Aspendale railway station is located on the

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. It serves the south-eastern

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suburb of Aspendale, and opened in April 1891 as Aspendale Park Racecourse. It was renamed Aspendale on 1 August 1905.Aspendale
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History

Aspendale station opened in April 1891. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Aspen, a race-winning mare owned by James Crooke, who had purchased land east of the present-day station to build the former

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. The first race meeting at the racecourse was in 1891, coinciding with the opening of the station. In 1966, a

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at the up end of the station was abolished. On 1 December 1969, the

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was closed. In 1977, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Groves Street

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, at the down end of the station. In 1981, the station buildings were reconstructed. In 1992, another crossover at the station was abolished, as well as the connection to the former

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. In early 2014, a man was hit and killed by a Frankston-bound train, causing the boom gates at the level crossing to stay down, meaning that road traffic could travel between the

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to Station Street. In October 2022, it was announced that Aspendale station would be lowered into a trench, as part of the removal of seven level crossings on the line. Further details, designs and a construction timeline were to be released closer to the opening of the new station in 2029.

Platforms and services

Aspendale has two

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s. It is served by

trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street,

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and Williamstown Platform 2: * all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

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operates one route via Aspendale station, under contract to

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: * :

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– Chelsea station (Off Peak only)

Gallery

File:Aspendale station 2021.jpg, Station building and entrance to Platform 1, October 2021

References

External links

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Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Frankston=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1891 Railway stations in the City of Kingston (Victoria)