Cobblebank railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Cobblebank, and opened on 1 December 2019.[1]

Cobblebank
PTV regional rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2 in December 2019
General information
Location	Ferris Road, Cobblebank, Victoria 3338 City of Melton Australia
Coordinates	37°42′42″S 144°36′07″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Serviceton
Distance	34.39 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Train operators	V/Line
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	TLN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 December 2019; 2 years ago (2019-12-01)
Previous names	Toolern (Provisionally)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Rockbank towards Southern Cross Ballarat line Melton towards Wendouree Ballarat line (Melton line) Melton towards Bacchus Marsh Melton Terminus Ararat line Melton towards Ararat

History

Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 65 opened on 1 October 1934, and was at the approximate location of the present Cobblebank station.[1] By 4 November 1968, it had been removed from the Victorian Railways working timetables, and it was closed on 8 July 1969.[1]

In November 2017, the Victorian State Government announced the station would be built, with a scheduled completion date of late 2019.[2][3][4] The station, built as part of the Regional Rail Revival project, was provided to serve future residential developments nearby.[5][6]

On 26 October 2018, the designs for the station were revealed,[7] and at the same time, it was renamed from Toolern to Cobblebank.[8] Despite that, it still uses the station code for Toolern (TLN).[1]

The station was opened on 1 December 2019,[9] with up to 1000 community members attending the opening celebration.[10][11][12] The station opening coincided with the duplication of 18km of track between Deer Park West and Melton.[13][1]

The station will eventually become part of the metropolitan railway network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018.[14]

Platforms, facilities and services

Cobblebank has two side platforms. The station has a ticketing office, an office and holding cell for Protective Services Officers, a waiting room, male, female and accessible toilets, a Parkiteer bicycle parking cage, an accessible pedestrian overpass with lifts, ramps and stairs, and bus and car parking.[15] The station has provision for two express railway tracks,[16] which will most likely be laid after electrification works to Melton are complete.[17]

It is served by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line trains.[18]

Platform 1:

•  Ballarat line  services to Southern Cross
•  Ararat line  services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Ballarat line  services to Melton, Bacchus Marsh and Wendouree
•  Ararat line  services to Ararat

Transport Links

Transit Systems Victoria operates one route to and from Cobblebank station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  454 : to Melton Station[19]

Gallery

• 
  Opening of the station by the Hon. Jacinta Allan, Minister of Transport, in December 2019
• 
  Platform 2 station front and entrance in December 2019
• 
  Platform 2 environs and overpass in December 2019
• 
  Passenger waiting room and bus stops in December 2019
• 
  Eastbound view from Platform 2, towards Southern Cross, in December 2019
• 
  View of the pedestrian stairs from Platform 1 in December 2019
• 
  Northbound view of the pedestrian concourse in December 2019
• 
  Eastbound view from Platform 1, towards Southern Cross, in December 2019
• 
  Southern Cross bound VLocity train arriving into Platform 1 in December 2019
• 
  Northbound view of the station from Coach Street in December 2019

References