Narre Warren railway station

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Narre Warren
PTV commuter rail station
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South-east bound view from Platform 1,
March 2024
General information
LocationWebb Street,
Narre Warren, Victoria 3805
City of Casey
Australia
Coordinates 38°01′40″S145°18′14″E / 38.0277°S 145.3039°E / -38.0277; 145.3039
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Pakenham
Distance40.80 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking573 spaces
Bicycle facilities10 racks
AccessibleYes — step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeNWA
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 March 1882;142 years ago (1882-03-10)
Closed24 November 2023
Rebuilt2 June 1995
28 March 2024 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedJuly 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006561,247 [1]
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Hallam
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Narre Warren railway station is located on the Pakenham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Narre Warren, and opened on 10 March 1882. [4]

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History

Narre Warren station opened on 10 March 1882 as a single platform, just over four years after the railway line from Dandenong was extended to Pakenham. [4] Like the suburb itself, the station carries the name of an Aboriginal word believed to mean 'small hills'. [5]

In 1956, the line between Dandenong and Narre Warren was duplicated, [4] with duplication to Berwick provided in 1962. [4] As part of the duplication to Berwick, an island platform was provided, as well as boom barriers replacing interlocked gates at the former Webb Street level crossing which, at the time, was located at the down end of the station. [4] [6]

In 1970, a crossover between No. 2 and No.3 roads was abolished. [4] In 1974, flashing light signals were provided at the former Cranbourne Road level crossing, [4] which was located nearby in the down direction of the station. In 1978, the waiting room at the original station was demolished. [7]

In 1986, boom barriers were provided at the Cranbourne Road level crossing. [6] By 1988, No. 2 road was booked out of use, as well as points at each end of the road and a crossover at the up end of the station. [4] In 1989, the signal box was abolished. [4]

On 2 June 1995, the station was relocated to the east side of the Webb Street level crossing, and reopened to the public the following day. [8]

In October 2003, Narre Warren was upgraded to a premium station. In 2004, the Cranbourne Road level crossing was grade separated, being replaced with a road underpass. [9] [10]

On 29 July 2021, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Webb Street level crossing would be grade separated by 2025, with a rail over road "hybrid" design. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] Webb Street was to be lowered and a rail bridge built over the road, [16] with the station to be rebuilt as part of those works. [17] [18] However, on 14 January 2022, the LXRP announced that the "hybrid" design would be replaced with a rail over road design, removing the need to lower Webb Street. [19] On 23 August of that year, final designs for the level crossing removal and rebuilt station were released. [20] [21] [22] On 24 November 2023, a 'construction blitz' began, which saw the station close and demolished, while trains stopped running on sections of the Pakenham line. [23] On 10 December of that year, the construction blitz ended, with trains on the Pakenham line resuming the following day, operating on the rail-over-road bridge without stopping at Narre Warren. [24] Services resumed stopping at the station as it reopened on 28 March 2024. [25]

Platforms, facilities and services

Narre Warren has two side platforms. It is located on top of Webb Street, which also provided station access. The 2003 station featured a semi-large fibro building was located at the Flinders Street (Up) end of the station, which housed an enclosed waiting area, toilets and ticket facilities. There was a myki ticket vending machine inside the waiting area. There was also a small café located next to the entrance of the building, which was open during the morning peak-hour, selling coffee and newspapers. A Protective Service Officers' (PSO) pod was located next to the station building, which was used from 6:00 pm until the last service every day.

Narre Warren is served by Pakenham line trains. [26] On average, there are three off-peak services per hour on weekdays, travelling to and from Flinders Street, with more frequent services during peak-hours, and three services an hour on weekends.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

Cranbourne Transit operates one bus route via Narre Warren station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Narre Warren station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Before rebuild

After rebuild

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