Lynbrook railway station is located on the Cranbourne line in

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. It serves the south-eastern

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suburb of Lynbrook, and opened on 22 April 2012.

History

Announced as part of the ''

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'' in 2008,Archived version of the Victorian Transport Plan
/ref> the project was re-announced as part of the Victorian Government's ''2010/11 State Budget''. On 9 October 2010, construction works for the station officially commenced, when the then Minister for Public Transport,

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, turned the first sod at the site. Completion was expected in 2011 but, due to underbudgeting for the electricity connection to the station, the project stalled, delaying the completion.

Platforms and services

Lynbrook has two

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s. It is served by Cranbourne line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to

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Platform 2: * all stations services to Cranbourne By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Cranbourne line will be

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, via the new

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Transport links

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operates three routes to and from Lynbrook station, under contract to

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: * : to Dandenong station * : to

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* : to

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References

External links

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Melway map
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