Cardinia Road railway station
38°4′16″S 145°26′15″E / 38.07111°S 145.43750°E / -38.07111; 145.43750
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Cardinia Road railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Pakenham, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cardinia Road station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 22 April 2012.[4]
History
Announced as part of the Victorian Transport Plan in 2008,[5][6] construction works for the station officially commenced on 11 October 2010, when the then Minister for Public Transport, Martin Pakula, turned the first sod at the site.[7] On 10 June 2011, the name for the station was confirmed as Cardinia Road.[4][8][better source needed] On 15 April 2012, a community open day was held prior to opening,[9] with the station officially opening a week later, on 22 April.[4][better source needed] Due to power supply issues, only selected peak-hour services stopped at the station,[4][9][better source needed]with a substation built later on in that year to allow all peak-hour services to stop.[9][10]
In 1978, flashing light signals were provided at the former Cardinia Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station, with boom barriers being installed in 1986.[11] On 6 December 2020, as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, the level crossing was grade separated, and replaced with a road overpass.[12] In February 2021, the boom barriers, flashing lights and bells were dismantled.[13]
Platforms and services
Cardinia Road has two side platforms. It is served by Pakenham line trains.[14]
Platform 1:
- Pakenham line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Pakenham line all stations services to East Pakenham
By June 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Cardinia Road station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 926 : Pakenham station – Westfield Fountain Gate[15]
- 928 : to Pakenham station[16]
Gallery
- Eastbound view with R761 in the distance,
July 2012 - Eastbound view with R761 passing through,
July 2012
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
- ^ Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
- ^ a b c d "Cardinia Road". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2009. p. 38.
- ^ Archived version of the Victorian Transport Plan
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 2010. p. 342.
- ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 2011. p. 197.
- ^ a b c "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 2012. p. 134.
- ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 2013. p. 69.
- ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
- ^ "Cardinia Road bridge now open months ahead of schedule". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Boom gates gone for good at Cardinia Road, Pakenham". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "926 Pakenham Station - Fountain Gate Shopping Centre via Lakeside & Beaconsfield". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "928 Pakenham Station - Cardinia Road Station". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
Media related to Cardinia Road railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
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