Aspendale railway station

Aspendale
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, November 2007
General information
LocationNepean Highway,
Aspendale, Victoria 3195
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates38°01′38″S 145°06′07″E / 38.0273°S 145.1020°E / -38.0273; 145.1020
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance30.31 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking100
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeASP
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
OpenedApril 1891; 133 years ago (1891-04)
Rebuilt1981
ElectrifiedAugust 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesAspendale Park Racecourse
(1891-1905)
Passengers
2005–2006267,587[1]
2006–2007286,260[1] Increase 6.97%
2007–2008326,891[1] Increase 14.19%
2008–2009388,967[2] Increase 18.99%
2009–2010380,145[2] Decrease 2.26%
2010–2011355,486[2] Decrease 6.48%
2011–2012305,564[2] Decrease 14.04%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014229,728[2] Decrease 24.81%
2014–2015227,109[1] Decrease 1.14%
2015–2016227,738[2] Increase 0.27%
2016–2017225,948[2] Decrease 0.78%
2017–2018236,609[2] Increase 4.71%
2018–2019237,924[2] Increase 0.55%
2019–2020156,650[2] Decrease 34.16%
2020–202184,050[2] Decrease 46.34%
2021–202288,300[3] Increase 5.05%
2022–2023142,800[3] Increase 61.72%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Mordialloc
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Edithvale
towards Frankston

Aspendale railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Aspendale, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Aspendale station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened in April 1891, with the current station provided in 1981.[4]

Initially opened as Aspendale Park Racecourse, the station was given its current name of Aspendale on 1 August 1905.[4]

History

Aspendale station opened in April 1891[4] and, 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 Aspendale Racecourse.[5][6] The first race meeting at the racecourse was in 1891, coinciding with the opening of the station.[5][6]

In 1966, a crossover at the up end of the station was abolished.[4] On 1 December 1969, the goods yard was closed to traffic.[4]

In 1977, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Groves Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station.[7][8] Occurring in that year, a control panel was provided.[4] In 1981, the current station buildings were provided.[9]

In 1992, another crossover at the station was abolished, as well as the connection to the former siding.[4] Occurring in that year, the control panel was abolished.[10]

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 not travel between the Nepean Highway and Station Street.[11]

On 9 October 2022, it was announced that Aspendale 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 are to be released closer to the opening of the new station in 2029.[12]

Platforms and services

Aspendale has two side platforms. It is served by Frankston line trains.[13]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Aspendale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  706 : Mordialloc – Chelsea station (off-peak only)[14]
  • Station building and entrance to Platform 1 viewed from Nepean Highway, October 2021
    Station building and entrance to Platform 1 viewed from Nepean Highway, October 2021

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Aspendale". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Aspendale". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1977. p. 228.
  8. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  9. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail:1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  10. ^ "Minutes of March 1992 Meeting". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. May 1992. pp. 41–42.
  11. ^ Zielinski, Caroline (6 January 2014). "Man hit and killed by train at Aspendale station". The Age. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  12. ^ Tribune, The National (8 October 2022). "Making Frankston Line Level Crossing Free". The National Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "706 Mordialloc SC - Chelsea Railway Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.