Springvale railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Springvale, and it opened on 1 September 1880 as Spring Vale. It was renamed Springvale on 29 February 1972.[2]

Springvale
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2 in January 2021
General information
Location	Springvale Road, Springvale, Victoria 3171 City of Greater Dandenong Australia
Coordinates	37°56′58″S 145°09′11″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham Cranbourne
Distance	24.50 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Train operators	Metro Trains
Connections	6 bus routes
Construction
Structure type	Cutting
Depth	6.5 metres (21 feet)
Parking	261 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	SPG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 September 1880; 142 years ago (1880-09-01)
Rebuilt	22 April 2014
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1922)
Previous names	Spring Vale (1880-1972)
Passengers
2008–2009	1.609 million[1]
2009–2010	1.754 million[1]  9.01%
2010–2011	1.713 million[1]  2.34%
2011–2012	1.598 million[1]  6.71%
2012–2013	Not measured[1]
2013–2014	1.393 million[1]  12.83%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Westall towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Sandown Park towards Pakenham Cranbourne line Sandown Park towards Cranbourne
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Terminus   Spring Vale Cemetery line   Spring Vale Cemetery
Track layout Legend to Westall to Westall Train Maintenance Depot to APEX Siding 1 2 to Sandown Park

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Springvale Road level crossing, which was located at the Up end of the station, in 1964.[2]

In 1975, the signal box was provided with a new relay interlocking system.[3] Also in that year, a crossover was abolished at the Up end of the station, with a new crossover provided at the Down end. In 1976, the goods platform was abolished.[4]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 7 June 1996.[5]

The remnant of a former branch line, which went to Spring Vale Cemetery station, was located at the Down end of the station. It was provided with overhead wiring in 1922.[2] The majority of the line was dismantled in 1952,[2] with the remaining portion of the line becoming a siding.[2] In October 2002, it was booked out of use, and the associated points, signals, crossover, and overhead wiring were removed in August 2008.[6]

On 30 January 2012, the signal box was abolished, with control transferred to the Dandenong signal box.[7] In mid-2013, construction commenced on a grade separation project to eliminate the Springvale Road level crossing, immediately adjacent to the station. As part of this project, a new station was constructed below street level, which opened on 22 April 2014.[8][9][10]

Facilities, platforms and services

Springvale has two side platforms, with a concourse above on ground level. The concourse features a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room and toilets. Inside this enclosed waiting room there is a small coffee kiosk. Access to the platforms is provided by stairs and ramps.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.[11][12]

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

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

•  SmartBus   902 : Chelsea station – Westfield Airport West[13]

Ventura Bus Lines operates five routes via Springvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  705 : to Mordialloc station (Peak only)[14]
•  811 : Dandenong station – Brighton[15]
•  813 : Dandenong station – Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre[16]
•  814 : Springvale South – Dandenong station[17]
•  885 : to Glen Waverley station[18]

Gallery

• 
  Concourse of the new station (left) and Platform 1 of the old station (right, later demolished) in May 2014
• 
  Westbound view from Platform 1 in May 2014
• 
  Station concourse and entrance in January 2021

References

External links

• Gallery of old station
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au