Noble Park railway station is located on the
Pakenham and
Cranbourne lines in
Victoria
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,
Australia
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. It serves the south-eastern
Melbourne
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suburb of
Noble Park
Noble Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Greater Dandenong local government area. Noble Park recorded a population of 32,257 at the . ...
, and opened on 3 February 1913.
History
Noble Park station, like the suburb itself, is named after Noble Buckley, the son of Allan Buckley, who is recognised as the founder of the suburb.
In 1927, the station was closed to
goods traffic.
[ In 1954, flashing light signals were provided at the former Heatherton Road ]level crossing
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, which was located near the station in the up direction.[
In 1972, new ground-level station buildings were provided,]arsonist
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on 22 August 1970.boom barrier
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s were provided at the former Heatherton Road level crossing.car parking
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and better security, including brighter lighting and better CCTV
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coverage.[
In 2015, the ]Level Crossing Removal Project
The Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) is a program of the Government of Victoria, Australia, to remove 110 level crossings and rebuild 51 railway stations in Melbourne.
After pledging the removal of 50 level crossings at the 2014 Victor ...
announced the grade separation
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of the Heatherton Road level crossing, with construction beginning in 2016.
Platforms and services
Noble Park has one island platform
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with two faces. It is served by Pakenham and Cranbourne line trains.
Platform 1:
* all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
* all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
* all stations and limited express services to Pakenham
* all stations services to Cranbourne
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
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and under-construction Melbourne Airport rail link
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via the Metro Tunnel
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.
* express services to West Footscray
West Footscray is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maribyrnong local government area. West Footscray recorded a population of 11,729 at the .
...
and Sunbury (2025 onwards)
* express services to Melbourne Airport
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(2029 onwards)
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines
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History Ea ...
operates three routes via Noble Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria
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:
* : to Mordialloc station
* : Dandenong station – Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
* : to Keysborough SouthCaufield
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* Cole Caufield (born 2001), American ice hockey player
* Frank J. Caufield (born 1939), American businessman
*James Caufield, American phot ...
–Dandenong Rail Trail), a shared walking and cycling path, which was completed in 2018. Locked bike storage is also available at the station.
Gallery
file: Springvalestationsiemens.jpg, North-west view of the former ground-level station, December 2006, prior to the 2018 rebuild
File:Noble Park railway station - Melbourne - Concourse entrance.jpg, Station concourse and entrance, January 2021
References
External links
*
Melway map
at street-directory.com.au
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