Cobblebank railway station

Cobblebank railway station is a station on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Cobblebank. It was built as part of the Ballarat line upgrade.[1][2] It was completed by the State Government of Victoria, the opening day was on 1 December 2019, with first services operating from the station on 2 December 2019.[3][4] The station will eventually become part of the metropolitan network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews government in 2018.[5]

Cobblebank
PTV regional rail station
LocationFerris Road
Cobblebank, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°42′42″S 144°36′07″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Serviceton
Distance34.39 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Train operatorsV/Line
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOpen
Station codeTLN
Fare zone2
History
Opened1 December 2019
ElectrifiedNo
Previous namesToolern
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Rockbank
towards Southern Cross
 Ballarat line Melton
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line
(Melton line)
 Melton
towards Bacchus Marsh
Ararat line Melton
towards Ararat
Cobblebank Station viewed from Coach Street, Cobblebank.

History

In November 2017, the state government announced the station would be built with a scheduled late-2019 completion date.[6][7][8] The station, built as a part of the Regional Rail Revival Ballarat Line Upgrade project, was constructed in order to serve the future residential developments occurring nearby.

On 26 October 2018, the station's designs were revealed[9] and at the same time, station was renamed from Toolern to Cobblebank.[10]

The station was opened on 1 December 2019.[11] 1000 community members turned up to the opening celebration.[12]

Facilities, platforms & services

The station has a ticketing office, Protective Services Officer station, waiting room, male, female and accessible toilets, Parkiteer bicycle parking cage, an accessible pedestrian overpass with lifts, ramps and stairs, two side platforms, and also bus and car parking.[13] The station has provision for two express railway tracks,[14] which will most likely be laid after electrification works to Melton are complete.[15]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Sita Buslines operates one route to and from Cobblebank station:

454: to Melton Station

  • Cobblebank Station being opened by Hon Jacinta Allan, Victoria Minister of Transport, on 1 December 2019.
  • Cobblebank Station building and directional signage.
  • Cobblebank Station bicycle hoops with stair and lift beyond.
  • Cobblebank Station looking toward passenger waiting room and bus stops.
  • Cobblebank Station pedestrian overpass on 2 December 2019 (first day of operation).
  • Cobblebank Station Platform 1 (toward Ballarat platform).
  • Cobblebank Station pedestrian stairs from Platform 2 to Platform 1.
  • Cobblebank Station Pedestrian Concourse, with view toward the north.
  • Cobblebank Station Platform 1, toward Melbourne.
  • Cobblebank Station with Velocity train arriving at Platform 1.

References
  1. Minister for Public Transport (1 March 2017). "$518 Million Ballarat Line Upgrade Released To Market". Premier of Victoria website. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. "Ballarat Line Upgrade". Rail Projects Victoria. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. "Cobblebank Station To Open In Early December". Premier of Victoria. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. News, Mirage (1 December 2019). "Victoria's Newest Station Opens At Cobblebank". Mirage News. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  5. "A Real Plan For Fast Regional Rail And Metro Rail For The West". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. New train station announced in Toolern precinct City of Melton 3 November 2017
  7. New Train Station for Melbourne's Growing West Minister for Public Transport 3 November 2017
  8. Another station coming to Melbourne's west Rail Express 6 November 2017
  9. "Images Revealed For A New Station At Cobblebank". Premier of Victoria. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  10. Ford, Alex (26 October 2018). "Another Ballarat line station on its way". The Courier. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  11. "Victoria's Newest Station Opens At Cobblebank". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  12. "Celebrating Cobblebank Station opening". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  13. "Cobblebank Station". Rail Projects Victoria. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  14. "New station at Cobblebank". regionalrailrevival.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  15. Carey, Adam (24 February 2016). "Long-planned Melton rail line upgrade being pushed for next state budget". The Age. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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