Aspendale railway station

Aspendale railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Aspendale, opening in April 1891 as Aspendale Park Racecourse, and was renamed Aspendale on 1 August 1905.[1]

Aspendale
Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2007
LocationNepean Highway, Aspendale
Coordinates38°01′38″S 145°06′07″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Frankston
Distance30.31 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking100
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeASP
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
OpenedApril 1891
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Mordialloc Frankston line Edithvale
towards Frankston

Boom barriers were provided at the Groves Street level crossing (directly south of the station) in 1977.[2] In 1981, the station buildings were rebuilt.[3]

In early 2014 a man was hit and killed by a Frankston-bound train, causing the boom gates at Aspendale station to stay down, preventing cars to go from Nepean Highway to Station Street.[4]

Platforms & services

Nepean Highway entrance in November 2007

Aspendale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Aspendale station:

References

  1. Aspendale Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1977. p. 228.
  3. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail:1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  4. "Man hit by train" by Caroline Zielinski, 6 Jan 2014
  5. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "706 Mordialloc - Aspendale - Edithvale - Chelsea". Public Transport Victoria.
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