Merinda Park railway station
Merinda Park railway station is a railway station on the South Gippsland line in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station is located on the suburb boundary of Cranbourne North and Lyndhurst, opening on 24 March 1995 as part of the electrification of the line to Cranbourne.[2][3]
Merinda Park | |||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Northbound view in April 2007 | |||||||||||
| Location | Endeavour Drive Cranbourne North, Victoria 3977 Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′48″S 145°15′51″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | South Gippsland | ||||||||||
| Distance | 42.35 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus route 799 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 200 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | MPK | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 March 1995 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2008–2009) | 299,296[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers (2009–2010) | 329,995[1]  | ||||||||||
| Passengers (2010–2011) | 354,491[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers (2011–2012) | 311,688[1]  | ||||||||||
| Passengers (2012–2013) | Not measured[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers (2013–2014) | 312,227[1] | ||||||||||
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Flashing lights were provided at the nearby Thompsons Road level crossing in 1977.[4] Boom barriers were provided with the electrification of the line to Cranbourne in 1995. The level crossing was removed on 25 June 2018 as part of a wider upgrade of Thompsons Road.[5][6]
In December 2019, plans were announced to completely rebuild the station as part of Cranbourne line duplication. Second platform will be added and main entrance will be moved to a more central location. Early works on the new station are expected to start in 2020 and will be completed in 2023.[7]
Platforms & services
Merinda Park has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Cranbourne line services.[8]
Platform 1:
- Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Cranbourne & Flinders Street
Transport links
Cranbourne Transit operates one route via Merinda Park station:
- 799: Cranbourne - Cranbourne North[9]
References
- "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
- Merinda Park Vicsig
- Fiddian, Mark (1997). Trains, Tracks, Travelers. A history of the Victorian Railways. South Eastern Independent Newspapers. p. 154. ISBN 1-875475-12-5.
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1977. p. 183.
- "Hello new Thompsons Road bridge, goodbye level crossing | Level Crossing Removal Authority". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- Authority, Major Road Projects (1 January 2003). "Thompsons Road Upgrade". roadprojects.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- "Concept designs released for new Merinda Park Station". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "799 Merinda Park Station - The Avenue Village SC". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au