Ardeer railway station

Ardeer railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Ardeer.[1]

This article is about the station in Australia. For the station in Scotland, see Ardeer Platform railway station.

Ardeer
Westbound view in September 2014
LocationForest Street, Ardeer
Coordinates37°46′59″S 144°48′04″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Serviceton
Distance15.05 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeADR
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1927
Closed1956
Rebuilt2 May 1977
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Sunshine
towards Southern Cross
 Ballarat line Deer Park
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line
(Melton line)
 Deer Park
towards Bacchus Marsh
Ararat line Deer Park
towards Ararat

The station will eventually become part of the metropolitan network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews government in 2018.[2]

History

In 1903, the Australian Explosives and Chemical Company Siding opened near what would become the site of Ardeer station. The siding faced Melbourne and was on the north side of the line. In 1910, a connection to the siding was added at the Melbourne end, converting it into a loop, and it was renamed the Federal Manure Siding. In 1929, it was renamed again as Nobel (Aust) Pty Ltd Chemical Siding.[3]

In April 1929, Ardeer station was opened at the same time as a passenger service for factory workers at Ardeer and Deer Park was introduced. The loop siding was to the east of the Fitzgerald Road level crossing, and the platform was to the west of it, on the north side of the line. In 1934, it was renamed Ardeer Siding, and in August 1956, the station was closed and the passenger platform removed.

In 1976, the line through the section was duplicated from Sunshine to Deer Park West Junction.[3] The current Ardeer station was opened on 2 May 1977, with an island platform being provided at the up end of the existing siding, about 800 metres further east than the former station. The Nobel (Aust) Pty Ltd Siding was renamed ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd Siding in 1981, before being abolished in 1990.[3]

The station underwent a minor upgrade as part of the Regional Rail Link project, mainly focusing on the platform. Noise walls were also installed along the corridor, and the safety gates at pedestrian crossings were upgraded.

Platforms and services

Ardeer has one island platform with two faces. It is primarily served by V/Line Ballarat line trains,[4] as well as a small number of Geelong line trains.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Sita Buslines operates three routes via Ardeer station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References
  1. Ardeer Vicsig
  2. "A Real Plan For Fast Regional Rail And Metro Rail For The West". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. "Victorian Station Histories-Ardeer" (PDF). www.vrhistory.com. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  4. Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  5. "400 Sunshine Station - Laverton Station via Robinsons Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "422 Sunshine Station - Brimbank Central SC via Deer Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "427 Sunshine Station - Sunshine West via Forrest St". Public Transport Victoria.
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