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Cranbourne

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Cranbourne
 
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
SystemMelbourne railway network
StatusOperational
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Predecessor
  • Tooradin (1888–1890)
  • Loch (1890–1891)
  • Leongatha (1891–1892)
  • Port Albert (1892–1987)
  • Welshpool (1987–1990)
  • Toora (1990–1992)
  • Koo Wee Rup (1992–1993)
First service1 October 1888; 136 years ago (1888-10-01) as South Gippsland line
Current operator(s)Metro Trains
Former operator(s)
Route
TerminiFlinders Street
Cranbourne
Stops24 (including City Loop stations)
Distance travelled43.920 km (27.291 mi)
Average journey time59 minutes (not via City Loop)
Service frequency
  • 10–16 minutes weekdays peak
  • 20 minutes weekdays off-peak and weekend daytime
  • 30 minutes weekend nights
  • 60 minutes early weekend mornings
  • Double frequency daytime between Flinders Street and Dandenong in combination with Pakenham line
  • Shuttle-only operation at nighttime between Dandenong and Cranbourne
Line(s) used
On-board services
Disabled accessYes
Technical
Rolling stockHCMT
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Track owner(s)VicTrack
Cranbourne (physical track)
Overview
Other name(s)part of South Gippsland
StatusOperational from Flinders Street to Cranbourne, closed beyond Cranbourne
Owner
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Continues asSouth Gippsland line
Connecting linesAll metropolitan, regional, and interstate
Former connections
Stations
  • 27 current stations
  • 4 former stations
  • 2 proposed stations
  • 4 current sidings
  • 2 former sidings
Service
Services
History
Commenced1 October 1888 (1888-10-01)
Opened
  • Princes Bridge to Richmond on 8 February 1859 (1859-02-08)
  • Richmond to Cremorne on 12 December 1859 (1859-12-12)
  • Cremorne to South Yarra on 22 December 1859 (1859-12-22)
  • Flinders Street to Princes Bridge on 18 December 1865 (1865-12-18)
  • Oakleigh to Dandenong on 8 October 1877 (1877-10-08)
  • South Yarra to Oakleigh on 2 April 1879 (1879-04-02)
  • Dandenong to Cranbourne on 1 October 1888 (1888-10-01)
Completed1 October 1888 (1888-10-01)
Electrified
  • Flinders Street to South Yarra on 28 May 1919 (1919-05-28)
  • To Oakleigh on 5 March 1922 (1922-03-05)
  • To Dandenong on 11 December 1922 (1922-12-11)
  • To Cranbourne on 27 August 1995 (1995-08-27)
Technical
Line length43.920 km (27.291 mi)
Number of tracks
  • Twelve tracks: Flinders Street to Richmond
  • Six tracks: Richmond to South Yarra
  • Four tracks: South Yarra to Caulfield
  • Double track: Caulfield to Cranbourne
CharacterNow grade-separated at crossings
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed
  • 80 km/h (50 mph) - Electric
  • 50 km/h (31 mph) - Diesel
SignallingAutomatic block signaling
Maximum incline1 in 50 (2%)
Cranbourne railway line
km
 
 
Multiple lines
via North Melbourne
 
 
 
 
 
1.2
Southern Cross
 
 
2.5
Flagstaff
 
 
3.1
Melbourne Central
 
 
4.3
Parliament
 
 
0.0
Flinders Street
 
 
0.1
Princes Bridge
(closed)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.8
Botanic Gardens
(dismantled)
 
2.3
  Punt Road (Hoddle Highway)
 
2.6
Richmond
 
2.7
 
 
 
3.4
Cremorne
(dismantled)
 
3.6
 
 
 
4.2
South Yarra
 
4.3
  Toorak Road (Burwood Highway)
 
 
 
 
 
Melbourne Metro Tunnel
to Footscray
(under construction)
 
5.4
Hawksburn
(not a stop)
 
5.6
  Williams Road
 
6.7
Toorak
(not a stop)
 
7.3
  High Street
 
7.4
Armadale
(not a stop)
 
8.7
 
8.9
Malvern
 
9.2
  Dandenong Road (Princes Highway)
 
10.6
Caulfield
 
 
 
 
11.3
  Grange Road
 
 
  Rosstown Railway (not built)
 
12.3
Carnegie
 
13.1
  Murrumbeena Road
 
13.2
Murrumbeena
 
 
 
Outer Circle line
to Fairfield
(dismantled)
 
14.0
Hughesdale
 
 
 
