Cranbourne railway station

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Cranbourne
PTV commuter rail station
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Southbound view from Platform 1, with two Comeng trains on both platforms, August 2014
General information
LocationStation Street,
Cranbourne, Victoria 3977
City of Casey
Australia
Coordinates 38°06′00″S145°16′52″E / 38.1000°S 145.2811°E / -38.1000; 145.2811
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Cranbourne
Distance45.12 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections

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Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking641
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleYes — step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeCBE
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 October 1888;136 years ago (1888-10-01)
Closed24 July 1993
Rebuilt24 March 1995
November 2008
ElectrifiedMarch 1995 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006343,546 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
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towards Flinders Street or Dandenong
Cranbourne line Terminus
Merinda Park
towards Sunbury
Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)
Former services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Line open  South Gippsland line   Clyde
Track layout
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Former South Gippsland line
Location
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Cranbourne
Location within Melbourne

Cranbourne railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Cranbourne line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Cranbourne, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cranbourne station is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 1 October 1888, with the current station provided in 2008. It initially closed on 24 July 1993, then reopened on 24 March 1995. [4]

Contents

History

Cranbourne opened as a station on the South Gippsland line. Until 24 July 1993, it was served by V/Line trains to Leongatha and beyond. [5] As with the suburb itself, the station gets its name from the Cranbourne Inn, established in the mid-19th century by the Ruffy brothers, who were squatters in the area. [6] The area was named either after a town in Berkshire, England, or Viscount Cranborne. [6]

Between March 1920 and June 1956, trains regularly operated from sidings about a mile south of the station, dispatching between ten and thirty goods trucks a week, loaded with locally mined construction-quality sand. [7]

In 1959, flashing light signals were provided at the former South Gippsland Highway level crossing, which was at the down end of the station. [4]

In early 1973, a water tank that had been located within the former station yard was removed. [8]

In 1981, flashing light signals were provided at the former Camms Road level crossing, which was located in the up direction from the station. [4] Boom barriers were installed during the electrification of the line.

In November 1993, Train Order Working replaced Electric Staff safeworking to Cranbourne. [4] On 24 March 1995, the electrification and power signalling of the line from Dandenong was commissioned. [9] [10] [11] In 1994, during the electrification project, the original station building was removed by the Mornington Railway Preservation Society. [12] The former goods shed, and a number of tracks, had been removed from the station yard by August of that year. [13]

The last regular train beyond Cranbourne ran on 15 January 1998, when sand trains from Koala Siding (near Nyora) to Spotswood ceased operation. [14]

In April 2008, work started on the construction of six train stabling sidings at the station, to enable more trains to run on the line at peak times without having to duplicate the line. The work was completed in November of that year. [4] [15] As part of that project, the station and bus interchange received an upgrade. [16]

At the 2018 and 2022 state elections, the Coalition promised to extend the Cranbourne line to the suburb of Clyde. [17]

On 30 November 2018, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Camms Road level crossing would be grade-separated. [18] [19] On 25 June 2021, designs for the level crossing were released, which involved raising Camms Road over the railway line via an overpass. [20] Construction commenced on the project in early 2023 [21] and, on 30 November of that year, the level crossing was abolished, with the overpass opening to vehicular traffic. [22]

The Level Crossing Removal Project was also involved in the duplication of the railway line between Cranbourne and Dandenong. [23] Major work started in 2020, and was completed by 13 February 2022, a year ahead of schedule. [24] [25] The duplication also involved a new timetable for the Cranbourne line, with services operating roughly every 10 minutes during the morning peak-hour. [25]

Platforms, facilities and services

Cranbourne has one island platform with two faces. The station building has a customer service window, two enclosed waiting rooms, and toilets. It is served by Cranbourne line trains. [26]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

Cranbourne Transit operates eight bus routes via Cranbourne station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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

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