Officer railway station

Officer railway station is located on the Gippsland line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Officer, and opened on 4 August 1881 as Officer's Siding. It was renamed Officer on 13 February 1899. On 13 May 1956, a new station opened east of the original site.[1]

Officer
Eastbound view in August 2011
LocationStation Street, Officer
Australia
Coordinates38°03′58″S 145°24′40″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Gippsland line
Distance51.45 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking20
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeOFC
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 August 1881
Rebuilt13 May 1956
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers (2013/14)19,287 thousand  65.2%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Pakenham line
Cardinia Road
towards Pakenham

Flashing signals were provided at the nearby Station Street/Officer South Road level crossing in 1976.[2] A decade later, in 1986, boom barriers were added.[3]

The former goods siding was taken out of service in 1988.[4] The main line points leading into the siding were spiked, and were removed at a later date.[4]

In 2011/12, it was the 2nd least used station in Melbourne's metropolitan system, with 55,000 passenger movements.[5]

Platforms & services

Officer has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

It is planned to connect the Pakenham line to the Sunbury line through the new Metro Tunnel in late 2025.

References
  1. Officer Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1976. p. 160.
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1987. p. 91.
  4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1988. p. 186.
  5. Station Patronage Research Public Transport Victoria
  6. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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