Parkdale railway station

Parkdale railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Parkdale, and it opened on 1 September 1919.[4][5]

This article is about the train station in Victoria, Australia. For the train station in Toronto, Canada, see Parkdale railway station (Toronto).

Parkdale
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 in January 2018
General information
LocationComo Parade West,
Parkdale, Victoria 3195
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates37°59′35″S 145°04′34″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance25.93 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes—Lift Access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codePKD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 September 1919 (1919-09-01)
ClosedTemporary Closed 11:30 21st October 2023 until early 2024
Rebuilt2024
ElectrifiedJune 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006356,385[1]
2006–2007379,993[1] Increase 6.62%
2007–2008413,897[1] Increase 8.92%
2008–2009451,099[2] Increase 8.98%
2009–2010458,410[2] Increase 1.62%
2010–2011497,593[2] Increase 8.54%
2011–2012461,610[2] Decrease 7.23%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014390,164[2] Decrease 15.47%
2014–2015401,104[1] Increase 2.8%
2015–2016403,603[2] Increase 0.62%
2016–2017396,640[2] Decrease 1.72%
2017–2018425,987[2] Increase 7.39%
2018–2019429,257[2] Increase 0.76%
2019–2020299,300[2] Decrease 30.27%
2020–2021161,900[2] Decrease 45.9%
2021–2022179,650[3] Increase 10.96%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Mentone
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Mordialloc
towards Frankston
Track layout
to Mentone
1
2
Parkers Road
(Removing by 2025)
to Mordialloc

History

Opening on 1 September 1919,[4] Parkdale station, like the suburb itself, was named after W. Parker, an early landowner in the area.[6]

A disused signal box is located at the Frankston (down) end of Platform 1. It was abolished in 1986, when boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Parkers Road level crossing, also located at the down end of the station.[7]

On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Parkdale to a premium station, along with nineteen others.[8][9] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[10]

On 29 July 2021, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing will be grade separated by 2025.[11] The project will involve building a rail bridge over the road, and will include rebuilding the station.[12] In late May 2023, construction commenced on the project.[13]

On 9 April 2023, a fire damaged the station building on Platform 1.[14]

Platforms and services

Parkdale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[15]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

  •  708 : Hampton station – Carrum station[16]
  • Southbound view from Platform 1 in the 1920s
    Southbound view from Platform 1 in the 1920s
  • Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in October 2005
    Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in October 2005

References
  1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. "Parkdale". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. "Parkdale Railway Station". City of Kingston. Archived from the original on 20 September 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. "Parkdale". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  8. "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  9. "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
  10. Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  11. "10 more level crossings to go by 2025". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  12. "Parkers Road, Parkdale". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  13. "First Parkdale construction blitz a success". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  14. "Trains not stopping at Parkdale Station on Sunday 9 April 2023". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  15. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. "708 Carrum - Hampton via Southland". Public Transport Victoria.
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