Aspendale railway station

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Aspendale
PTV commuter rail station
Station aspendale 1.jpg
Southbound view from Platform 2, November 2007
General information
Location Nepean Highway,
Aspendale, Victoria 3195
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates 38°01′38″S145°06′07″E / 38.0273°S 145.1020°E / -38.0273; 145.1020
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Frankston
Distance30.31 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking100
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeASP
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
OpenedApril 1891;133 years ago (1891-04)
Rebuilt1981
ElectrifiedAugust 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesAspendale Park Racecourse
(1891-1905)
Passengers
2005–2006267,587 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Mordialloc
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
Frankston line Edithvale
towards Frankston

Aspendale railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Aspendale, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Aspendale station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened in April 1891, with the current station provided in 1981. [4]

Contents

Initially opened as Aspendale Park Racecourse, the station was given its current name of Aspendale on 1 August 1905. [4]

History

Aspendale station opened in April 1891 [4] and, like the suburb itself, the station was named after Aspen, a race-winning mare owned by James Crooke, who had purchased land east of the present-day station to build the former Aspendale Racecourse. [5] [6] The first race meeting at the racecourse was in 1891, coinciding with the opening of the station. [5] [6]

In 1966, a crossover at the up end of the station was abolished. [4] On 1 December 1969, the goods yard was closed to traffic. [4]

In 1977, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Groves Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station. [7] [8] Occurring in that year, a control panel was provided. [4] In 1981, the current station buildings were provided. [9]

In 1992, another crossover at the station was abolished, as well as the connection to the former siding. [4] Occurring in that year, the control panel was abolished. [10]

In early 2014, a man was hit and killed by a Frankston-bound train, causing the boom gates at the level crossing to stay down, meaning that road traffic could not travel between the Nepean Highway and Station Street. [11]

In October 2022, it was announced that Aspendale would be lowered into a trench, as part of the removal of seven level crossings on the line. Further details, designs and a construction timeline are to be released closer to the opening of the new station in 2029. [12]

Platforms and services

Aspendale has two side platforms. It is served by Frankston line trains. [13]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Aspendale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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