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{{short description|Railway station in Melbourne, Australia}}
{{short description|Railway station in Melbourne, Australia}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Murrumbeena
| name = Murrumbeena
| type = [[Public Transport Victoria|PTV]] [[commuter rail]] station
| type = [[Public Transport Victoria|PTV]] [[commuter rail]] station
| style = Melbourne
| style = Melbourne
| image = New Murrumbeena railway station on the 18-06-2018 (2).jpg
| image = New Murrumbeena railway station on the 18-06-2018 (2).jpg
| caption = North-west bound view from Platform 1 in June 2018
| caption = North-west bound view from Platform 1, June 2018
| address = Neerim Road,<br />[[Murrumbeena, Victoria|Murrumbeena]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] 3163
| address = Neerim Road,<br />[[Murrumbeena, Victoria|Murrumbeena]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] 3163
| borough = [[City of Glen Eira]]
| borough = [[City of Glen Eira]]
| country = [[Australia]]
| country = [[Australia]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|display=inline,title|-37.8903|145.0673|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|display=inline,title|-37.8903|145.0673|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC}}
| owned = [[VicTrack]]
| owned = [[VicTrack]]
| operator = [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]
| operator = [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]
| line = {{plainlist|
| line = [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]<br />[[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]]
*{{rcb|Melbourne|Pakenham|croute}}
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| distance = 14.42 kilometres from<br />[[Southern Cross railway station|Southern Cross]]
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| platforms = 2 (1 [[island platform|island]])
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| tracks = 2
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| distance = 14.42 kilometres from<br />[[Southern Cross railway station|Southern Cross]]
| train_operators = [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]
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| platforms = 2 (1 [[island platform|island]])
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| connections = {{rint|victoria|met bus|link=List of bus routes in Melbourne}}
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| tracks = 2
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| structure = Elevated
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| connections = {{rint|victoria|met bus|link=List of bus routes in Melbourne}} Bus
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| depth =
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| structure = Elevated
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| levels =
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| parking = 270 spaces
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| levels =
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| bicycle = Yes
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| parking = 270 spaces
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| disabled = Yes—step free access
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| bicycle = Yes
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| electrified = March 1922 (1500 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[Overhead line|overhead]])
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| accessible = Yes—step free access
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| status = Operational, [[premium station]]
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| electrified = March 1922 (1500 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[Overhead line|overhead]])
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| code = MRB
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| status = Operational, [[premium station]]
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| zone = [[Myki]] Zone 1
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| code = MRB
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| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1138 Public Transport Victoria]
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| zone = [[Myki]] Zone 1
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| opened = {{start date and age|1879|05|14|df=y}}
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| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1138 Public Transport Victoria]
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| closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
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| opened = {{start date and age|1879|05|14|df=y}}
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| rebuilt = 18 June 2018 ([[Level Crossing Removal Project|LXRP]])
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| closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
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| former =
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| rebuilt = 18 June 2018 ([[Level Crossing Removal Project|LXRP]])
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| mpassengers = {{Rail pass box|passengers = 672,730<ref name="patronage2005-2015">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEcNOel8EBciHQX8H4F5aWiKdc-DpF3V/view Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19] Department of Transport</ref>|pass_year = 2005–2006}}
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| mpassengers = {{Rail pass box|passengers = 672,730<ref name="patronage2005-2015">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEcNOel8EBciHQX8H4F5aWiKdc-DpF3V/view Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417090904/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEcNOel8EBciHQX8H4F5aWiKdc-DpF3V/view |date=17 April 2022 }} Department of Transport</ref>|pass_year = 2005–2006}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 723,614<ref name=patronage2005-2015/>|pass_year = 2006–2007|pass_percent = 7.56}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 723,614<ref name=patronage2005-2015/>|pass_year = 2006–2007|pass_percent = 7.56}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 773,775<ref name=patronage2005-2015/>|pass_year = 2007–2008|pass_percent = 6.93}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 773,775<ref name=patronage2005-2015/>|pass_year = 2007–2008|pass_percent = 6.93}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 822,734<ref name="patronage2008-2021">[https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021] Philip Mallis</ref>|pass_year = 2008–2009|pass_percent = 6.32}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 822,734<ref name="patronage2008-2021">[https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217132046/https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ |date=17 December 2022 }} Philip Mallis</ref>|pass_year = 2008–2009|pass_percent = 6.32}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 819,486<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2009–2010|pass_percent = -0.39}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 819,486<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2009–2010|pass_percent = -0.39}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 860,538<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2010–2011|pass_percent = 5}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 860,538<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2010–2011|pass_percent = 5}}
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{{Rail pass box|passengers = 625,600<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2019–2020|pass_percent = -19.73}}
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{{Rail pass box|passengers = 318,600<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2020–2021|pass_percent = -49.07}}
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{{Rail pass box|passengers = 351,600<ref name="patronage2021-2022">[https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)] Data Vic</ref>|pass_year = 2021–2022|pass_percent = 10.35}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 351,600<ref name="patronage2021-2022">[https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306190204/https://discover.data.vic.gov.au//dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries |date=6 March 2023 }} Data Vic</ref>|pass_year = 2021–2022|pass_percent = 10.35}}
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'''Murrumbeena railway station''' is located on the [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]] and [[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]] lines in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. It serves the south-eastern [[Melbourne]] suburb of [[Murrumbeena, Victoria|Murrumbeena]], and it opened on 14 May 1879.<ref name="vicsigmurrumbeena">{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Murrumbeena|title=Murrumbeena|website=vicsig.net|access-date=21 January 2023}}</ref>
'''Murrumbeena railway station''' is a [[Commuter rail|commuter railway]] station on the [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]] and [[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]] lines, part of the [[Railways in Melbourne|Melbourne railway network]]. It serves the south-eastern suburb of [[Murrumbeena, Victoria|Murrumbeena]], in [[Melbourne]], Victoria, Australia. Murrumbeena is an [[Elevated railway|elevated]] premium station, featuring an [[island platform]] with two faces. It opened on 14 May 1879 with the current station provided in 2018.<ref name="vicsigmurrumbeena">{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Murrumbeena|title=Murrumbeena|website=vicsig.net|access-date=21 January 2023|archive-date=10 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210111723/https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Murrumbeena|url-status=live}}</ref>


