Cheltenham railway station, Melbourne

Cheltenham
Northbound view from Platform 3 in August 2012
Location Charman Road, Cheltenham
Australia
Coordinates 37°58′01″S 145°03′17″E / 37.9670°S 145.0547°E / -37.9670; 145.0547Coordinates: 37°58′01″S 145°03′17″E / 37.9670°S 145.0547°E / -37.9670; 145.0547
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Frankston
Distance 22.43 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 3 (2 side, 1 dock)
Tracks 3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 356
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Premium station
Station code CTM
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 19 December 1881
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2008-2009) 1.362 million[1]
Passengers (2009-2010) 1.403 million[1] Increase 3.01%
Passengers (2010-2011) 1.286 million[1] Decrease 8.34%
Passengers (2011-2012) 1.130 million[1] Decrease 12.13%
Passengers (2012-2013) Not measured[1]
Passengers (2013-2014) 0.963 million[1] Decrease 14.78%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Frankston line
towards Frankston

Cheltenham railway station is located on the Frankston railway line in Victoria, Australia. Opened in 1881, the station serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Cheltenham.

History

Cheltenham railway station was one of the earliest railway stations on the Frankston railway line, having opened on 19 December 1881.[2][3] The current dock platform (Platform 1) was provided in 1956.[4] A siding originally existed at this dock platform. Boom barriers were provided at the Park Road level crossing, located at the Up (Flinders Street) end, in 1966.[4] A signal panel was installed in the station building in 1972, to control trains terminating at Platform 1.[5] This coincided with the introduction of automatic signalling between Highett and Cheltenham. Boom barriers were also provided at the Charman Road level crossing, located at the Down (Frankston) end of the station, in 1972.[4] There was previously a siding on the eastern side of the station, at the Flinders Street end.[6] The wiring for the siding was deactivated by 1980,[7] and was removed altogether by 1985.[8]

The station was designated as a Premium station on 8 March 1996.[9]

In 2010, Cheltenham station was identified as a key part of the Cheltenham Major Activity Centre by the then-Brumby State Government, as part of their Melbourne 2030 strategic planning policy framework. In 2010, Kingston City Council proposed a major redevelopment of the station environs, including a new station forecourt with a terraced plaza, giving more prominence to the heritage listed buildings at the station, and a new taxi rank, similar to that at Mentone.[10] The proposal had not been implemented. More recently, in October 2015, the station toilets were refurbished.[11]

In February 2017, it was announced that as part of the Andrews State Government's crossings removal project, Cheltenham station will be redeveloped into a rail trench – as to negate the rail crossings at Charman and Park Roads. The trench, at 1.26 kilometres (0.78 miles) in length, will be at least 30 metres wide; this will facilitate the re-reinstatement of the station's third track (platform 1; currently in–use as a dock) into a duplication of the 'to Frankston' track. Road bridges will be constructed over the rail-line for both Charman and Park Roads. Furthermore, a multi–deck car-park will be built within the station's existing car–park.[12]

The station was located between Mentone and Highett since its opening in 1881, until the opening of Southland station in 2017. Southland replaced Highett as the closest station to Cheltenham towards the City.

Incidents

On 10 May 2008, former Saddle Club actress Jessica Jacobs died instantly from her injuries she sustained after she was hit by a train.[13] In 2012, a motorist was killed after a train hit his car.[14]

Upgrade

The train crossing at Cheltenham station will be removed in 2018.[15]

Platforms and services

Cheltenham is served by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[16] It has two side platforms and one dock platform. The latter was served by one afternoon terminating service from Flinders Street, that returned empty to the city, but from 12 October 2014, extra weekday Flinders Street bound services began to use the platform.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Transdev Melbourne operates three bus routes via Cheltenham station:

Ventura Bus Lines operates four bus routes via Cheltenham station:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014" (XLS). Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from )
  2. ↑ Cheltenham Vicsig
  3. ↑ Cheltenham Railway Station Archived 13 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Kingston City Council
  4. 1 2 3 "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1973. p. 92.
  5. ↑ Cheltenham Signal Box
  6. ↑ Cheltenham Interlocking Information Vicsig
  7. ↑ "Cheltenham". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1981. p. 114.
  8. ↑ "Glenhuntly to Parkdale 1985". The Met Signalling Diagram No 47’85. www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  9. ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  10. ↑ Cheltenham Structure Plan Draft Report 22 March 2010 Kingston City Council
  11. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2016. p. 25.
  12. ↑ Taylor, Alastair. (20 February 2017). "Rail trenches for Cheltenham and Mentone, hundreds of new units in the development pipeline to benefit". UrbanMelbourne.info. Retrieved 21 February 2017
  13. ↑ Saddle Club actress killed by train
  14. ↑ Man dead after car crushed by peak-hour train at Cheltenham Station
  15. ↑ https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/projects/charman-road-cheltenham
  16. ↑ Frankston Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  17. ↑ Route 600 Southland Shopping Centre - St Kilda Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  18. ↑ Route 922 Southland Shopping Centre - St Kilda Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  19. ↑ Route 923 Southland Shopping Centre - St Kilda Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  20. ↑ Route 811 Dandenong - Brighton timetable Public Transport Victoria
  21. ↑ Route 812 Dandenong - Brighton timetable Public Transport Victoria
  22. ↑ Route 822 Chadstone - Sandringham timetable Public Transport Victoria
  23. ↑ Route 828 Hampton - Berwick timetable Public Transport Victoria
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