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Cranbourne railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Cranbourne line in
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suburb of Cranbourne, and it opened on 1 October 1888.Cranbourne
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History

Cranbourne station opened on 1 October 1888, as a station on the South Gippsland line that, until 24 July 1993, was serviced by
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services to
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. Like the suburb itself, the station gets its name from the Cranbourne Inn, founded by the Ruffy bothers, who were early settlers in the area.Cranbourne
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, or was named after Viscount Cranborne. Between March 1920 and June 1956, trains regularly ran from a series of sidings about a mile south of the station, dispatching between ten and thirty trucks per week loaded with locally mined construction-quality sand. In 1959, flashing light signals were provided at the former
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, which is located at the Down end of the station. A water tank that was located within the former
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was removed in early 1973. In 1981, flashing light signals were provided at the Camms Road level crossing, located nearby in the Up direction. Boom barriers were provided during the electrification of the line. In November 1993,
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replaced
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safeworking to Cranbourne, then on 24 March 1995, the electrification and power signalling on the line was commissioned from
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. Prior to opening, the original station building was removed on 8 February 1994 by the Mornington Railway Preservation Society, whilst the former
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and a number of tracks were removed by August of that year. The last regular train ran beyond Cranbourne on 15 January 1998, when the Koala Siding (near
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) to Spotswood sand train ceased operation. In April 2008, work started on the construction of six train stabling sidings at Cranbourne, to enable more trains to run on the line at peak times without duplicating the line. The works were completed in November of that year. As part of these works, the station and bus interchange received an upgrade. As part of the
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campaign, a pledge was made to extend the Cranbourne line to the suburb of
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. On 30 November 2018, the
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announced that the Camms Road level crossing would be grade-separated. On 25 June 2021, designs for the level crossing were revealed. It will involve raising Camms Road over the railway line via an
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. The Level Crossing Removal Project was also involved in the process of duplicating the railway line between Cranbourne and Dandenong. Major works started in 2020, and was completed by 13 February 2022, a year ahead of schedule. The duplication also involved a new timetable for the Cranbourne line, with trains operating roughly every 10 minutes in the morning peak.


Facilities, platforms and services

Cranbourne has one
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with two faces. The station building features a customer service window, two enclosed waiting rooms and toilets. It is serviced by
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' Cranbourne line services. Platform 1: * terminating services to and from Flinders Street and
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Platform 2: * terminating services to and from Flinders Street and
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By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Cranbourne line will be
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with those on the
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, via the new
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.


Transport links

Cranbourne Transit Cranbourne Transit is a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates 16 routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is a subsidiary of the Pulitano Group. History In August 1953, Phillips Bus Service purchased Woods Bus Service ...
operates eight routes via Cranbourne station, under contract to
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: * : to Frankston station * : to Pearcedale * : to Warneet * : to
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* :
Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre is a single-level regional shopping centre, located approximately 42 kilometres south-east of the Melbourne CBD in the suburb of Cranbourne. The centre was first opened in 1979 and was acquired by Vicinity Centr ...
– Selandra Rise (
Cranbourne East Cranbourne East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 45 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey local government area. Cranbourne East recorded a population of 24,679 at the . ...
) * : Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre – Dandenong station * : Clyde North –
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via Cranbourne Park SC * : to Cranbourne East
Ventura Bus Lines Ventura Bus Lines is a large bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, operating a fleet of 893 buses on 141 bus routes, including 2 SmartBus routes and 2 V/Line services. It commenced operations in December 1924. History Earl ...
operates three routes via Cranbourne station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to Seaford station * :
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Cranbourne * : Dandenong station – Cranbourne (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)


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Melway map
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