Noble Park railway station
- Cranbourne
- Pakenham
Southern Cross
15 February 2018 (LXRP)
(1500 V DC overhead)
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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]
- Sunbury line express services to West Footscray and Sunbury (2025 onwards)
- Airport line express services to Melbourne Airport (2029 onwards)
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Noble Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 709 : to Mordialloc station[18]
- 811 : Dandenong station – Brighton[19]
- 816 : to Keysborough South[20]
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
- Station concourse and entrance, January 2021
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
- ^ a b c "Noble Park". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Noble Park". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Way and Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1972. p. 6.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Peter (22 August 1970). "Vandal pack hit". The Herald. p. 1.
- ^ "Second station fire in two days". The Age. 24 August 1970. p. 3.
- ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
- ^ a b "Eastlink". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Heatherton Road, Noble Park". Victoria's Big Build. 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "709 Mordialloc - Noble Park Station via Keysborough South". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "816 Keysborough South - Noble Park Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "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
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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