Roxburgh Park railway station

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Roxburgh Park
PTV commuter rail station
Roxburgh Park railway station, Melbourne.jpg
Southbound view from Platform 1 in September 2007
LocationThomas Brunton Parade,
Roxburgh Park, Victoria 3064
City of Hume
Australia
Coordinates37°38′18″S 144°56′07″E / 37.6382°S 144.9353°E / -37.6382; 144.9353Coordinates: 37°38′18″S 144°56′07″E / 37.6382°S 144.9353°E / -37.6382; 144.9353
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance22.00 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks6
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking275
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeRXP
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 September 2007
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (July 2007)
Passengers
2008-20090.427 million[1]
2009-20100.452 million[1]
2010-20110.482 million[1]
2011-20120.463 million[1]
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20140.450 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Coolaroo
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Craigieburn
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Upfield   Upfield - Somerton link   Junction

Roxburgh Park railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Roxburgh Park, and it opened on 21 September 2007.[2]

It was built just north of the site of the former Somerton station, which closed to passengers in 1960,[3] however the adjacent goods yard and standard gauge crossing loop retains the Somerton name.

Roxburgh Park station was built as part of the extension of electrification from Broadmeadows to Craigieburn.[4] The Craigieburn-bound (Down) line was slewed to the west, to permit an island platform to be built between the two tracks of the broad gauge main line.

History[]

Somerton opened to traffic as a single platform on 15 May 1881.[3] In 1889, Somerton became a junction, when what is now the Upfield line was opened from North Melbourne northwards through Coburg. This line was closed to traffic from the Somerton end in 1903.[3] The line through Coburg, then terminating at Fawkner, was reopened in 1928, but no junction was provided at Somerton. Instead, the AEC railmotor that operated the service used a turntable to the south of the station.[3] This situation remained until 1956, when the line from Fawkner was again closed.

The next change involved freight services. In 1959, the line from Somerton to Upfield was reopened for freight traffic, to serve the Ford Motor Company factory, with suburban services extended to Upfield from the city side.[5] On 6 December 1960, Somerton was closed to passengers, but additional freight sidings were provided in the Somerton area throughout the 1960s.[3]

Construction of the Melbourne - Sydney standard gauge line also commenced at this time, opening for traffic in 1962, and the freight line to Upfield was converted to dual gauge in 1963.[3] In 1988, a dual gauge siding was provided to nearby cement silos,[3] and in 1998, Austrak commenced development of a container terminal, as part of a larger "freight village". A number of major companies entered into long-term tenancies for warehouses at the site, and in 2004, Austrak entered into a lease with P&O Trans Australia to operate the terminal. The Somerton terminal has four 750 metre dual gauge rail sidings, with connections northwards on both gauges.[6] In 2000, the crossing loop on the standard gauge line was extended at the Down end.[7]

Today, the area to the east of the main line contains a complicated arrangement of broad, standard, and dual gauge tracks.

Roxburgh Park station officially opened on 21 September 2007,[2] however it was not operational to passengers until 30 September of the same year.[2] The station was opened by former Victorian Premier John Brumby, former Minister for Public Transport Lynne Kosky, and former Member of Yuroke, Liz Beattie.[2]

On 4 May 2010, a collision between a Comeng train set and a quarry train to Kilmore East, lead by Pacific National locomotive G524, occurred between Roxburgh Park and Craigieburn stations.[8]

Platforms and services[]

Roxburgh Park has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates one route to and from Roxburgh Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  544 : to Craigieburn station[10]

CDC Melbourne operates two routes to and from Roxburgh Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Dysons operates two routes via Roxburgh Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Roxburgh Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery[]

  • Bus interchange in September 2007

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 Roxburgh Park Vicsig
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Somerton" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories. Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Craigieburn Rail Project - News and publications". Department of Transport, Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  5. ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 62. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  6. ^ "Proposals for an intermodal solution to service Melbourne's growing containerised freight task" (PDF). Shaping Melbourne's Freight Futures. www.transport.vic.gov.au. April 2010. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  7. ^ Banger, Chris (May 2014). "The Standard Way to Albury - Part 7". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 134–137.
  8. ^ Craigieburn Suburban Train rear end Quarry Train Vicsig
  9. ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "544 Craigieburn - Roxburgh Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "484 Broadmeadows - Roxburgh Park via Greenvale". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "543 Greenvale Gardens - Roxburgh Park via Greenvale Village SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "541 Broadmeadows Station - Craigieburn North (Mt Ridley Rd)". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "542 Roxburgh Park - Pascoe Vale via Meadow Heights & Broadmeadows & Glenroy". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.

External links[]

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