Oak Park railway station
Oak Park railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Oak Park, and opened on 13 August 1956.[1]
Oak Park | |||||||||||
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| Location | Waterloo Road, Oak Park | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°43′04″S 144°55′18″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Craigieburn | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.88 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 37 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | OPK | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1/2 overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 August 1956 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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The railway past the site of Oak Park station opened in 1872, as part of the North East railway to Wodonga.[2]
Boom barriers replaced hand-operated gates at the nearby Devon Road level crossing in 1962.[3]
Platforms & services
Oak Park has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line trains.[4]
Platform 1:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Craigieburn
References
- Oak Park Vicsig
- Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 87. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- VR History by Andrew Waugh
- "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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