==History==
==History==


Opening one month after the railway line from [[Caulfield railway station|Caulfield]] was extended to [[Oakleigh railway station|Oakleigh]],<ref name=vicsigmurrumbeena/> Murrumbeena station gets its name from Mirambena Road, its name believed to be derived from an [[Indigenous Australians|Indigenous]] [[Australian Aboriginal languages|word]] meaning 'belonging to you', 'welcome', or 'land of frogs'.<ref name="vpmurrumbeena">{{cite web|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/murrumbeena|title=Murrumbeena|publisher=Victorian Places|accessdate=21 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="heraldsun">{{cite web|first=Jamie|last=First|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/the-az-story-of-melbournes-suburbs/news-story/6f7611b7df20e55ad02f5e9615885e21|title=The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs|publisher=[[Herald Sun]]|date=7 January 2014|accessdate=21 January 2023}}</ref> The name may also refer to an Indigenous member of the [[Australian native police|native police]].<ref name=vpmurrumbeena/><ref name=heraldsun/>
Opening one month after the railway line from [[Caulfield railway station|Caulfield]] was extended to [[Oakleigh railway station|Oakleigh]],<ref name=vicsigmurrumbeena/> Murrumbeena station gets its name from Mirambena Road, its name believed to be derived from an [[Indigenous Australians|Indigenous]] [[Australian Aboriginal languages|word]] meaning 'belonging to you', 'welcome', or 'land of frogs'.<ref name="vpmurrumbeena">{{cite web|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/murrumbeena|title=Murrumbeena|publisher=Victorian Places|accessdate=21 January 2023|archive-date=2 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202212000/https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/murrumbeena|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="heraldsun">{{cite web|first=Jamie|last=First|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/the-az-story-of-melbournes-suburbs/news-story/6f7611b7df20e55ad02f5e9615885e21|title=The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs|publisher=[[Herald Sun]]|date=7 January 2014|accessdate=21 January 2023|archive-date=26 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226135637/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/the-az-story-of-melbournes-suburbs/news-story/6f7611b7df20e55ad02f5e9615885e21|url-status=live}}</ref> The name may also refer to a member of the [[Australian native police|native police]].<ref name=vpmurrumbeena/><ref name=heraldsun/>


