 station front and entrance in December 2019

  • Platform 2 environs and overpass in December 2019

  • Passenger waiting room and bus stops in December 2019

  • Eastbound view from Platform 2, towards Southern Cross, in December 2019

  • View of the pedestrian stairs from Platform 1 in December 2019

  • Northbound view of the pedestrian concourse in December 2019

  • Eastbound view from Platform 1, towards Southern Cross, in December 2019

  • Southern Cross bound VLocity train arriving into Platform 1 in December 2019

  • Northbound view of the station from Coach Street in December 2019

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Cobblebank Vicsig
  2. ^ New train station announced in Toolern precinct City of Melton 3 November 2017
  3. ^ New Train Station for Melbourne's Growing West Minister for Public Transport 3 November 2017
  4. ^ Another station coming to Melbourne's west Rail Express 6 November 2017
  5. ^ Minister for Public Transport (1 March 2017). "$518 Million Ballarat Line Upgrade Released To Market". Premier of Victoria website. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Ballarat Line Upgrade". Rail Projects Victoria. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Images Revealed For A New Station At Cobblebank". Premier of Victoria. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  8. ^ Ford, Alex (26 October 2018). "Another Ballarat line station on its way". The Courier. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Victoria's Newest Station Opens At Cobblebank". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Celebrating Cobblebank Station opening". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Cobblebank Station To Open In Early December". Premier of Victoria. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  12. ^ News, Mirage (1 December 2019). "Victoria's Newest Station Opens At Cobblebank". Mirage News. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Cobblebank Station opening community event". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  14. ^ "A Real Plan For Fast Regional Rail And Metro Rail For The West". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Cobblebank Station". Rail Projects Victoria. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  16. ^ "New station at Cobblebank". regionalrailrevival.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  17. ^ Carey, Adam (24 February 2016). "Long-planned Melton rail line upgrade being pushed for next state budget". The Age. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  18. ^ Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  19. ^ 454 Melton Station to Cobblebank Station Public Transport Victoria
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