Cardinia Road railway station

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Cardinia Road
PTV commuter rail station
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Eastbound view from Platform 1, with a Comeng train arriving on a Citybound service, July 2012
General information
LocationThe Parkway,
Pakenham, Victoria 3810
Shire of Cardinia
Australia
Coordinates 38°4′16″S145°26′15″E / 38.07111°S 145.43750°E / -38.07111; 145.43750
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Pakenham
Distance53.68 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking450
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeCDA
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened22 April 2012;13 years ago (2012-04-22)
ElectrifiedJuly 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2011–201234,861 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Officer Pakenham line Pakenham
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Future Services
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Officer Pakenham line Pakenham
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Track layout
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Cardinia Road railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Pakenham, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cardinia Road station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 22 April 2012. [4]

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History

Announced as part of the Victorian Transport Plan in 2008, [5] [6] construction works for the station officially commenced on 11 October 2010, when the then Minister for Public Transport, Martin Pakula, turned the first sod at the site. [7] On 10 June 2011, the name for the station was confirmed as Cardinia Road. [4] [8] [ better source needed ] On 15 April 2012, a community open day was held prior to opening, [9] with the station officially opening a week later, on 22 April. [4] [ better source needed ] Due to power supply issues, only selected peak-hour services stopped at the station, [4] [9] [ better source needed ]with a substation built later on in that year to allow all peak-hour services to stop. [9] [10]

In 1978, flashing light signals were provided at the former Cardinia Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station, with boom barriers being installed in 1986. [11] On 6 December 2020, as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, the level crossing was grade separated, and replaced with a road overpass. [12] In February 2021, the boom barriers, flashing lights and bells were dismantled. [13]

Platforms and services

Cardinia Road has two side platforms. It is served by Pakenham line trains. [14]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

In 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  2. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Cardinia Road". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. "General News". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2009. p. 38.
  6. Victorian Transport Plan
  7. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 2010. p. 342.
  8. "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 2011. p. 197.
  9. 1 2 3 "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 2012. p. 134.
  10. "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 2013. p. 69.
  11. John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  12. "Cardinia Road bridge now open months ahead of schedule". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  13. "Boom gates gone for good at Cardinia Road, Pakenham". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  14. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "926 Pakenham Station - Fountain Gate Shopping Centre via Lakeside & Beaconsfield". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. "928 Pakenham Station - Cardinia Road Station". Public Transport Victoria.

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