Cranbourne railway station explained

Cranbourne railway station should not be confused with Cranbourne East railway station.

Cranbourne
Type:PTV commuter rail station
Style:Melbourne
Address:Station Street,
Cranbourne, Victoria 3977
Borough:City of Casey
Country:Australia
Map Type:Australia Melbourne
Owned:VicTrack
Operator:Metro Trains
Distance:45.12 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms:2 (1 island)
Tracks:2
Connections: Bus
Coach
Structure:Ground
Parking:641
Bicycle:Available
Accessible:Yes — step free access
Electrified:March 1995 (1500 V DC overhead)
Status:Operational, premium station
Code:CBE
Zone:Myki Zone 2
Closed:24 July 1993
Rebuilt:24 March 1995
November 2008
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:expanded

Cranbourne railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Cranbourne line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Cranbourne, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cranbourne station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 1 October 1888, with the current station provided in 2008. It initially closed on 24 July 1993, then reopened on 24 March 1995.[1]

History

Cranbourne opened as a station on the South Gippsland line. Until 24 July 1993, it was served by V/Line trains to Leongatha and beyond.[2] As with the suburb itself, the station gets its name from the Cranbourne Inn, established in the mid-19th century by the Ruffy brothers, who were squatters in the area.[3] The area was named either after a town in Berkshire, England, or Viscount Cranborne.[3]

Between March 1920 and June 1956, trains regularly operated from sidings about a mile south of the station, dispatching between ten and thirty goods trucks a week, loaded with locally mined construction-quality sand.[4]

In 1959, flashing light signals were provided at the former South Gippsland Highway level crossing, which was at the down end of the station.[1]

In early 1973, a water tank that had been located within the former station yard was removed.[5]

In 1981, flashing light signals were provided at the former Camms Road level crossing, which was located in the up direction from the station.[1] Boom barriers were installed during the electrification of the line.

In November 1993, Train Order Working replaced Electric Staff safeworking to Cranbourne.[1] On 24 March 1995, the electrification and power signalling of the line from Dandenong was commissioned.[6] [7] [8] In 1994, during the electrification project, the original station building was removed by the Mornington Railway Preservation Society.[9] The former goods shed, and a number of tracks, had been removed from the station yard by August of that year.[10]

The last regular train beyond Cranbourne ran on 15 January 1998, when sand trains from Koala Siding (near Nyora) to Spotswood ceased operation.[11]

In April 2008, work started on the construction of six train stabling sidings at the station, to enable more trains to run on the line at peak times without having to duplicate the line. The work was completed in November of that year.[1] [12] As part of that project, the station and bus interchange received an upgrade.[13]

At the 2018 and 2022 state elections, the Coalition promised to extend the Cranbourne line to the suburb of Clyde.[14]

On 30 November 2018, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Camms Road level crossing would be grade-separated.[15] [16] On 25 June 2021, designs for the level crossing were released, which involved raising Camms Road over the railway line via an overpass.[17] Construction commenced on the project in early 2023[18] and, on 30 November of that year, the level crossing was abolished, with the overpass opening to vehicular traffic.[19]

The Level Crossing Removal Project was also involved in the duplication of the railway line between Cranbourne and Dandenong.[20] Major work started in 2020, and was completed by 13 February 2022, a year ahead of schedule.[21] [22] The duplication also involved a new timetable for the Cranbourne line, with services operating roughly every 10 minutes during the morning peak-hour.[22]

Platforms, facilities and services

Cranbourne has one island platform with two faces. The station building has a customer service window, two enclosed waiting rooms, and toilets. It is served by Cranbourne line trains.[23]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

