Armadale railway station, Melbourne

Armadale railway station is a railway station on the Gippsland line in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Armadale and opened on 7 May 1879.[1]

For other places with the same name, see Armadale railway station (disambiguation).

Armadale
Southbound view from platform 1 in June 2014
LocationMorey Street, Armadale
Coordinates37°51′23″S 145°01′09″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance8.67 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusHost station
Station codeARM
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 May 1879
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Toorak
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Malvern
towards Frankston
     Pakenham line does not stop here
     Cranbourne line does not stop here

The station was completely rebuilt when the line to Caulfield was re-graded in the early 20th century. The work included the quadruplication of the line, allowing stopping and express trains to run simultaneously.[2]

Platforms & services

Armadale has four platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Frankston[3] line services.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platforms 3 & 4:

  • No services. Pakenham and Cranbourne line services at this station ended at around 3 am on 31 January 2021.

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

CDC Melbourne operates one route via Armadale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Toorak station:

References
  1. Armadale Vicsig
  2. "Report of the Victorian Railways Commissioners for the Year Ending 30th June, 1916" (PDF). Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  4. "605 Gardenvale - Flagstaff Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "6 Moreland - Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
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