A [[Siding (rail)|siding]] was once located at the [[Rail_directions#Up_and_down|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/>
A [[Siding (rail)|siding]] was once located at the [[Rail directions#Up and down|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 barrier]]s were provided at the former Murrumbeena Road [[level crossing]], which was also located at the Up end of the station.<ref name="newsrailaug79">{{cite magazine|date=August 1979|title=Works|magazine=[[Newsrail]]|publisher=[[Australian Railway Historical Society]]|page=174}}</ref><ref name="somersaultjan90">{{cite magazine|date=January 1990|title=Level Crossing Protection|author=John Sinnatt|magazine=Somersault|publisher=Signalling Record Society Victoria|pages=9-17}}</ref>
The station once had a [[signal box]] at the up end of Platform 1, which was removed in 1979, when [[boom barrier]]s were provided at the former Murrumbeena Road [[level crossing]], which was also located at the up end of the station.<ref name="newsrailaug79">{{cite magazine|date=August 1979|title=Works|magazine=[[Newsrail]]|publisher=[[Australian Railway Historical Society]]|page=174}}</ref><ref name="somersaultjan90">{{cite magazine|date=January 1990|title=Level Crossing Protection|author=John Sinnatt|magazine=Somersault|publisher=Signalling Record Society Victoria|pages=9–17}}</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">{{cite web|url=http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media-library/news/major-works-start-on-nine-level-crossings|title=Major works start on nine level crossings|date=28 August 2016|accessdate=2016-07-09}}</ref> On June 18 2018, the rebuilt station opened, with services commencing on the new elevated lines.<ref name="lxrp2">{{cite web|url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/every-caulfield-to-dandenong-level-crossing-gone|title=Every Caulfield to Dandenong level crossing gone|website=Victoria's Big Build|date=19 June 2018|accessdate=5 May 2023}}</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">{{cite web|url=http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media-library/news/major-works-start-on-nine-level-crossings|title=Major works start on nine level crossings|date=28 August 2016|accessdate=9 July 2016|archive-date=1 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901142624/http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media-library/news/major-works-start-on-nine-level-crossings|url-status=live}}</ref> On 18 June 2018, the rebuilt station opened, with services commencing on the new elevated lines.<ref name="lxrp2">{{cite web|url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/every-caulfield-to-dandenong-level-crossing-gone|title=Every Caulfield to Dandenong level crossing gone|website=Victoria's Big Build|date=19 June 2018|accessdate=5 May 2023|archive-date=5 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505122729/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/every-caulfield-to-dandenong-level-crossing-gone|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Platforms and services==
== Platforms and services ==


Murrumbeena has one [[island platform]] with two faces. It is serviced by [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]' [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]] and [[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]] line services.<ref>{{cite PTV route|Pakenham|mode=train}}</ref><ref>{{cite PTV route|Cranbourne|mode=train}}</ref>
Murrumbeena has one [[island platform]] with two faces. It is serviced by [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]' [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]] and [[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]] line services.<ref>{{cite PTV route|Pakenham|mode=train}}</ref><ref>{{cite PTV route|Cranbourne|mode=train}}</ref>


'''Platform 1:'''
'''Platform 1:'''
* {{RouteBox|Pakenham line|Pakenham railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to [[Flinders Street railway station|Flinders Street]]
* {{RouteBox|Pakenham line|Pakenham line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to [[Flinders Street railway station|Flinders Street]]
* {{RouteBox|Cranbourne line|Cranbourne railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
* {{RouteBox|Cranbourne line|Cranbourne line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street


