Merinda Park railway station

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Merinda Park
PTV commuter rail station
Merindanight.jpg
Northbound view in April 2007
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 (Under Construction)
Tracks2 (Under Construction)
Train operatorsMetro Trains
ConnectionsBus route 799
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking200 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeMPK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 March 1995 (1995-03-24)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
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 Metro Trains Following station
Lynbrook
towards Flinders Street
 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, 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 will be added, and the main entrance will be moved to a more central location. Part of the new station opened on 18 March 2021.[8] The remainder of the station is scheduled to be completed by 2023.

Platforms and services[]

Merinda Park has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Cranbourne line services.[9]

Platform 1:

  • Unbuilt, no services until Cranbourne line duplication is completed by early 2023

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 one route to and from Merinda Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  799 : to The Avenue Village Shopping Centre (Cranbourne North)[10]

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. ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "799 Merinda Park Station - The Avenue Village SC". Public Transport Victoria.

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