Murrumbeena railway station

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Murrumbeena
PTV commuter rail station
New Murrumbeena railway station on the 18-06-2018 (2).jpg
Westbound view in June 2018
LocationNeerim Road
Murrumbeena, Victoria 3163
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°53′25″S 145°04′02″E / 37.8903°S 145.0673°E / -37.8903; 145.0673Coordinates: 37°53′25″S 145°04′02″E / 37.8903°S 145.0673°E / -37.8903; 145.0673
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Pakenham
Cranbourne
Distance14.42 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operatorsMetro Trains
ConnectionsBus routes 624 & 822
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking270 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeMRB
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened14 May 1879 (1879-05-14)
Rebuilt18 June 2018 (Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Passengers
2008–2009822,734[1]
2009–2010819,486[1] Decrease 0.39%
2010–2011860,538[1] Increase 5.01%
2011–2012803,638[1] Decrease 6.61%
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–2014800,323[1] Decrease 0.41%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Carnegie
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Hughesdale
towards Pakenham
Cranbourne line Hughesdale
towards Cranbourne
Track layout
Legend
to Carnegie
1
2
to Hughesdale

Murrumbeena railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Murrumbeena, and it opened on 14 May 1879.[2]

The station opened one month after the railway line from Caulfield to Oakleigh opened.[2]

A siding was once located at the Down end of Platform 2. It was reduced in length in 1972,[2] and was removed altogether in 1977.[2]

The station once had a signal box at the Up end of Platform 1, which was removed in 1979, when boom barriers were provided at the former Murrumbeena Road level crossing.[3]

In March 2014, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced a grade separation project to replace the Murrumbeena Road level crossing immediately to the west of the station, being done so as part of its elevated railway project. The historic station (protected by a local heritage overlay) and associated footbridge were removed and replaced with a temporary station until the completion of the project.[4] Trains commenced running on the new elevated lines in June 2018.[5]

Platforms and services[]

Murrumbeena has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.[6][7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

Transport links[]

CDC Melbourne operates one route via Murrumbeena station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  624 : Kew – Oakleigh station[8]

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Murrumbeena station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery[]

  • Former ground level Platform 1 station building in March 2016

  • Station concourse and entrance in January 2021

  • VLocity train traverses over the former Murrumbeena Road railway crossing in March 2010

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 Murrumbeena Vicsig
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1979. p. 174.
  4. ^ "Major works start on nine level crossings". 28 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. ^ Every Caulfield to Dandenong level crossing gone Level Crossing Removal Project
  6. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ^ "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (From 4-11-2018)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. ^ "627 Moorabbin Station - Chadstone SC via Bentleigh". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  10. ^ "822 Chadstone SC - Sandringham via Murrumbeena & Southland SC (From 02-12-2018)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

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