'''Platform 2:'''
'''Platform 2:'''
* {{RouteBox|Pakenham line|Pakenham railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to [[Pakenham railway station|Pakenham]]
* {{RouteBox|Pakenham line|Pakenham line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to [[East Pakenham railway station|East Pakenham]]
* {{RouteBox|Cranbourne line|Cranbourne railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}}|white}} all stations services to [[Cranbourne railway station|Cranbourne]]
* {{RouteBox|Cranbourne line|Cranbourne line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}}|white}} all stations services to [[Cranbourne railway station|Cranbourne]]


'''Future services:'''<br>
'''Future services:'''<br>
In addition to the current services, the [[Network Development Plan Metropolitan Rail]] proposes linking the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to both the [[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury line]] and under-construction [[Melbourne Airport rail link]] via the [[Metro Tunnel]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2012 |title=Network Development Plan Metropolitan Rail Overview |url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV-default-site/footer/legal-and-policies/growing-our-rail-network-2018-2025/PTV_Network-Development-Plan_Metropolitan-Rail_Overview_2016update.pdf |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=Public Transport Victoria |archive-date=19 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919131436/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV-default-site/footer/legal-and-policies/growing-our-rail-network-2018-2025/PTV_Network-Development-Plan_Metropolitan-Rail_Overview_2016update.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
In addition to the current services, the [[Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail]] proposes linking the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to both the [[Sunbury line]] and under-construction [[Melbourne Airport rail link]] via the [[Metro Tunnel]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2012 |title=Network Development Plan Metropolitan Rail Overview |url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV-default-site/footer/legal-and-policies/growing-our-rail-network-2018-2025/PTV_Network-Development-Plan_Metropolitan-Rail_Overview_2016update.pdf |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=Public Transport Victoria |archive-date=19 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919131436/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV-default-site/footer/legal-and-policies/growing-our-rail-network-2018-2025/PTV_Network-Development-Plan_Metropolitan-Rail_Overview_2016update.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{RouteBox|Sunbury line|Sunbury railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}}|white}} express services to [[West Footscray railway station|West Footscray]] and [[Sunbury railway station, Melbourne|Sunbury]] (2025 onwards)
* {{RouteBox|Sunbury line|Sunbury line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}}|white}} express services to [[West Footscray railway station|West Footscray]] and [[Sunbury railway station, Melbourne|Sunbury]] (2025 onwards)
* {{RouteBox|Airport line|Melbourne Airport Rail Link|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}}|white}} express services to [[Melbourne Airport railway station|Melbourne Airport]] (2029 onwards)
* {{RouteBox|Airport line|Melbourne Airport rail link|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}}|white}} express services to [[Melbourne Airport railway station|Melbourne Airport]] (2029 onwards)


==Transport links==
==Transport links==


[[CDC Melbourne]] operates [[List of bus routes in Melbourne|one route]] via Murrumbeena station, under contract to [[Public Transport Victoria]]:
[[CDC Melbourne]] operates [[List of bus routes in Melbourne|one bus route]] via Murrumbeena station, under contract to [[Public Transport Victoria]]:
* {{color box|a62772|'''624'''|white}}: [[Kew, Victoria|Kew]] – [[Oakleigh railway station|Oakleigh station]]<ref name="ptv624">{{cite web|url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15707/624-kew-oakleigh-via-caulfield-and-carnegie-and-darling-and-chadstone/|title=624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (from 30 Jan 2023)|website=[[Public Transport Victoria]]|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
* {{color box|a62772|'''624'''|white}}: [[Kew, Victoria|Kew]] – [[Oakleigh railway station|Oakleigh station]]<ref name="ptv624">{{cite web|url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15707/624-kew-oakleigh-via-caulfield-and-carnegie-and-darling-and-chadstone/|title=624 Kew – Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (from 30 Jan 2023)|website=[[Public Transport Victoria]]|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>


