Merinda Park railway station

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Merinda Park
PTV commuter rail station
MerindaParkStationEntranceP1.jpg
Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in February 2022
General information
LocationEndeavour Drive,
Cranbourne North, Victoria 3977
City of Casey
Australia
Coordinates 38°04′48″S145°15′51″E / 38.0800°S 145.2641°E / -38.0800; 145.2641
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Cranbourne
Distance42.35 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking204
AccessibleYes — step-free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMPK
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 March 1995;28 years ago (1995-03-24)
Rebuilt13 February 2022 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedMarch 1995 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006146,634 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Lynbrook
towards Flinders Street or Dandenong
Cranbourne line Cranbourne
Terminus

Merinda Park railway station is located on the Cranbourne line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne North, and opened on 24 March 1995. [4]

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History

Merinda Park station opened as part of the electrification of the line to Cranbourne. [5] The station is named after an adjacent housing estate, opened up in the 1980s. [6]

In 1977, flashing light signals were provided at the former Thompsons Road level crossing, which was located nearby, in the down direction from the station. [7] In 1995, boom barriers were provided at the crossing in conjunction with the electrification project. On 25 June 2018, the level crossing was eliminated as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project. [8] [9]

In December 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the station would be completely rebuilt as part of the Cranbourne line duplication. [10] A second platform was added, and the main entrance moved to a more central location. On 18 March 2021, part of the new station opened, [11] with the remainder completed by 13 February 2022. [12] The duplication allowed an improved timetable for the Cranbourne line, with services operating roughly every 10 minutes during the morning peak. [12]

Platforms and services

Merinda Park has two side platforms. It is served by Cranbourne line trains. [13]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

Cranbourne Transit operates two bus routes to and from Merinda Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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