Noble Park railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

  • Cranbourne
  • Pakenham
Distance27.38 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeElevatedParking350 spacesBicycle facilities18 racksAccessibleYes — step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, premium stationStation codeNPKFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened3 February 1913; 111 years ago (1913-02-03)Rebuilt1972
15 February 2018 (LXRP)ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006877,987[1]2006–20071,059,549[1] Increase 20.67%2007–20081,491,737[1] Increase 40.79%2008–20091,457,460[2] Decrease 2.29%2009–20101,657,215[2] Increase 13.7%2010–20111,665,435[2] Increase 0.49%2011–20121,577,640[2] Decrease 5.27%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–20141,058,572[2] Decrease 32.9%2014–20151,048,635[1] Decrease 0.93%2015–20161,169,211[2] Increase 11.49%2016–20171,059,958[2] Decrease 9.34%2017–2018876,855[2] Decrease 17.27%2018–2019929,884[2] Increase 6.04%2019–2020868,350[2] Decrease 6.61%2020–2021513,650[2] Decrease 40.84%2021–2022556,700[3] Increase 8.38%2022–2023816,200[3] Increase 46.61% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Sandown Park Pakenham line Yarraman
towards Cranbourne or East Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Track layout
Legend
1
2
Mile Creek
to Yarraman

Noble Park railway station is located on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Noble Park, and opened on 3 February 1913.[4]

History

Noble Park station, like the suburb itself, is named after Noble Buckley, the son of Allan Buckley, who is recognised as the founder of the suburb.[5][6]

In 1927, the station was closed to goods traffic.[4] In 1954, flashing light signals were provided at the former Heatherton Road level crossing, which was located near the station in the up direction.[4]

In 1972, new ground-level station buildings were provided,[7] after the original station building on Platform 1 had been destroyed by an arsonist on 22 August 1970.[7][8][9] In 1977, boom barriers were provided at the former Heatherton Road level crossing.[10]

In 2007, minor upgrade works were carried out to the station as part of the EastLink toll road project.[11] The upgrades including improved shelter, car parking and better security, including brighter lighting and better CCTV coverage.[11]

In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced the grade separation of the Heatherton Road level crossing, with construction beginning in 2016.[12] The final scheme involved elevating the line over Corrigan, Heatherton and Chandler Roads and included a new high-level station, which opened on 15 February 2018.[13][14] A row of shops now occupies the site of the former ground-level station buildings.

Platforms and services

Noble Park has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Cranbourne and Pakenham line trains.[15][16]

Platform 1:

  •  Cranbourne line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
  •  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

  •  Cranbourne line  all stations services to Cranbourne
  •  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to East Pakenham

Future services:
In addition to the current services, the PTV Network Development Plan proposes linking the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines to both the Sunbury line and under-construction Melbourne Airport rail link via the Metro Tunnel.[17]

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Noble Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Noble Park station is connected to the Djerring Trail (Caufield–Dandenong Rail Trail), a shared walking and cycling path, which was completed in 2018. Locked bike storage is also available at the station.[21]

Gallery

  • North-west view of the former ground-level station, December 2006, prior to the 2018 rebuild
    North-west view of the former ground-level station, December 2006, prior to the 2018 rebuild
  • Station concourse and entrance, January 2021
    Station concourse and entrance, January 2021

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c "Noble Park". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Noble Park". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Way and Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1972. p. 6.
  8. ^ Fitzgerald, Peter (22 August 1970). "Vandal pack hit". The Herald. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Second station fire in two days". The Age. 24 August 1970. p. 3.
  10. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  11. ^ a b "Eastlink". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Heatherton Road, Noble Park". Victoria's Big Build. 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Three crossings removed as trains run on elevated rail". Level Crossing Removal Authority. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  14. ^ "ExoTec & Goldcore Light at Noble Park Train Station". Atkar Group Pty Ltd. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "Network Development Plan Metropolitan Rail Overview" (PDF). Public Transport Victoria. December 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  18. ^ "709 Mordialloc - Noble Park Station via Keysborough South". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. ^ "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. ^ "816 Keysborough South - Noble Park Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  21. ^ "More secure bike storage at stations". Level Crossing Removal Authority. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

External links

  • Media related to Noble Park railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
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