Merinda Park railway station
Merinda Park | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view in April 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Endeavour Drive, Merinda Park | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′48″S 145°15′51″E / 38.0800°S 145.2641°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cranbourne | ||||||||||
| Distance | 42.35 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 200 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | MPK | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 March 1995 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Merinda Park railway station is located on the Cranbourne line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Merinda Park, opening on 24 March 1995 as part of the electrification of the line.[1][2]
Flashing lights were provided at the nearby Thompsons Road level crossing in 1977.[3] Boom barriers were provided with the electrification of the line to Cranbourne in 1995.
Platforms & services
Merinda Park has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Cranbourne line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Cranbourne & Flinders Street And City Loop
Transport links
Cranbourne Transit operates one route via Merinda Park station:
- 799: Cranbourne - Cranbourne North[5]
References
- ^ Merinda Park Vicsig
- ^ Fiddian, Mark (1997). Trains, Tracks, Travelers. A history of the Victorian Railways. South Eastern Independent Newspapers. p. 154. ISBN 1-875475-12-5.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1977. p. 183.
- ^ Cranbourne Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 799 Cranbourne - Cranbourne North timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Merinda Park railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway
