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| Station information | |
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| Code | CBE |
| Distance from Flinders St |
44 km |
| Operator | Connex Melbourne |
| Lines | Cranbourne |
| # Platforms | 2 |
| # Tracks | 2 |
| Status | Premium station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Melway map | Link |
| Google map | Link |
| Metcard Zone | 2 |
Cranbourne is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Cranbourne, on the Cranbourne railway line of which it is the terminus. Classed as a Premium Station, it is Metcard Zone 2.
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Facilities
The station is located on Station Street and at the southern end of the Camms Road level crossing, with station access from the former.
The station consists of two platforms, in an island format. The island platform has a large fibro building with an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins.
History
Cranbourne station opened on October 1, 1888.[1] It was upgraded to Premium Station status in 1998.[2]
The disused South Gippsland line continues from the station including the nearby High Street (South Gippsland Highway) level crossing, which has bells and lights. V/Line services to Leongatha were discontinued on July 21, 1993.[3] The last regular train running though and beyond Cranbourne was on January 15, 1998, when the Koala Siding (near Nyora) to Spotswood station sand train ceased operation.[4]
In November 1993 Train Order Working replaced Electric Staff safeworking to Cranbourne, then on March 24, 1995 the electrification and power signalling on the Cranbourne line was commissioned. It was a $27 million Federal Government funded project that included an upgraded Dandenong station and a new Merinda Park station.[5]
In 2008 work started on the construction of six train stabling sidings at Cranbourne station at a cost of $37 million, to enable more trains to run on the line at peak times without duplicating the line.[6][7]
Gallery
 Cranbourne Station, 1961 |
References
- ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Cranbourne
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station" (October 1997). Newsrail: page 310. Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division).
- ^ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail: pages 77–82. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).
- ^ "Farewell - The Sand Train" (February 1998). Newsrail: pages 71–76. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).
- ^ Fiddian, Mark (1997). Trains, Tracks, Travellers. A history of the Victorian Railways. South Eastern Independent Newspapers, page 154. ISBN 1 875475 12 5.
- ^ "Media Release: CRANBOURNE STATION TRAIN STABLING PROJECT ON TRACK". www.dpc.vic.gov.au. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ "VICSIG - Infrastructure - Cranbourne Sidings and Station". www.vicsig.net. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
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| Cranbourne line | ||||
| ← Previous Station | Merinda Park | | | End of suburban services | Terminus |
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| Continued as the South Gippsland line | ||||
| ← Previous Station | see South Gippsland line | | | Clyde | Next Station → |
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