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Noble Park railway station

Coordinates: 37°58′03″S 145°10′38″E / 37.9676°S 145.1773°E / -37.9676; 145.1773
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Noble Park
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 1, February 2018
General information
LocationDouglas Street,
Noble Park, Victoria 3174
City of Greater Dandenong
Australia
Coordinates37°58′03″S 145°10′38″E / 37.9676°S 145.1773°E / -37.9676; 145.1773
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance27.38 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking350 spaces
Bicycle facilities18 racks
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeNPK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 February 1913; 111 years ago (1913-02-03)
Rebuilt1972
15 February 2018 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006877,987[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%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Sandown Park
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Yarraman
towards Cranbourne or Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Track layout
Legend
to Sandown Park
1
2
Mile Creek
to Yarraman

Noble Park railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne 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 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 Pakenham and Cranbourne line trains.[15][16]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

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]

  • 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. ^ 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. 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. 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.
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