Rosstown Railway
to Elsternwick
(dismantled)
 
15.2
 
15.4
Oakleigh
 
17.1
Huntingdale
 
17.2
  North Road
 
19.2
 
19.3
Clayton
 
20.0
  Centre Road
 
21.4
Westall
 
21.7
  Westall Road (Springvale Bypass)
 
23.2
  Springvale Road (State Highway)
 
23.3
Springvale
 
 
 
24.5
Sandown Park
 
25.8
  Heatherton Road
 
26.0
Noble Park
 
27.8
Yarraman
 
27.9
 
30.0
Dandenong
 
30.1
  Cheltenham Road (State Highway)
 
30.4
 
31.2
  Dandenong-Frankston Road (Dandenong Valley Highway)
 
 
 
32.0
 
32.2
Bombardier Siding
 
32.8
Kimberley Clark Siding
 
33.5
Australian Window Glass Siding (closed)
 
33.5
  Greens Road
 
34.1
 
37.1
Lyndhurst (closed)
 
37.4
 
38.4
Lynbrook
 
41.1
Merinda Park
 
41.3
 
43.9
Cranbourne
 
 
44.0
 
 
44.3
end of Metro area
 
 
45.7
Ford New Holland Siding
(closed)
 
Cranbourne East
(proposed)
 
49.5
Clyde
(proposed)
 
km

Stopping patterns

edit

Legend — Station status

  • Premium Station – Station staffed from first to last train
  • Host Station – Usually staffed during morning peak, however this can vary for different stations on the network.

Legend — Stopping patterns
Some services do not operate via the City Loop

  • ● – All trains stop
  • ◐ – Some services do not stop
  • ▲ – Only inbound trains stop (trains operate counter-clockwise through the city loop all day)
  • | – Trains pass and do not stop
Cranbourne Services[1]
Station Zone Local Ltd Express Shuttle
Flinders Street 1
Southern Cross
Flagstaff
Melbourne Central
Parliament
Richmond
South Yarra
Malvern |
Caulfield
Carnegie |
Murrumbeena |
Hughesdale 1/2 |
Oakleigh
Huntingdale |
Clayton 2
Westall
Springvale
Sandown Park
Noble Park
Yarraman
Dandenong
Lynbrook
Merinda Park
Cranbourne
Station Histories
Station Opened[2] Closed[2] Age Notes[2]
Flinders Street 12 September 1854 170 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
  • Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Southern Cross 17 January 1859 165 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
  • Formerly Batman's Hill
  • Formerly Spencer Street
Flagstaff 27 May 1985 39 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
Melbourne Central 26 January 1981 43 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
  • Formerly Museum
Parliament 22 January 1983 41 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
Princes Bridge 8 February 1859 1 October 1866 7 years
2 April 1879 30 June 1980 101 years
Botanic Gardens 2 March 1859 c. April 1862 Approx. 3 years
Punt Road 8 February 1859 12 December 1859 10 months
  • Replaced by Swan Street (200m further along line)
Richmond 12 December 1859 164 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
  • Formerly Swan Street
Cremorne 12 December 1859 c. 28 December 1863 Approx. 4 years
South Yarra 22 December 1860 163 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
  • Formerly Gardiner's Creek Road
Hawksburn 7 May 1889 135 years
  • Not a stop since 31 January 2021 due to a timetable reshuffle
Toorak 7 May 1879 145 years
  • Not a stop since 31 January 2021 due to a timetable reshuffle
Armadale 7 May 1879 145 years
  • Not a stop since 31 January 2021 due to a timetable reshuffle
Malvern 7 May 1879 145 years
Caulfield 7 May 1879 145 years
Carnegie 14 May 1879 145 years
  • Formerly Rosstown
Murrumbeena 14 May 1879 145 years
Hughesdale 28 February 1925 99 years
Oakleigh 8 October 1877 147 years
Huntingdale 25 June 1927 97 years
  • Formerly Eastoakleigh
Clayton 6 January 1880 144 years
  • Formerly Clayton's Road
Westall 6 February 1951 73 years
APEX Siding (Westall) ? -
Springvale 1 Sep 1880 144 years
  • Formerly Spring Vale
Sandown Park c. December 1888 15 May 1955 Approx. 66 years
  • Formerly Oakleigh Park Racecourse
19 June 1965 59 years
Noble Park 3 February 1913 111 years
Yarraman 21 December 1976 47 years
Dandenong 8 October 1877 147 years
Bombardier Siding 10 May 1955 69 years
  • Formerly Commonwealth Engineering Siding
  • Formerly ASEA Brown Boveri Siding
Kimberley Clark Siding 21 December 1970 53 years
  • Formerly Tubemakers of Australia Ltd siding
Australian Window Glass Siding ? ?
Lyndhurst 1 October 1888 9 June 1981 92 years
Lynbrook 22 April 2012 12 years
Merinda Park 24 March 1995 29 years
Cranbourne 1 October 1888 136 years
Cranbourne East N/A
  • Proposed station
Clyde 1 October 1888 6 June 1981 92 years
  • Proposed to reopen
Pakenham

