Cranbourne railway station

Cranbourne
Station overview in August 2014 with two Comeng trains
Location Station Street, Cranbourne
Australia
Coordinates 38°06′00″S 145°16′52″E / 38.1000°S 145.2811°E / -38.1000; 145.2811Coordinates: 38°06′00″S 145°16′52″E / 38.1000°S 145.2811°E / -38.1000; 145.2811
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Cranbourne
Distance 45.12 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 641
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Premium station
Station code CBE
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 1 October 1988
Rebuilt 2008
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Cranbourne lineTerminus

Cranbourne railway station is the terminus of the Cranbourne line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne, opening on 1 October 1888.[1]

History

Cranbourne station opened on 1 October 1988, as a station on the South Gippsland line, that until 24 July 1993, was serviced by V/Line services to Leongatha.[2]

However, the Victorian government still has plans to reintroduce rail services to Leongatha in the future, as well as extending the electrified line 3.5 kilometres to Cranbourne East. The last regular train ran beyond Cranbourne on 15 January 1998, when the Koala Siding (near Nyora) to Spotswood station sand train ceased operation.[3]

A water tank located within the former train yard was removed in early 1973.[4]

In November 1993, Train Order Working replaced Electric Staff safeworking to Cranbourne, then on 24 March 1995, the electrification and power signalling on the line was commissioned from Dandenong.[5][6]

In April 2008, work started on the construction of six train stabling sidings at Cranbourne, to enable more trains to run on the line at peak times without duplicating the line. The works were completed in November 2008.[1][7] As part of these works the station & bus interchange received an upgrade.[8]

On 31 January 2018, a council in Melbourne's booming South-east says it needs almost $3 Billion worth of rail and road infrastructure to bring its transport services including the electrification to Clyde from Cranbourne. The Coalition if it wins the 2018 Victorian election will extend the Cranbourne line to the suburb of Clyde.[9]

Facilities, platforms & services

Cranbourne has one island platform with two faces. The platform features a customer service window, two enclosed waiting rooms and toilets. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Cranbourne line services.[10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Cranbourne Transit operates eight routes via Cranbourne station:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Cranbourne station:

References

  1. 1 2 Cranbourne Vicsig
  2. ↑ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 77–82.
  3. ↑ "Farewell - The Sand Train". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1998. pp. 71–76.
  4. ↑ "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1973. p. 54.
  5. ↑ "Cranbourne Electrification Opened" Railway Digest May 1995 page 16
  6. ↑ Fiddian, Mark (1997). Trains, Tracks, Travellers. A history of the Victorian Railways. South Eastern Independent Newspapers. p. 154. ISBN 1-875475-12-5.
  7. ↑ "Media Release: Cranbourne Station Train Stabling Project on Track". Minister for Public Transport Media Release. www.dpc.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  8. ↑ $37m train transformation Cranbourne News. Retrieved 2014-09-23
  9. ↑ https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/matthew-guy-pledges-nearly-500m-to-extend-cranbourne-train-line-20180711-p4zqtr.html
  10. ↑ Cranbourne Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Route 791 Frankston Station - Cranbourne Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ Route 792 Cranbourne Station - Botanic Ridge and Pearcedale timetable Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ Route 795 Warneet - Cranbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  14. ↑ Route 796 Cranbourne - Clyde timetable Public Transport Victoria
  15. ↑ Route 798 Cranbourne Park SC - Selandra Rise timetable Public Transport Victoria
  16. ↑ Route 893 Cranbourne Park SC - Dandenong Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  17. ↑ Route 897 Clyde - Lynbrook Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  18. ↑ Route 898 Cranbourne East - Cranbourne Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  19. ↑ Route 841 Narre Warren North - Cranbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  20. ↑ Route 982 Dandenong - Endeavour Hills - Hampton Park - Cranbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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