Lynbrook railway station

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Lynbrook
PTV commuter rail station
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Southbound view from Platform 2, April 2013
General information
LocationMorton Bay Boulevard,
Lynbrook, Victoria 3975
City of Casey
Australia
Coordinates 38°3′28″S145°14′58″E / 38.05778°S 145.24944°E / -38.05778; 145.24944
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Cranbourne
Distance39.50 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking250
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step-free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeLBK
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened22 April 2012;12 years ago (2012-04-22)
ElectrifiedMarch 1995 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2011–201244,167 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Dandenong Cranbourne line Merinda Park
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Dandenong
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Terminus
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Lynbrook railway station is a commuter railway station on the Cranbourne line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Lynbrook, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lynbrook station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 22 April 2012. [4] [5]

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History

Announced as part of the Victorian Transport Plan in 2008, [6] [7] the project was re-announced in the 2010-11 state budget. [8]

On 9 October 2010, construction of the station officially commenced, when the then Minister for Public Transport, Martin Pakula, turned the first sod. [9] Completion was expected in 2011 but, due to the under-budgeting of the electricity connection to the station, the project stalled. [10] [11]

Platforms and services

Lynbrook has two side platforms. It is served by Cranbourne line trains. [12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

Cranbourne Transit operates three bus routes to and from Lynbrook station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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