Cardinia Road railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

38°4′16″S 145°26′15″E / 38.07111°S 145.43750°E / -38.07111; 145.43750Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)PakenhamDistance53.68 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking450Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeCDAFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened22 April 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-22)ElectrifiedJuly 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2011–201234,861[1]2012–2013Not measured[1]2013–2014246,913[1] Increase 608.28%2014–2015320,733[2] Increase 29.89%2015–2016414,985[1] Increase 29.38%2016–2017434,973[1] Increase 4.81%2017–2018420,077[1] Decrease 3.42%2018–2019381,826[1] Decrease 9.1%2019–2020355,850[1] Decrease 6.8%2020–2021193,250[1] Decrease 45.69%2021–2022194,800[3] Increase 0.8% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Officer Pakenham line Pakenham
Terminus
Track layout
Legend
to Officer
Gum Scrub Creek floodway
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Toomuc Creek
to Pakenham

Cardinia Road railway station is located on the Pakenham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Pakenham, and opened on 22 April 2012.[4]

History

Announced as part of the Victorian Transport Plan in 2008,[5][6] construction works for the station officially commenced on 11 October 2010, when the then Minister for Public Transport, Martin Pakula, turned the first sod at the site.[7] On 10 June 2011, the name for the station was confirmed as Cardinia Road.[4][8] On 15 April 2012, a community open day was held prior to opening,[9] with the station officially opening a week later, on 22 April.[4] Due to power supply issues, only selected peak-hour services stopped at the station,[4][9] with a substation built later on in that year to allow all peak-hour services to stop.[9][10]

In 1978, flashing light signals were provided at the former Cardinia Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station, with boom barriers being installed in 1986.[11] On 6 December 2020, as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, the level crossing was grade separated, and replaced with a road overpass.[12] In February 2021, the boom barriers, flashing lights and bells were dismantled.[13]

Platforms and services

Cardinia Road has two side platforms. It is served by Pakenham line trains.[14]

Platform 1:

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

Platform 2:

  •  Pakenham line  all stations services to Pakenham

By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Cardinia Road station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • Eastbound view in July 2012
    Eastbound view in July 2012
  • Eastbound view, with R761 passing through, in July 2012
    Eastbound view, with R761 passing through, in July 2012

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  2. ^ Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d "Cardinia Road". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2009. p. 38.
  6. ^ Archived version of the Victorian Transport Plan
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 2010. p. 342.
  8. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 2011. p. 197.
  9. ^ a b c "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 2012. p. 134.
  10. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 2013. p. 69.
  11. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  12. ^ "Cardinia Road bridge now open months ahead of schedule". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Boom gates gone for good at Cardinia Road, Pakenham". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "926 Pakenham Station - Fountain Gate Shopping Centre via Lakeside & Beaconsfield". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "928 Pakenham Station - Cardinia Road Station". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

Media related to Cardinia Road railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons

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