Merinda Park railway station

Merinda Park railway station is a commuter railway station on the Cranbourne line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Cranbourne North, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and opened on 24 March 1995. The original station was built with a double platform, designed with a future duplication in mind. A fence ran alongside the unused platform.Instead, the station was rebuilt and the current station was opened in February 2022.<ref name="vicsigmerindapark">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Merinda Park station opened as part of the electrification of the line to Cranbourne.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The station is named after an adjacent housing estate, opened in the 1980s.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1977, flashing light signals were provided at the former Thompsons Road level crossing, which was located in the down direction from the station.<ref name="newsrailaug77">Template:Cite magazine</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In December 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the station would be completely rebuilt as part of the Cranbourne line duplication.<ref name="lxrp1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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,<ref name="lxrp2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with the remainder completed by 13 February 2022.<ref name="lxrpduplication">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The duplication allowed an improved timetable for the Cranbourne line, with services operating roughly every 10 minutes during the morning peak.<ref name=lxrpduplication/>

Platforms and services

Merinda Park has two side platforms and is served by Cranbourne line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street, Dandenong (evenings only)	City Loop	Limited express services to Flinders Street, stopping all stations shuttle services to Dandenong
2	Template:RouteBox	Cranbourne		All stations

From 1 February 2026

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox	Sunbury, Watergardens, West Footscray	Town Hall	Limited express
2	Template:RouteBox	Cranbourne		All stations

Transport links

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

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

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External links

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• Melway map at street-directory.com.au