Merinda Park railway station is located on the Cranbourne line in

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, Australia. It serves the south-eastern

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suburb of Cranbourne North, and it opened on 24 March 1995.Merinda Park
Vicsig The station opened as part of the electrification of the line to Cranbourne. In 1977, flashing lights were provided at the former Thompsons Road

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, which was located nearby in the Down direction of the station. Boom barriers were provided with the electrification of the line in 1995. The level crossing was

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on 25 June 2018, as part of the

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, as well as part of a major upgrade of Thompsons Road. In December 2019, plans were announced by the Level Crossing Removal Project to completely rebuild the station, as part of the Cranbourne line duplication. A second platform was added, and the main entrance moved to a more central location. Part of the new station opened on 18 March 2021, with the remainder of the station completed on 13 February 2022. The duplication also involved a new timetable for the Cranbourne line, with trains operating roughly every 10 minutes in the morning peak.

Platforms and services

Merinda Park has two

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s. It is serviced by

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' Cranbourne line services. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations 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 through-routed with those on the

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, via the new

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Transport links

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operates two routes to and from Merinda Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to The Avenue Village Shopping Centre ( Cranbourne North) * : to Clyde North

References

External links

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Melway map
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