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Merinda Park railway station

Merinda Park
PTV commuter rail station
Station building and entrance to Platform 1, February 2022
General information
Location	Endeavour Drive, Cranbourne North, Victoria 3977 City of Casey Australia
Coordinates	38°04′48″S 145°15′51″E / 38.0800°S 145.2641°E / -38.0800; 145.2641
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Cranbourne
Distance	42.35 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	204
Accessible	Yes — step-free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	MPK
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	24 March 1995; 29 years ago (1995-03-24)
Rebuilt	13 February 2022 (LXRP)
Electrified	March 1995 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	146,634[1]
2006–2007	188,659[1]  28.66%
2007–2008	271,361[1]  43.83%
2008–2009	299,296[2]  10.29%
2009–2010	329,995[2]  10.25%
2010–2011	354,491[2]  7.42%
2011–2012	311,688[2]  12.07%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	312,227[2]  0.17%
2014–2015	343,791[1]  10.1%
2015–2016	388,318[2]  12.95%
2016–2017	390,063[2]  0.44%
2017–2018	312,186[2]  19.96%
2018–2019	306,964[2]  1.67%
2019–2020	301,600[2]  1.74%
2020–2021	126,750[2]  57.97%
2021–2022	183,900[3]  45.08%
2022–2023	397,700[3]  116.25%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Lynbrook towards Flinders StreetorDandenong Cranbourne line Cranbourne Terminus
Track layout Legend toLynbrook 1 2 toCranbourne

Merinda Park railway station is located on the Cranbourne lineinVictoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne North, and opened on 24 March 1995.^[4]

Merinda Park station opened as part of the electrification of the line to Cranbourne.^[5] The station is named after an adjacent housing estate, opened up in the 1980s.^[6]

In 1977, flashing light signals were provided at the former Thompsons Road level crossing, which was located nearby, in the down direction from the station.^[7] In 1995, boom barriers were provided at the crossing in conjunction with the electrification project. On 25 June 2018, the level crossing was eliminated as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.^[8][9]

In December 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the station would be completely rebuilt as part of the Cranbourne line duplication.^[10] A second platform was added, and the main entrance moved to a more central location. On 18 March 2021, part of the new station opened,^[11] with the remainder completed by 13 February 2022.^[12] The duplication allowed an improved timetable for the Cranbourne line, with services operating roughly every 10 minutes during the morning peak.^[12]

Merinda Park has two side platforms. It is served by Cranbourne line trains.^[13]

Platform 1:

•  Cranbourne line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Dandenong

Platform 2:

•  Cranbourne line  all stations services to Cranbourne

By June 2025, it is planned that trains on the Cranbourne line will be through-routedtoSunbury, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Cranbourne Transit operates two bus routes to and from Merinda Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  799 : to The Avenue Village Shopping Centre (Cranbourne North)^[14]
•  881 : to Clyde North^[15]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Merinda Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  863 : Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre – Cranbourne West^[16]

• Media related to Merinda Park railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au