Roxburgh Park railway station

Roxburgh Park
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, January 2023
General information
Location	Thomas Brunton Parade, Roxburgh Park, Victoria 3064 City of Hume Australia
Coordinates	37°38′18″S144°56′07″E / 37.6382°S 144.9353°E / -37.6382; 144.9353
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	22.00 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	275
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes — step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	RXP
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 September 2007;17 years ago (2007-09-21)
Electrified	July 2007 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2007–2008	259,688 [1]

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Coolaroo towards Flinders Street		Craigieburn line		Craigieburn Terminus

Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Upfield   Upfield – Somerton link   Junction

Track layout
Legend to Coolaroo to Upfield to Clyde Industries Sidings 1 2 to Bright Steel Siding to Austrack Siding to One Steel Sidings to Cement Sidings to Craigieburn Broad gauge, electrified Broad gauge, non-electrified Standard gauge, non-electrified Dual gauge, non-electrified This diagram: view talk edit

Roxburgh Park railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Roxburgh Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Roxburgh Park station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 21 September 2007. ^{[5] [6]}

The station was provided as part of the extension of electrified services from Broadmeadows to Craigieburn. ^[7] The North East-bound (down) line was slewed to the west, to permit an island platform to be built between the two tracks of the broad gauge main line. It was built just north of the site of the former Somerton station, which was closed to passengers in 1960. ^[8] However, a standard gauge crossing loop to the east of the station retains the Somerton name, as did a former adjacent goods yard.

History

Somerton

Somerton opened to traffic as a single platform on 15 May 1881. ^[8] In 1886, it gained an additional platform, when the line between Broadmeadows and Donnybrook was duplicated. ^[9] On 8 October 1889, Somerton became a junction, when what is now the Upfield line was opened from North Melbourne northwards through Coburg. ^[9] The station's first signal box, with a 38 lever frame, was also provided. ^[9] That line was closed to traffic from the Somerton end on 13 July 1903. ^{[8] [9]}

The line through Coburg, then terminating at Fawkner, was reopened on 5 March 1928, ^[9] but no junction was provided at Somerton. ^[9] Instead, the AEC railmotor that operated the service was turned using a turntable to the south of the station. ^[8] This situation remained until 5 May 1956, when the line from Fawkner was again closed. ^[9]

On 19 July 1959, the line from Somerton to Upfield was reopened for freight traffic, ^[9] to serve the then newly built Ford Motor Company factory. ^[8] A new signal box with a 25 lever frame was provided, ^[9] working a facing crossover and the connection between the main line and the sidings. ^[9] On 17 August of that year, suburban services were extended to Upfield from the city side. ^{[9] [10]} On 6 December 1960, Somerton was closed to passengers, although only the city-bound platform was demolished in October of that year. ^{[8] [9]} However, additional freight sidings were provided in the Somerton area throughout the 1960s. ^[8]

Construction of the Melbourne – Sydney standard gauge line also commenced at that time, opening for traffic in 1962, with the freight line from Somerton to Upfield converted to dual gauge in early 1963. ^{[8] [9]} Occurring in that year, parts of the out-bound platform were demolished, leaving the platform face remaining. ^{[8] [9]} In 1988, a dual-gauge siding was provided to serve nearby cement silos ^[8] and, in 1989, the platform face of the out-bound platform was removed. ^[9]

In 1998, Austrak commenced development of a container terminal, as part of a larger "freight village", with a number of major companies entered into long-term tenancies for warehouses at the site. In 2000, the crossing loop on the standard gauge line was extended at the down end ^[11] and, in 2004, Austrak entered into a lease with P&O Trans Australia to operate the terminal. The Somerton terminal had four 750-metre dual-gauge rail sidings, with connections northwards on both gauges. ^[12]

In 2023, construction commenced on the Somerton Intermodal Terminal to the east of the station. ^{[13] [14]}

Roxburgh Park

Roxburgh Park officially opened on 21 September 2007, ^[5] but services to and from the station did not commence until 30 September of that year. ^[5] The station was opened by the then Victorian Premier John Brumby, the then Minister for Public Transport Lynne Kosky, and the then MLA for Yuroke, Liz Beattie. ^{[5] [6]}

On 4 May 2010, a collision between a Comeng train set and a Kilmore East-bound quarry train, hauled by Pacific National locomotive G524, occurred between Roxburgh Park and Craigieburn. ^{[15] [16]}

Platforms and services

Roxburgh Park has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Craigieburn line trains. ^[17]

Platform 1:

•   Craigieburn line   all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•   Craigieburn line   all stations services to Craigieburn

Transport links

Six bus routes operate via Roxburgh Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  484 : to Broadmeadows station (operated by CDC Melbourne) ^[18]
•  541 : Broadmeadows station – Craigieburn North (operated by CDC Melbourne) ^[19]
•  542 : to Pascoe Vale station (operated by CDC Melbourne) ^[20]
•  543 : to Greenvale Gardens (operated by CDC Melbourne) ^[21]
•  544 : to Craigieburn station (operated by CDC Melbourne) ^[22]
• SmartBus  901 : Frankston station – Melbourne Airport (operated by Kinetic Melbourne) ^[23]

Gallery

• 
  Southbound view from Platform 1, September 2007
• 
  Station forecourt and bus interchange,
  September 2007
• 
  A Comeng train on a Craigieburn-bound service arrives at Platform 2,
  January 2015

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
4. Metropolitan Station Patronage - 2008 - 2021 Phillip Mallis
5. "Roxburgh Park". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
6. "Operations". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. November 2007. p. 381.
7. "Craigieburn Rail Project – News and publications". Department of Transport, Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
8. "Somerton" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories. Andrew Waugh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
9. David Langley (September 1991). "Somerton". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 94–104.
10. SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 62. ISBN   0-909459-06-1.
11. Banger, Chris (May 2014). "The Standard Way to Albury – Part 7". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 134–137.
12. "Proposals for an intermodal solution to service Melbourne's growing containerised freight task" (PDF). Shaping Melbourne's Freight Futures. www.transport.vic.gov.au. April 2010. pp. 33–34. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
13. "Somerton Intermodal Terminal". Australian New Zealand Infrastructure Pipeline. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
14. "Behind the scenes of Intermodal Terminal Company's new multi-million-dollar facility". railexpress. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
15. "Craigieburn Suburban Train rear end Quarry Train". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
16. "Operations". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 178.
17. "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
18. "484 Broadmeadows – Roxburgh Park via Greenvale". Public Transport Victoria . Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
19. "541 Broadmeadows Station - Craigieburn North (Mt Ridley Rd) (From 1st July 2025)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
20. "542 Roxburgh Park - Pascoe Vale via Meadow Heights & Broadmeadows & Glenroy (From 1st July 2025)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
21. "543 Greenvale Gardens - Roxburgh Park via Greenvale Village SC". Public Transport Victoria.
22. "544 Craigieburn Station to Roxburgh Park Station via Roxburgh Park SC (From 1st July 2025)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
23. "901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

Media related to Roxburgh Park railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons

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