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Pakenham
 
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
SystemMelbourne railway network
StatusOperational
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Predecessor
  • Princes Bridge - Richmond (1959–1860)
  • Princes Bridge - South Yarra (1860–1879)
  • Oakleigh - Pakenham (1877–1879)
  • Dandenong ^ (1922–1954)
^ are electric services
First service8 October 1877; 147 years ago (1877-10-08) as South Gippsland line
Current operator(s)Metro Trains
Former operator(s)
Route
TerminiFlinders Street
Pakenham
Stops28 (including City Loop stations)
Distance travelled63.368 km (39.375 mi)
Average journey time1 hour 13 minutes (not via City Loop)
Service frequency
  • 5–10 minutes weekdays peak
  • 20 minutes weekdays off-peak and weekend daytime
  • 20–30 minutes weekend nights
  • 60 minutes early weekend mornings
  • Double frequency daytime between Flinders Street and Dandenong in combination with Cranbourne line
Line(s) usedOrbost
Technical
Rolling stockHCMT
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Track owner(s)VicTrack
Pakenham (physical track)
Overview
Other name(s)part of Gippsland
StatusOperational from Flinders Street to Pakenham
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Continues asGippsland line
Connecting linesAll metropolitan, regional, and interstate
Former connections
Stations
  • 31 current stations
  • 4 former stations
  • 1 proposed station
  • 2 current sidings
  • 1 former siding
Service
Services
Technical
Number of tracks
  • Twelve tracks: Flinders Street to Richmond
  • Six tracks: Richmond to South Yarra
  • Four tracks: South Yarra to Caulfield
  • Double track: Caulfield to Pakenham
Pakenham railway line
km
 
 
Multiple lines
via North Melbourne
 
 
 
 
 
1.2
Southern Cross
 
 
2.5
Flagstaff
 
 
3.1
Melbourne Central
 
 
4.3
Parliament
 
 
0.0
Flinders Street
 
 
0.1
Princes Bridge
(closed)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.8
Botanic Gardens
(dismantled)
 
2.3
  Punt Road (Hoddle Highway)
 
2.6
Richmond
 
2.7
 
 
 
3.4
Cremorne
(dismantled)
 
3.6
 
 
 
4.2
South Yarra
 
4.3
  Toorak Road (Burwood Highway)
 
 
 
 
 
Melbourne Metro Tunnel
to Footscray
(under construction)
 
5.4
Hawksburn
(not a stop)
 
5.6
  Williams Road
 
6.7
Toorak
(not a stop)
 
7.3
  High Street
 
7.4
Armadale
(not a stop)
 
8.7
 
8.9
Malvern
 
9.2
  Dandenong Road (Princes Highway)
 
10.6
Caulfield
 
 
 
 
11.3
  Grange Road
 
 
  Rosstown Railway (not built)
 
12.3
Carnegie
 
13.1
  Murrumbeena Road
 
13.2
Murrumbeena
 
 
 
Outer Circle line
to Fairfield
(dismantled)
 
14.0
Hughesdale
 
 
 
Rosstown Railway
to Elsternwick
(dismantled)
 
15.2
 
15.4
Oakleigh
 
17.1
Huntingdale
 
17.2
  North Road
 
19.2
 
19.3
Clayton
 
20.0
  Centre Road
 
21.4
Westall
 
21.7
  Westall Road (Springvale Bypass)
 
23.2
  Springvale Road (State Highway)
 
23.3
Springvale
 
 
 
24.5
Sandown Park
 
25.8
  Heatherton Road
 
26.0
Noble Park
 
27.8
Yarraman
 
27.9
 
30.0
Dandenong
 
30.1
  Cheltenham Road (State Highway)
 
30.4
 
31.2
  Dandenong-Frankston Road (Dandenong Valley Highway)
 
 
 
32.0
 
32.9
 
33.8
General Motors
(closed)
 
34.4
 
36.2
Hallam
 
39.6
Narre Warren
 
41.6
 
43.3
Berwick
 
45.6
 
45.8
Beaconsfield
 
47.0
  O'Shea Road (Princes Link Highway)
 
47.6
Hargraves Siding
(dismantled)
 
50.2
Officer
 
52.6
Cardinia Road
 
57.0
Pakenham
 
East Pakenham
(under construction)
 
59.4
 
 
60.3
Pakenham East Depot
 
 
63.4
end of Metro area
 
km

Stopping patterns

edit

Legend — Station status

  • Premium Station – Station staffed from first to last train
  • Host Station – Usually staffed during morning peak, however this can vary for different stations on the network.

