Murrumbeena railway station

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Murrumbeena railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Murrumbeena, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Murrumbeena is an elevated premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 14 May 1879, with the current station provided in June 2018.<ref name="vicsigmurrumbeena">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Opening one month after the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Oakleigh,<ref name=vicsigmurrumbeena/> Murrumbeena station gets its name from Murrumbeena Road, its name believed to be derived from an Indigenous word meaning 'belonging to you', 'welcome', or 'land of frogs'.<ref name="vpmurrumbeena">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="heraldsun">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The name may also refer to a member of the native police.<ref name=vpmurrumbeena/><ref name=heraldsun/>

A siding was once located at the down end of Platform 2. In 1972, it was reduced in length and,<ref name=vicsigmurrumbeena/> in 1977, it was removed altogether.<ref name=vicsigmurrumbeena/>

The station once had a signal box at the up end of Platform 1, which was removed in 1979, when boom barriers were provided at the former Murrumbeena Road level crossing, which was also located at the up end of the station.<ref name="newsrailaug79">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="somersaultjan90">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In March 2014, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced a grade separation project to replace the Murrumbeena Road level crossing immediately to the west of the station, being done so as part of its elevated railway project. The historic station (protected by a local heritage overlay) and associated footbridge were removed and replaced with a temporary station until the completion of the project.<ref name="lxrp1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 18 June 2018, the rebuilt station opened, with services commencing on the new elevated lines.<ref name="lxrp2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Platforms and services

Murrumbeena has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref><ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current
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Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1 Template:RouteBox
Template:RouteBox 		Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services
2 Template:RouteBox
Template:RouteBox 		East Pakenham, Cranbourne All stations
From 30 November 2025 to 1 February 2026
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Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes
1 Template:RouteBox
Template:RouteBox 		Flinders Street City Loop Limited express
Template:RouteBox Sunbury (weekends only), West Footscray Town Hall Between 10:00am and 3:00pm on weekdays, and between 10:00am and 7:00pm on weekends
2 Template:RouteBox
Template:RouteBox 		East Pakenham, Cranbourne, Westall All stations
From 1 February 2026
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Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1 Template:RouteBox
Template:RouteBox 		Sunbury, Watergardens, West Footscray Town Hall Limited express
2 Template:RouteBox
Template:RouteBox 		East Pakenham, Cranbourne All stations

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Murrumbeena station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Murrumbeena station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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