Deer Park railway station

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Deer Park
PTV regional rail station
Deer Park Eastbound.jpg
Eastbound view from Platform 2, May 2023
General information
LocationRailway Place,
Deer Park, Victoria 3023
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates 37°46′40″S144°46′18″E / 37.7777°S 144.7717°E / -37.7777; 144.7717
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s)
Distance17.83 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking150+
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeDPK
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 April 1884;140 years ago (1884-04-02)
Rebuilt3 October 1976
2009
24 April 2023 (LXRP)
Previous namesKororoit (1884-1889)
Passengers
2013–201487,358 [1]
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Ardeer
towards Southern Cross
Ballarat line Caroline Springs
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line
(Melton line)
 Caroline Springs
towards Melton or Bacchus Marsh
Ararat line Caroline Springs
towards Ararat
Maryborough line
One daily service
 Caroline Springs
One-way operation
Sunshine
towards Southern Cross
Geelong line Tarneit
towards Wyndham Vale, Geelong or Waurn Ponds

Deer Park railway station is a regional railway station on the Serviceton line, which is part of the Regional railway network. It serves the western suburb of Deer Park, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Deer Park station is an elevated structure premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 2 April 1884, with the current station provided in 2023. [3]

Contents

Initially opened as Kororoit, the station was given its current name of Deer Park on 3 December 1889. [3]

History

Deer Park station opened as Kororoit on 2 April 1884, along with the Serviceton line, and was renamed Deer Park in 1899, by which time the station had a three road yard, passenger platform on the southern track, a goods platform on the northern track, and an interlocked signal box. Being on a single track railway, it served as a crossing loop for trains, which remained until 1913, when the signal box was abolished. [4]

In 1928, a siding serving Nobel Chemical Finishes (Australia) Pty Ltd was provided at the up (Spencer Street) end of the station, running north to a loop siding and dead end. In 1929, alterations were made to the electric staff working of trains, to permit workers trains to operate to the Nobel factories at Ardeer and Deer Park. In 1943, the signal box was reopened, in conjunction with the opening of the new Ravenhall siding (Commonwealth Government Siding), at the down end of the yard. The new siding ran south from the line to a loop siding, before terminating at a dead end. [4] Also occurring in that year, flashing light signals were provided at the former Mount Derrimut Road level crossing (then known as Station Road), which was located at the up end of the station. [5]

The Nobel siding (later ICIANZ) was closed in 1955 and, in 1976, the line from Sunshine to Deer Park West Junction was duplicated, [3] [6] with the current island platform also provided. [6] The signal box was closed, and the line was worked by Centralised Traffic Control from Sunshine. Crossovers between both lines were provided at each end of the platform. In 1978, the Ravenhall siding was abolished.

In 1981, boom barriers were provided at the former Mount Derrimut Road level crossing. [4] [7] In 1987, one of the loop sidings in the yard was removed, with the last siding removed in 1989, leaving only the main line and platform. [4] In 2005, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project, control of the signalling was transferred to the Ballarat signal box. [8]

In September 2009, an upgrade of Deer Park station commenced, including: [9]

In June 2015, the junction of the Deer Park – West Werribee line, part of the Regional Rail Link project, opened three kilometres west of Deer Park. [10] [11] The year prior, during major construction works, the station underwent a minor upgrade as part of the project. There were changes to the platform and the car-park, and safety fences were installed between the tracks and the car-park waiting area.

First announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018, the station is set to be integrated into the metropolitan railway network, as part of the Western Rail Plan. [12]

As part of the Regional Rail Revival project, 18 km (11 mi) of track was duplicated between Deer Park West and Melton. It was provided in late 2019, coinciding with the opening of Cobblebank. [3] [13] [14]

As part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, the Mount Derrimut Road level crossing was grade separated and the station rebuilt in April 2023. [15] The railway line was elevated over the road, along with the rebuilt station. [16] Construction began in 2021, with the station and adjacent road reopening on 24 April 2023. [17] Deer Park is also the first station in Victoria to have a roof garden [18]

Platforms and services

Deer Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Ballarat, Ararat and Geelong line services, as well as selected weekend Warrnambool line services. [19] [20]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Deer Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Transit Systems Victoria operates three routes via Deer Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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