Yarraman railway station is a relatively minor commuter railway station on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines of the metropolitan railway network in Victoria, Australia, located about 27 km (17 mi) from the Melbourne CBD. Opened on 21 December 1976, it serves the southeastern Melbourne suburb of Noble Park,[2] and is named after the nearby Yarraman Creek, a first-order tributary of the lower Dandenong Creek/Patterson River system.

Yarraman
PTV commuter rail station
Station building in January 2021
General information
Location	Railway Parade, Noble Park, Victoria 3174 City of Greater Dandenong Australia
Coordinates	37°58′41″S 145°11′29″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham Cranbourne
Distance	29.04 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Train operators	Metro Trains
Connections	Bus routes 812, 813 and 815
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	255 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	YMN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 December 1976; 45 years ago (1976-12-21)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1922)
Passengers
2008–2009	336,234[1]
2009–2010	337,991[1]  0.52%
2010–2011	325,545[1]  3.68%
2011–2012	305,602[1]  6.13%
2012–2013	Not measured[1]
2013–2014	281,349[1]  7.94%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Noble Park towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Dandenong towards Pakenham Cranbourne line Dandenong towards Cranbourne
Track layout Legend to Noble Park 1 2 EastLink Yarraman Creek to Dandenong

To allow construction of the station, the existing track towards Flinders Street was slewed in 1974.[3] During construction, an alternative name for the station, Fotheringham, a notable local family, was suggested.[3]

The EastLink toll road is located at the down (southeastern) end of the station, crossing via an overpass across the railway line, Railway Parade and Hanna Street.

In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced the grade separation of the nearby Chandler Road level crossing. Construction began in 2016,[4] with the level crossing removed in 2018.[5] Unlike with many level crossing removal projects, the station was not rebuilt.

Platforms and services

Yarraman station has one island platform with two faces, accessible only via only a ramped elevated footbridge at its southeastern end. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.[6][7] The Department of Transport has also planned to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line, through the new Metro Tunnel, in late 2025.

During peak hours, limited express services towards Flinders Street, Pakenham and Cranbourne often skip the station. V/Line services on the Traralgon and Bairnsdale line also skip the station at full speed both ways.

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 services to Pakenham
•  Cranbourne line  all stations services to Cranbourne

Transport links

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

•  812 : Dandenong station – Brighton[8]
•  813 : Dandenong station – Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre[9]
•  815 : Dandenong station – Noble Park station[10]

Gallery

• 
  Northwest bound view from Platform 1 in March 2018

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au