Noble Park railway station

Noble Park railway station is located on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Noble Park, and opened on 3 February 1913.^[4]

Noble Park
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 1, February 2018
General information
Location	Douglas Street, Noble Park, Victoria 3174 City of Greater Dandenong Australia
Coordinates	37°58′03″S 145°10′38″E / 37.9676°S 145.1773°E / -37.9676; 145.1773
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Cranbourne Pakenham
Distance	27.38 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	350 spaces
Bicycle facilities	18 racks
Accessible	Yes — step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	NPK
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	3 February 1913; 111 years ago (1913-02-03)
Rebuilt	1972 15 February 2018 (LXRP)
Electrified	December 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	877,987^[1]
2006–2007	1,059,549^[1]  20.67%
2007–2008	1,491,737^[1]  40.79%
2008–2009	1,457,460^[2]  2.29%
2009–2010	1,657,215^[2]  13.7%
2010–2011	1,665,435^[2]  0.49%
2011–2012	1,577,640^[2]  5.27%
2012–2013	Not measured^[2]
2013–2014	1,058,572^[2]  32.9%
2014–2015	1,048,635^[1]  0.93%
2015–2016	1,169,211^[2]  11.49%
2016–2017	1,059,958^[2]  9.34%
2017–2018	876,855^[2]  17.27%
2018–2019	929,884^[2]  6.04%
2019–2020	868,350^[2]  6.61%
2020–2021	513,650^[2]  40.84%
2021–2022	556,700^[3]  8.38%
2022–2023	816,200^[3]  46.61%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Sandown Park towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Yarraman towards Cranbourne or Pakenham Cranbourne line
Track layout Legend to Sandown Park 1 2 Mile Creek to Yarraman

History

Noble Park station, like the suburb itself, is named after Noble Buckley, the son of Allan Buckley, who is recognised as the founder of the suburb.^[5][6]

In 1927, the station was closed to goods traffic.^[4] In 1954, flashing light signals were provided at the former Heatherton Road level crossing, which was located near the station in the up direction.^[4]

In 1972, new ground-level station buildings were provided,^[7] after the original station building on Platform 1 had been destroyed by an arsonist on 22 August 1970.^[7][8][9] In 1977, boom barriers were provided at the former Heatherton Road level crossing.^[10]

In 2007, minor upgrade works were carried out to the station as part of the EastLink toll road project.^[11] The upgrades including improved shelter, car parking and better security, including brighter lighting and better CCTV coverage.^[11]

In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced the grade separation of the Heatherton Road level crossing, with construction beginning in 2016.^[12] The final scheme involved elevating the line over Corrigan, Heatherton and Chandler Roads and included a new high-level station, which opened on 15 February 2018.^[13][14] A row of shops now occupies the site of the former ground-level station buildings.

Platforms and services

Noble Park has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Cranbourne and Pakenham line trains.^[15][16]

Platform 1:

•  Cranbourne line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Cranbourne line  all stations services to Cranbourne
•  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Pakenham

Future services:
In addition to the current services, the PTV Network Development Plan proposes linking the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines to both the Sunbury line and under-construction Melbourne Airport rail link via the Metro Tunnel.^[17]

•  Sunbury line  express services to West Footscray and Sunbury (2025 onwards)
•  Airport line  express services to Melbourne Airport (2029 onwards)

Transport links

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

•  709 : to Mordialloc station^[18]
•  811 : Dandenong station – Brighton^[19]
•  816 : to Keysborough South^[20]

Noble Park station is connected to the Djerring Trail (Caufield–Dandenong Rail Trail), a shared walking and cycling path, which was completed in 2018. Locked bike storage is also available at the station.^[21]

Gallery

•  
  North-west view of the former ground-level station, December 2006, prior to the 2018 rebuild
•  
  Station concourse and entrance, January 2021

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
4. "Noble Park". vicsig.net. from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
5. "Noble Park". Victorian Places. from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
7. "Way and Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1972. p. 6.
8. Fitzgerald, Peter (22 August 1970). "Vandal pack hit". The Herald. p. 1.
9. "Second station fire in two days". The Age. 24 August 1970. p. 3.
10. John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
11. "Eastlink". vicsig.net. from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
12. "Heatherton Road, Noble Park". Victoria's Big Build. from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
13. "Three crossings removed as trains run on elevated rail". Level Crossing Removal Authority. 15 February 2018. from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
14. "ExoTec & Goldcore Light at Noble Park Train Station". Atkar Group Pty Ltd. from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
15. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
16. "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
17. "Network Development Plan Metropolitan Rail Overview" (PDF). Public Transport Victoria. December 2012. (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
18. "709 Mordialloc - Noble Park Station via Keysborough South". Public Transport Victoria.
19. "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
20. "816 Keysborough South - Noble Park Station". Public Transport Victoria. from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
21. "More secure bike storage at stations". Level Crossing Removal Authority. 19 February 2019. from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

External links

•   Media related to Noble Park railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au