Aspendale railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Aspendale, and opened in April 1891 as Aspendale Park Racecourse. It was renamed Aspendale on 1 August 1905.[4]
Aspendale station opened in April 1891[4] and, like the suburb itself, the station was named after Aspen, a race-winning mare owned by James Crooke, who had purchased land east of the present-day station to build the former Aspendale Racecourse.[5][6] The first race meeting at the racecourse was in 1891, coinciding with the opening of the station.[5][6]
In 1992, another crossover at the station was abolished, as well as the connection to the former siding.[4] Occurring in that year, the control panel was abolished.[10]
In early 2014, a man was hit and killed by a Frankston-bound train, causing the boom gates at the level crossing to stay down, meaning that road traffic could not travel between the Nepean Highway and Station Street.[11]
In October 2022, it was announced that Aspendale would be lowered into a trench, as part of the removal of seven level crossings on the line. Further details, designs and a construction timeline are to be released closer to the opening of the new station in 2029.[12]
Station building and entrance to Platform 1, October 2021
Referencesedit
^ abcdEstimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
^ abcdefghijklRailway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
^ abAnnual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
^ abcdef"Aspendale". vicsig.net. from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ ab"Aspendale". Victorian Places. from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ abFirst, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
^Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail:1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN0-9592069-3-0.
^"Minutes of March 1992 Meeting". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. May 1992. pp. 41–42.
^Zielinski, Caroline (6 January 2014). "Man hit and killed by train at Aspendale station". The Age. from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^Tribune, The National (8 October 2022). "Making Frankston Line Level Crossing Free". The National Tribune. from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
^"706 Mordialloc SC - Chelsea Railway Station". Public Transport Victoria. from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External linksedit
Media related to Aspendale railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
Melway map at street-directory.com.au
January 01, 1970
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Aspendale railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria Australia It serves the south eastern Melbourne suburb of Aspendale and opened in April 1891 as Aspendale Park Racecourse It was renamed Aspendale on 1 August 1905 4 AspendalePTV commuter rail stationSouthbound view from Platform 2 November 2007General informationLocationNepean Highway Aspendale Victoria 3195City of KingstonAustraliaCoordinates38 01 38 S 145 06 07 E 38 0273 S 145 1020 E 38 0273 145 1020Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine s FrankstonDistance30 31 kilometres fromSouthern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking100Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes step free accessOther informationStatusOperational unstaffedStation codeASPFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpenedApril 1891 133 years ago 1891 04 Rebuilt1981ElectrifiedAugust 1922 1500 V DC overhead Previous namesAspendale Park Racecourse 1891 1905 Passengers2005 2006267 587 1 2006 2007286 260 1 6 97 2007 2008326 891 1 14 19 2008 2009388 967 2 18 99 2009 2010380 145 2 2 26 2010 2011355 486 2 6 48 2011 2012305 564 2 14 04 2012 2013Not measured 2 2013 2014229 728 2 24 81 2014 2015227 109 1 1 14 2015 2016227 738 2 0 27 2016 2017225 948 2 0 78 2017 2018236 609 2 4 71 2018 2019237 924 2 0 55 2019 2020156 650 2 34 16 2020 202184 050 2 46 34 2021 202288 300 3 5 05 2022 2023142 800 3 61 72 ServicesPreceding station Metro Trains Following station Mordialloctowards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street Frankston line Edithvaletowards FrankstonTrack layoutLegend to Mordialloc 12 Groves Street Removing by 2029 to Edithvale Contents 1 History 2 Platforms and services 3 Transport links 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksHistory editAspendale station opened in April 1891 4 and like the suburb itself the station was named after Aspen a race winning mare owned by James Crooke who had purchased land east of the present day station to build the former Aspendale Racecourse 5 6 The first race meeting at the racecourse was in 1891 coinciding with the opening of the station 5 6 In 1966 a crossover at the up end of the station was abolished 4 On 1 December 1969 the goods yard was closed to traffic 4 In 1977 boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Groves Street level crossing located at the down end of the station 7 8 Occurring in that year a control panel was provided 4 In 1981 the current station buildings were provided 9 In 1992 another crossover at the station was abolished as well as the connection to the former siding 4 Occurring in that year the control panel was abolished 10 In early 2014 a man was hit and killed by a Frankston bound train causing the boom gates at the level crossing to stay down meaning that road traffic could not travel between the Nepean Highway and Station Street 11 In October 2022 it was announced that Aspendale would be lowered into a trench as part of the removal of seven level crossings on the line Further details designs and a construction timeline are to be released closer to the opening of the new station in 2029 12 Platforms and services editAspendale has two side platforms It is served by Frankston line trains 13 Platform 1 Frankston line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Werribee and Williamstown Platform 2 Frankston line all stations services to FrankstonTransport links editVentura Bus Lines operates one route via Aspendale station under contract to Public Transport Victoria 706 Mordialloc Chelsea station off peak only 14 Gallery edit nbsp Station building and entrance to Platform 1 October 2021References edit a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005 2006 to 2018 19 Department of Transport a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008 2021 Philip Mallis a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage station entries Data Vic a b c d e f Aspendale vicsig net Archived from the original on 29 December 2019 Retrieved 12 January 2023 a b Aspendale Victorian Places Archived from the original on 25 October 2022 Retrieved 14 November 2022 a b First Jamie 7 January 2014 The A Z story of Melbourne s suburbs Herald Sun Archived from the original on 26 December 2022 Retrieved 12 January 2023 Works Newsrail Australian Railway Historical Society October 1977 p 228 John Sinnatt January 1990 Level Crossing Protection Somersault Signalling Record Society Victoria pp 9 17 Vincent Adams Winter 1990 VR and VicRail 1962 1983 p 107 ISBN 0 9592069 3 0 Minutes of March 1992 Meeting Somersault Signalling Record Society Victoria May 1992 pp 41 42 Zielinski Caroline 6 January 2014 Man hit and killed by train at Aspendale station The Age Archived from the original on 10 September 2014 Retrieved 14 November 2022 Tribune The National 8 October 2022 Making Frankston Line Level Crossing Free The National Tribune Archived from the original on 9 October 2022 Retrieved 9 October 2022 Frankston Line Public Transport Victoria 706 Mordialloc SC Chelsea Railway Station Public Transport Victoria Archived from the original on 26 August 2022 Retrieved 28 May 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Aspendale railway station Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons Melway map at street directory com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aspendale railway station amp oldid 1216814198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