Legend — Stopping patterns
Some services do not operate via the City Loop

  • ● – All trains stop
  • ◐ – Some services do not stop
  • ▲ – Only inbound trains stop (trains operate counter-clockwise through the city loop all day)
  • ▼ – Only outbound trains stop
  • | – Trains pass and do not stop
Pakenham Services[3]
Station Zone Local Ltd Express Westall Morning

Shuttle

Weekday

Shuttle

Flinders Street 1
Southern Cross
Flagstaff
Melbourne Central
Parliament
Richmond
South Yarra
Malvern | |
Caulfield
Carnegie
Murrumbeena
Hughesdale 1/2
Oakleigh
Huntingdale
Clayton 2
Westall |
Springvale
Sandown Park
Noble Park
Yarraman |
Dandenong
Hallam
Narre Warren
Berwick
Beaconsfield
Officer
Cardinia Road
Pakenham
Station Histories
Station Opened[2] Closed[2] Age Notes[2]
Flinders Street 12 September 1854 170 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
  • Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Southern Cross 17 January 1859 165 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
  • Formerly Batman's Hill
  • Formerly Spencer Street
Flagstaff 27 May 1985 39 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
Melbourne Central 26 January 1981 43 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
  • Formerly Museum
Parliament 22 January 1983 41 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
Princes Bridge 8 February 1859 1 October 1866 7 years
2 April 1879 30 June 1980 101 years
Botanic Gardens 2 March 1859 c. April 1862 Approx. 3 years
Punt Road 8 February 1859 12 December 1859 10 months
  • Replaced by Swan Street (200m further along line)
Richmond 12 December 1859 164 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
  • Formerly Swan Street
Cremorne 12 December 1859 c. 28 December 1863 Approx. 4 years
South Yarra 22 December 1860 163 years
  • From 2025, services will cease to stop due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel
  • Formerly Gardiner's Creek Road
Hawksburn 7 May 1889 135 years
  • Not a stop since 31 January 2021 due to a timetable reshuffle
Toorak 7 May 1879 145 years
  • Not a stop since 31 January 2021 due to a timetable reshuffle
Armadale 7 May 1879 145 years
  • Not a stop since 31 January 2021 due to a timetable reshuffle
Malvern 7 May 1879 145 years
Caulfield 7 May 1879 145 years
Carnegie 14 May 1879 145 years
  • Formerly Rosstown
Murrumbeena 14 May 1879 145 years
Hughesdale 28 February 1925 99 years
Oakleigh 8 October 1877 147 years
Huntingdale 25 June 1927 97 years
  • Formerly Eastoakleigh
Clayton 6 January 1880 144 years
  • Formerly Clayton's Road
Westall 6 February 1951 73 years
APEX Siding (Westall) ? -
Springvale 1 Sep 1880 144 years
  • Formerly Spring Vale
Sandown Park c. December 1888 15 May 1955 Approx. 66 years
  • Formerly Oakleigh Park Racecourse
19 June 1965 59 years
Noble Park 3 February 1913 111 years
Yarraman 21 December 1976 47 years
Dandenong 8 October 1877 147 years
General Motors 1 October 1956 28 July 2002 45 years
Hallam 1 December 1880 143 years
  • Formerly Hallam's Road
Narre Warren 10 March 1882 142 years
Berwick 8 October 1877 147 years
Beaconsfield 1 December 1879 144 years
Hargraves Siding ? ?
Officer 4 August 1881 143 years
  • Formerly Officer's Siding
Cardinia Road 22 April 2012 12 years
Pakenham 8 October 1877 147 years
East Pakenham N/A
  • Under construction
  1. ^ Victoria, Public Transport. "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Anderson, Rick (2010). Stopping All Stations. Clunes, Victoria: Full Parallel Productions. ISBN 978-0646543635. OCLC 671303814.
  3. ^ Victoria, Public Transport. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 26 December 2022.