[[Ventura Bus Lines]] operates two routes via Murrumbeena station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
[[Ventura Bus Lines]] operates two routes via Murrumbeena station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Line 113: Line 115:
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Murrumbeena level crossing.jpg|[[V/Line VLocity|VLocity train]] traverses over the former Murrumbeena Road railway crossing in March 2010
File:Murrumbeena level crossing.jpg|[[V/Line VLocity|VLocity train]] traverses over the former Murrumbeena Road level crossing, March 2010
File:Murrumbeena historic station 2016.jpg|Former ground level station building on Platform 1 in March 2016
File:Murrumbeena historic station 2016.jpg|Former ground level station building on Platform 1, March 2016
File:Murrumbeena railway station - Concourse Entrance.jpg|Station concourse and entrance in January 2021
File:Murrumbeena railway station - Concourse Entrance.jpg|Station concourse and entrance, January 2021
</gallery>
</gallery>


Line 127: Line 129:
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations|Cranbourne=y|Pakenham=y|state=collapsed}}
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations|Cranbourne=y|Pakenham=y|state=collapsed}}


[[Category:Railway stations in Melbourne]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1879]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1879]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the City of Glen Eira]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the City of Glen Eira]]

Latest revision as of 06:15, 30 August 2024

Murrumbeena
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 1, June 2018
General information
StandortNeerim Road,
Murrumbeena, Victoria 3163
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°53′25″S 145°04′02″E / 37.8903°S 145.0673°E / -37.8903; 145.0673
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance14.42 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Bauwesen
Structure typeElevated
Parking270 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeMRB
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened14 May 1879; 145 years ago (1879-05-14)
Rebuilt18 June 2018 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedMarch 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006672,730[1]
2006–2007723,614[1] Increase 7.56%
2007–2008773,775[1] Increase 6.93%
2008–2009822,734[2] Increase 6.32%
2009–2010819,486[2] Decrease 0.39%
2010–2011860,538[2] Increase 5%
2011–2012803,638[2] Decrease 6.61%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014800,323[2] Decrease 0.41%
2014–2015805,593[1] Increase 0.65%
2015–2016923,028[2] Increase 14.57%
2016–2017752,748[2] Decrease 18.44%
2017–2018572,257[2] Decrease 23.97%
2018–2019779,433[2] Increase 36.2%
2019–2020625,600[2] Decrease 19.73%
2020–2021318,600[2] Decrease 49.07%
2021–2022351,600[3] Increase 10.35%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Carnegie
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Hughesdale
towards Cranbourne or East Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Track layout
Legend
to Carnegie
1
2
to Hughesdale

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 2018.[4]

History

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Opening one month after the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Oakleigh,[4] Murrumbeena station gets its name from Mirambena Road, its name believed to be derived from an Indigenous word meaning 'belonging to you', 'welcome', or 'land of frogs'.[5][6] The name may also refer to a member of the native police.[5][6]

A siding was once located at the down end of Platform 2. In 1972, it was reduced in length and,[4] in 1977, it was removed altogether.[4]

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.[7][8]

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.[9] On 18 June 2018, the rebuilt station opened, with services commencing on the new elevated lines.[10]

Platforms and services

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Murrumbeena has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.[11][12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Future services:
In addition to the current services, the Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail proposes linking the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to both the Sunbury line and under-construction Melbourne Airport rail link via the Metro Tunnel.[13]

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

  •  624 : Kew - Oakleigh station[14]

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

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  • VLocity train traverses over the former Murrumbeena Road level crossing, March 2010
    VLocity train traverses over the former Murrumbeena Road level crossing, March 2010
  • Former ground level station building on Platform 1, March 2016
    Former ground level station building on Platform 1, March 2016
  • Station concourse and entrance, January 2021
    Station concourse and entrance, January 2021

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d "Murrumbeena". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Murrumbeena". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1979. p. 174.
  8. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  9. ^ "Major works start on nine level crossings". 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Every Caulfield to Dandenong level crossing gone". Victoria's Big Build. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "Network Development Plan Metropolitan Rail Overview" (PDF). Public Transport Victoria. December 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  14. ^ "624 Kew – Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (from 30 Jan 2023)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  15. ^ "627 Moorabbin Station - Chadstone SC via Bentleigh". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  16. ^ "822 Chadstone SC - Sandringham via Murrumbeena & Southland SC (From 02-12-2018)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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