Murrumbeena railway station

Murrumbeena railway station is a railway station on the Gippsland line in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern suburbs of Carnegie and Murrumbeena, opening on 14 May 1879.[2] The station is served by Pakenham and Cranbourne commuter rail services. The station once had a signal box at the northern end of platform 1, which was removed in 1979 when boom barriers were provided at the Murrumbeena Road level crossing,[3] while two sidings were located at the southern end of platform 2.

Murrumbeena
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view in June 2018
LocationNeerim Road
Murrumbeena, Victoria 3163
Australia
Coordinates37°53′25″S 145°04′02″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Gippsland line
Distance14.42 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operatorsMetro Trains
ConnectionsBus route 624 & 822
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking270 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Status'Full Time' Host Station. Staffed first train to last.
Station codeMRB
Fare zone1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened14 May 1879 (1879-05-14)
Rebuilt18 June 2018 (Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Passengers
2008–2009822,734[1]
2009–2010819,486[1]  0.39%
2010–2011860,538[1]  5.01%
2011–2012803,638[1]  6.61%
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–2014800,323[1]  0.41%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Carnegie
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Hughesdale
towards Pakenham
Cranbourne line Hughesdale
towards Cranbourne

In March 2014, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced a grade separation project to replace the Murrumbeena Road level crossing immediately to the west of the station, being done so as part of its elevated railway project. The historic station (protected by a local heritage overlay) and associated footbridge were removed and replaced with a temporary station until the completion of the project.[4] Trains commenced running on the new elevated lines in 2018.

Platforms & services

Murrumbeena has one island platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.[5][6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

It is planned to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line through the new Metro Tunnel in late 2025.

CDC Melbourne operates one route via Murrumbeena station:

Ventura Bus Lines operate one route via Murrumbeena station:

  • Original Murrumbeena station in 2016
  • Concourse Entrance - January 2021

References
  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. Murrumbeena Vicsig
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1979. p. 174.
  4. "Major works start on nine level crossings". 28 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (From 4-11-2018)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. "822 Chadstone SC - Sandringham via Murrumbeena & Southland SC (From 02-12-2018)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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