Noble Park railway station

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Noble Park
PTV commuter rail station
New Noble Park railway station February 2018.jpg
Noble Park railway station in February 2018
LocationDouglas Street
Noble Park, Victoria 3174
City of Greater Dandenong
Australia
Coordinates37°58′03″S 145°10′38″E / 37.9676°S 145.1773°E / -37.9676; 145.1773Coordinates: 37°58′03″S 145°10′38″E / 37.9676°S 145.1773°E / -37.9676; 145.1773
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Pakenham
Cranbourne
Distance27.38 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operatorsMetro Trains
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking350 spaces
Bicycle facilities18 racks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeNPK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 February 1913 (1913-02-03)
Rebuilt15 February 2018
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Passengers
2008–20091.457 million[1]
2009–20101.657 million[1] Increase 13.73%
2010–20111.665 million[1] Increase 0.48%
2011–20121.578 million[1] Decrease 5.23%
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–20141.059 million[1] Decrease 32.89%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Sandown Park
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Yarraman
towards Pakenham
Cranbourne line Yarraman
towards Cranbourne
Track layout
Legend
to Sandown Park
1
2
Mile Creek
to Yarraman

Noble Park railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Noble Park, and it opened on 3 February 1913[2]

The station was closed to goods traffic in 1927.[2]

The original station was replaced by the former ground level station in the late 1960s, after the original buildings were destroyed by an arsonist. A row of shops now occupies the site of the first station, of which no trace remains today.

Flashing light signals were provided at the former Heatherton Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the Up direction, in 1954,[2] with boom barriers provided later on in 1977.[2]

As part of the EastLink project, minor upgrade works were carried out, including improved shelter, carpark upgrades, and a security upgrade including brighter lighting and better CCTV coverage.

In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced the grade separation of the Heatherton Road level crossing, with construction starting in 2016.[3] The final scheme involved rebuilding the railway line as an elevated line over Corrigan, Heatherton and Chandler Roads, with a new high level station being built. The new station opened on 15 February 2018.[4][5]

Platforms and services[]

Noble Park 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[]

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

  •  709 : to Mordialloc station[8]
  •  811 : Dandenong station – Brighton[9]
  •  815 : to Dandenong station[10]

Noble Park station is connected to the Djerring Trail (Caufield–Dandenong Rail Trail), a shared walking and cycling path, which was completed in 2018. Locked bike storage is also available at the station.[11]

Gallery[]

  • Former ground level station in December 2006, prior to its 2018 rebuild

  • Station concourse and entrance in January 2021

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 Noble Park Vicsig
  3. ^ Crossings LXRA Website
  4. ^ "Three crossings removed as trains run on elevated rail". Level Crossing Removal Authority. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ^ [2] Atkar
  6. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ^ "709 Mordialloc - Noble Park Station via Keysborough South". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "815 Dandenong - Noble Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "More secure bike storage at stations". Level Crossing Removal Authority. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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