Transport links

Cranbourne Transit operates eight bus routes via Cranbourne station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Cranbourne station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cranbourne . vicsig.net . 27 January 2023 . 25 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225024727/https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Cranbourne. live.
  2. March 1997 . Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960 . Chris . Banger . . . 77–82.
  3. Web site: Cranbourne . Victorian Places . 27 January 2023 . 9 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230309103650/https://victorianplaces.com.au/cranbourne . live.
  4. February 2019 . Rails Through the Dunes – The Cranbourne Sand Sidings, Part Two . Mark . Cauchi . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society . 38–51.
  5. March 1973 . Way and Works . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society . 54.
  6. News: Show of hands for a new rail service . 25 March 1995 . 7 . The Age.
  7. "Cranbourne Electrification Opened" Railway Digest May 1995 page 16
  8. Book: Fiddian, Mark . Trains, Tracks, Travellers. A history of the Victorian Railways. South Eastern Independent Newspapers . 1997 . 154 . 1-875475-12-5.
  9. August 1994 . Works . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society . 250.
  10. October 1994 . Works . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society . 317.
  11. February 1998 . Farewell – The Sand Train . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society . 71–76.
  12. Web site: Media Release: Cranbourne Station Train Stabling Project on Track . www.dpc.vic.gov.au . Minister for Public Transport Media Release . 24 April 2008 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080722063902/http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/955cbeae7df9460dca256c8c00152d2b/16a31250939e85d6ca257410007a9d5b%21OpenDocument . 22 July 2008 .
  13. News: Bichel . Lia . $37m train transformation . 16 July 2023 . Cranbourne Star News . 13 November 2008.
  14. Web site: The Age . Timna . Jacks . Matthew Guy pledges nearly $500m to extend Cranbourne train line . 11 July 2018. 17 August 2018 . 17 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180817124925/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/matthew-guy-pledges-nearly-500m-to-extend-cranbourne-train-line-20180711-p4zqtr.html. live.
  15. Web site: More level crossing removals on the way . Level Crossing Removal Project . 12 September 2021 . 28 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043416/https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/More-level-crossing-removals-on-the-way . live .
  16. Web site: Camms Road, Cranbourne . Level Crossing Removal Project . 12 September 2021 . 9 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211009093847/https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/projects/camms-road-cranbourne . live.
  17. Web site: Designs released for Camms Road . Level Crossing Removal Project . 12 September 2021 . 12 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210912041403/https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/designs-released-for-camms-road . live.
  18. Web site: New shared user path opens on the Cranbourne Line. Victoria's Big Build. 8 May 2023 . 14 February 2024.
  19. Web site: Camms Road 73rd level crossing gone for good. Victoria's Big Build. December 2023 . 14 February 2024.
  20. Web site: Cranbourne Line Upgrade . Level Crossing Removal Project . 30 April 2023 . 22 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220322230735/https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/projects/cranbourne-line-upgrade . live .
  21. Web site: Works ramping up on the Cranbourne Line Upgrade . Level Crossing Removal Project . 30 April 2023 . 24 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220324033148/https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/works-ramping-up-on-the-cranbourne-line-upgrade . live .
  22. Web site: Cranbourne Line duplicated, Greens Road crossing removed and new station open . 13 February 2022 . Level Crossing Removal Project . 27 February 2022 . 27 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227103149/https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/cranbourne-line-duplicated-greens-road-removed . live .
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  24. Web site: 791 Frankston Station – Cranbourne Station. Public Transport Victoria. 30 April 2023. 2 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230502230536/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/14999/791-frankston-station-cranbourne-station. live.
  25. Web site: 792 Cranbourne Station – Pearcedale. Public Transport Victoria. 30 April 2023.
  26. Web site: 798 Cranbourne Park SC – Selandra Rise. Public Transport Victoria. 30 April 2023. 11 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230311092328/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15005/798-cranbourne-park-sc-selandra-rise/. live.
  27. Web site: 893 Cranbourne Park SC – Dandenong Station. Public Transport Victoria. 30 April 2023. 24 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230324161540/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15614/893-cranbourne-park-sc-dandenong-station. live.
  28. Web site: 897 Clyde North – Lynbrook Station via Cranbourne Park SC. Public Transport Victoria. 30 April 2023. 24 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230324161336/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15606/897-clyde-north-lynbrook-station/. live.
  29. Web site: 898 Clyde North – Cranbourne Station via Cranbourne Park SC. Public Transport Victoria. 30 April 2023. 3 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230503003553/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15608/898-clyde-north-cranbourne-station-via-cranbourne-park-sc. live.
  30. Web site: 760 Cranbourne – Seaford via Carrum Downs. Public Transport Victoria. 30 April 2023. 2 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230502232040/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15533/760-cranbourne-seaford-via-carrum-downs. live.
  31. Web site: 982 Dandenong Station – Cranbourne via Endeavour Hills & Hampton Park. Public Transport Victoria. 30 April 2023. 18 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230218130032/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15618/982-dandenong-station-cranbourne-via-endeavour-hills-and-hampton-park. live.

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