Yarraman railway station

Yarraman railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Noble Park, and it opened on 21 December 1976.[2]

Yarraman
PTV commuter rail station
Station building in January 2021
LocationRailway Parade
Noble Park, Victoria 3174
City of Greater Dandenong
Australia
Coordinates37°58′41″S 145°11′29″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Pakenham
Cranbourne
Distance29.04 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operatorsMetro Trains
ConnectionsBus routes 812, 813 and 815
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking255 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeYMN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 December 1976 (1976-12-21)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Passengers
2008–2009336,234[1]
2009–2010337,991[1]  0.52%
2010–2011325,545[1]  3.68%
2011–2012305,602[1]  6.13%
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–2014281,349[1]  7.94%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Noble Park
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Dandenong
towards Pakenham
Cranbourne line Dandenong
towards Cranbourne
Track layout
to Noble Park
1
2
EastLink
Yarraman Creek
to Dandenong

A relatively minor station on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines of the metropolitan railway network, it is located about 27 km (17 mi) from the Melbourne CBD. It is named after the nearby Yarraman Creek, a small first-order tributary of the lower Dandenong Creek/Patterson River system.

To allow construction of the station, the existing track towards Flinders Street was slewed in 1974.[3] During construction, an alternative name for the station, Fotheringham, a notable local family, was suggested.[3]

The EastLink toll road is located at the Down end of the station, crossing via an overpass across the railway line, Hanna Street and Railway Parade.

In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced the grade separation of the nearby Chandler Road level crossing. Construction began in 2016,[4] with the level crossing removed in 2018.[5] Unlike with many level crossing removal projects, the station was not rebuilt.

Platforms and services

Yarraman has one island platform with two faces. During peak hours, limited express services towards Flinders Street, Pakenham and Cranbourne often skip the station. V/Line services on the Traralgon and Bairnsdale line also skip the station at full speed both ways.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.[6][7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Yarraman station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  812 : Dandenong station – Brighton[8]
  •  813 : Dandenong station – Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre[9]
  •  815 : Dandenong station – Noble Park station[10]
  • Northwest bound view from Platform 1 in March 2018

References
  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014" (XLS). Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from )
  2. Yarraman Vicsig
  3. "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1974. p. 115.
  4. "Crossings". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. "Chandler Road, Noble Park". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "812 Dandenong - Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "813 Dandenong - Waverley Gardens SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "815 Dandenong - Noble Park". Public Transport Victoria.
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