Cobblebank railway station

Cobblebank
PTV regional rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2, December 2019
General information
LocationFerris Road,
Cobblebank, Victoria 3338
City of Melton
Australia
Coordinates37°42′42″S 144°36′07″E / 37.7117°S 144.6019°E / -37.7117; 144.6019
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Ballarat Ararat Maryborough
(Ararat)
Distance34.39 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeTLN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12-01)
Previous namesToolern (provisionally)
Passengers
2019–202025,450[1]
2020–202146,950[1] Increase 84.47%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Rockbank
towards Southern Cross
 Ballarat line Melton
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line
(Melton line)
 Melton
towards Bacchus Marsh
Melton
Terminus
Ararat line Melton
towards Ararat
Maryborough line
One daily service
 Melton
One-way operation

Cobblebank railway station is a regional railway station on the Ararat line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the western suburb of Cobblebank, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cobblebank station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 2019.[2]

The station was provisionally named as Toolern. However, during construction, it was given the name "Cobblebank".

History

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Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 65 opened on 1 October 1934, and was at the approximate location of the present Cobblebank station.[2] By 4 November 1968, it had been removed from the Victorian Railways working timetables and, on 8 July 1969, it was closed to traffic.[2]

In November 2017, the Victorian State Government announced the station would be built, with a scheduled completion date of late 2019.[3][4][5] The station, built as part of the Regional Rail Revival project, was provided to serve future residential developments nearby.[6][7]

On 26 October 2018, the designs for the station were released[8] and, at the same time, it was renamed from Toolern to Cobblebank.[9] Despite that, it still uses the station code for Toolern (TLN).[2]

On 1 December 2019, the station opened,[10] with around 1000 community members attending the opening celebration.[11][12][13] The station opening coincided with the duplication of 18 km of track between Deer Park West and Melton.[14][2]

First announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018, the station was planned to eventually be integrated into the metropolitan railway network, as part of the Western Rail Plan up until 2023 when the State and Federal governments conducted a 90 day review on all national infrastructure projects to reduce government spending and the review concluded that the Western Rail Plan would be canceled which included electrification to Melton and Wyndham Vale as well as the Geelong fast rail.[15]

Platforms, facilities and services

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Cobblebank has two side platforms. Platform 1 operates as the up platform towards the city being the north platform, whilst Platform 2 operates on the south side and as the down platform towards Ballarat. The station has a ticketing office, an office and holding cell for Protective Services Officers, a waiting room, male, female and accessible toilets, a Parkiteer bicycle parking cage, an accessible pedestrian overpass with lifts, ramps and stairs, and bus and car parking.[16] The station has provision for two express railway tracks,[17] which may be used for future electrification for the line.[18]

It is served by V/Line Ballarat, Ararat and Maryborough line trains.[19]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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Transit Systems Victoria operates one route to and from Cobblebank station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  454 : to Melton station[20]
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  • Opening of the station by the Hon. Jacinta Allan, Minister of Transport, December 2019
    Opening of the station by the Hon. Jacinta Allan, Minister of Transport, December 2019
  • Platform 2 station building and entrance, December 2019
    Platform 2 station building and entrance, December 2019
  • Platform 2 environs and overpass, December 2019
    Platform 2 environs and overpass,
    December 2019
  • Passenger waiting room and bus stops, December 2019
    Passenger waiting room and bus stops,
    December 2019
  • Eastbound view from Platform 2, towards Southern Cross, December 2019
    Eastbound view from Platform 2, towards Southern Cross, December 2019
  • View of the pedestrian stairs from Platform 1, December 2019
    View of the pedestrian stairs from Platform 1, December 2019
  • Northbound view of the pedestrian concourse, December 2019
    Northbound view of the pedestrian concourse, December 2019
  • Eastbound view from Platform 1, towards Southern Cross, December 2019
    Eastbound view from Platform 1, towards Southern Cross, December 2019
  • Southern Cross bound VLocity train arriving into Platform 1, December 2019
    Southern Cross bound VLocity train arriving into Platform 1, December 2019
  • Northbound view of the station from Coach Street, December 2019
    Northbound view of the station from Coach Street, December 2019

References

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  1. ^ a b Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  2. ^ a b c d e "Cobblebank". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ^ New train station announced in Toolern precinct City of Melton 3 November 2017
  4. ^ New Train Station for Melbourne's Growing West Archived 21 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Public Transport 3 November 2017
  5. ^ Another station coming to Melbourne's west Archived 12 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Rail Express 6 November 2017
  6. ^ Minister for Public Transport (1 March 2017). "$518 Million Ballarat Line Upgrade Released To Market". Premier of Victoria website. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Ballarat Line Upgrade". Rail Projects Victoria. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Images Revealed For A New Station At Cobblebank". Premier of Victoria. 26 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  9. ^ Ford, Alex (26 October 2018). "Another Ballarat line station on its way". The Courier. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Victoria's Newest Station Opens At Cobblebank". Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Celebrating Cobblebank Station opening". Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Cobblebank Station To Open In Early December". Premier of Victoria. 22 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Victoria's Newest Station Opens At Cobblebank". Mirage News. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Cobblebank Station opening community event". Victoria's Big Build. 24 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  15. ^ Hatch, Patrick (2 August 2023). "Axing train lines to Melbourne's west not a broken promise, government says". The Age. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Cobblebank Station". Rail Projects Victoria. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  17. ^ "New station at Cobblebank". regionalrailrevival.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  18. ^ Carey, Adam (24 February 2016). "Long-planned Melton rail line upgrade being pushed for next state budget". The Age. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  19. ^ Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  20. ^ 454 Melton Station to Cobblebank Station Archived 24 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
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