railroad.wikisort.org - Station

Roxburgh Park railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Roxburgh Park, and opened on 21 September 2007.[2]

Roxburgh Park
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, September 2007
General information
Location	Thomas Brunton Parade, Roxburgh Park, Victoria 3064 City of Hume Australia
Coordinates	37°38′18″S 144°56′07″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	22.00 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	275
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	RXP
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 September 2007; 15 years ago (2007-09-21)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 2007)
Passengers
2008-2009	0.427 million[1]
2009-2010	0.452 million[1]
2010-2011	0.482 million[1]
2011-2012	0.463 million[1]
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	0.450 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Coolaroo towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Craigieburn Terminus
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Upfield   Upfield - Somerton link   Junction

It was built just north of the site of the former Somerton station, which was closed to passengers in 1960.[3] However, the adjacent goods yard and standard gauge crossing loop retain the Somerton name.

Roxburgh Park station was provided as part of the extension of electrification from Broadmeadows to Craigieburn.[4] The Craigieburn-bound (down) line was slewed to the west, to permit an island platform to be built between the two tracks of the broad gauge main line.

History

Somerton opened to traffic as a single platform on 15 May 1881.[3] In 1889, Somerton became a junction, when what is now the Upfield line was opened from North Melbourne northwards through Coburg. That line was closed to traffic from the Somerton end in 1903.[3] The line through Coburg, then terminating at Fawkner, was reopened in 1928, but no junction was provided at Somerton. Instead, the AEC railmotor that operated the service was turned using a turntable to the south of the station.[3] This situation remained until 1956, when the line from Fawkner was again closed.

In 1959, the line from Somerton to Upfield was reopened for freight traffic, to serve the Ford Motor Company factory, with suburban services extended to Upfield from the city side.[5] On 6 December 1960, Somerton was closed to passengers, but additional freight sidings were provided in the Somerton area throughout the 1960s.[3]

Construction of the Melbourne - Sydney standard gauge line also commenced at that time, opening for traffic in 1962, and the freight line from Somerton to Upfield was converted to dual gauge in 1963.[3] In 1988, a dual-gauge siding was provided to nearby cement silos[3] and, in 1998, Austrak commenced development of a container terminal, as part of a larger "freight village". A number of major companies entered into long-term tenancies for warehouses at the site and, in 2004, Austrak entered into a lease with P&O Trans Australia to operate the terminal. The Somerton terminal has four 750-metre dual-gauge rail sidings, with connections northwards on both gauges.[6] In 2000, the crossing loop on the standard gauge line was extended at the down end.[7]

Today, the area to the east of the main line contains a complicated arrangement of broad, standard, and dual-gauge tracks.

Roxburgh Park station officially opened on 21 September 2007,[2] but services to and from the station did not commence until 30 September of that year.[2] The station was opened by the then Victorian Premier John Brumby, the then Minister for Public Transport Lynne Kosky, and the then MLA for Yuroke, Liz Beattie.[2]

On 4 May 2010, a collision between a Comeng train set and a quarry train going to Kilmore East, led by Pacific National locomotive G524, occurred between Roxburgh Park and Craigieburn stations.[8]

Platforms and services

Roxburgh Park has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.[9]

Platform 1:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Craigieburn

Transport links

Kastoria Bus Lines operates one route to and from Roxburgh Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  544 : to Craigieburn station[10]

CDC Melbourne operates two bus routes to and from Roxburgh Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  484 : to Broadmeadows station[11]
•  543 : to Greenvale Gardens[12]

Dysons operates two bus routes via Roxburgh Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  541 : Broadmeadows station – Craigieburn North (Mount Ridley Rd)[13]
•  542 : to Pascoe Vale station[14]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Roxburgh Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  SmartBus   901 : Frankston station – Melbourne Airport[15]

Gallery

• 
  Station forecourt and bus interchange, September 2007

References

External links

Media related to Roxburgh Park railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

---