Officer railway station
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Station Street, Officer | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°03′58″S 145°24′40″E / 38.0662°S 145.4110°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Pakenham | ||||||||||
Distance | 51.45 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | 20 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
Station code | OFC | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 4 August 1881 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 13 May 1956 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2013/14 | 19,287 thousand 65.2% | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Officer railway station is located on the Pakenham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Officer, opening on 4 August 1881 as Officer's Siding, and was renamed Officer on 13 February 1899. On 13 May 1956, a new station opened east of the original site.[1]
Flashing signals were provided at the nearby Station Street/Officer South Road level crossing in 1976.[2] Boom barriers have since been added to the level crossing.
In 2011/12, it was the 2nd least used station in Melbourne's metropolitan system, with 55,000 passenger movements.[3]
Platforms & services
Officer has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Pakenham
References
- ^ Officer Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1976. p. 160.
- ^ Station Patronage Research Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Pakenham Line timetable Public Transport Victoria