Noble Park railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Noble Park, and it opened on 3 February 1913.[2]

Noble Park
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 1 in 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
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham Cranbourne
Distance	27.38 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Train operators	Metro Trains
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	350 spaces
Bicycle facilities	18 racks
Disabled access	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; 109 years ago (1913-02-03)
Rebuilt	15 February 2018 (Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1922)
Passengers
2008–2009	1.457 million[1]
2009–2010	1.657 million[1]  13.73%
2010–2011	1.665 million[1]  0.48%
2011–2012	1.578 million[1]  5.23%
2012–2013	Not measured[1]
2013–2014	1.059 million[1]  32.89%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Sandown Park towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Yarraman towards Pakenham Cranbourne line Yarraman towards Cranbourne
Track layout Legend to Sandown Park 1 2 Mile Creek to Yarraman

The station was closed to goods traffic in 1927.[2]

The original station was replaced by the former ground level station in the late 1960s, after the original buildings were destroyed by an arsonist. A row of shops now occupies the site of the first station, of which no trace remains today.

Flashing light signals were provided at the former Heatherton Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the Up direction of the station, in 1954,[2] with boom barriers provided later on in 1977.[2]

As part of the EastLink project, minor upgrade works were carried out, including improved shelter, carpark upgrades, and a security upgrade including brighter lighting and better CCTV coverage.

In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced the grade separation of the Heatherton Road level crossing, with construction starting in 2016.[3] The final scheme involved rebuilding the railway line as an elevated line over Corrigan, Heatherton and Chandler Roads, with a new high level station being built. The new station opened on 15 February 2018.[4][5]

Platforms and services

Noble Park has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.[6][7]

Platform 1:

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

Platform 2:

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

It is planned to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line, through the new Metro Tunnel, in late 2025.

Transport links

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

•  709 : to Mordialloc station[8]
•  811 : Dandenong station – Brighton[9]
•  815 : to Dandenong station[10]

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.[11]

Gallery

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

References

External links

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