Roxburgh Park railway station

Roxburgh Park

Southbound view in September 2007
Location Roxburgh Park
Coordinates 37°38′18″S 144°56′07″E / 37.6382°S 144.9353°E / -37.6382; 144.9353Coordinates: 37°38′18″S 144°56′07″E / 37.6382°S 144.9353°E / -37.6382; 144.9353
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Craigieburn
Distance 22.00 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 275
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Unstaffed station
Station code RXP
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 30 September 2007
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Craigieburn line
Terminus

Roxburgh Park railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Roxburgh Park, opening on 30 September 2007.[1]

It was built just north of the site of the former Somerton station, which closed to passengers in 1960,[2] however the adjacent goods yard and standard gauge crossing loop retains the Somerton name.

Roxburgh Park station was built as part of the extension of electrification from Broadmeadows to Craigieburn.[3] The Craigieburn-bound line was slewed to the west to permit an island platform to be built between the two tracks of the broad gauge main line.

History

Somerton opened to traffic as a single platform on 15 May 1881.[2] In 1889, Somerton became a junction, when what is now the Upfield line was opened from North Melbourne northwards though Coburg. This line was closed to traffic from the Somerton end in 1903.[2] The line though Coburg, then terminating at Fawkner, was reopened in 1928, but no junction was provided at Somerton, instead the A.E.C. railmotor that operated the service used a turntable to the south of the station.[2] This situation remained until 1956, when the line from Fawkner was again closed.

The next change involved freight services. In 1959, the line from Somerton to Upfield was reopened for freight traffic, to serve the Ford Motor Company factory, with suburban services extended to Upfield from the city side.[4] On 6 December 1960, Somerton was closed to passengers, but additional freight sidings were provided in the Somerton area throughout the 1960s.[2]

Construction of the Melbourne - Sydney standard gauge line also commenced at this time, opening for traffic in 1962, and the freight line to Upfield was converted to dual gauge in 1963.[2] In 1988 a dual gauge siding was provided to cement silos,[2] and in 1998 Austrak commenced development of a container terminal, as part of a larger "freight village". A number of major companies entered into long-term tenancies for warehouses at the site, and in 2004, Austrak entered into a lease with P&O Trans Australia to operate the terminal. The Somerton terminal has four 750 metre dual gauge rail sidings, with connections northwards on both gauges.[5]

Today, the area to the east of the main line contains a complicated arrangement of broad, standard, and dual gauge tracks.

Platforms & services

Roxburgh Park has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates one route to and from Roxburgh Park station:

Dyson's Bus Services operates two routes via Roxburgh Park station:

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Roxburgh Park station:

Tullamarine Bus Lines operates two routes to and from Roxburgh Park station:

References

  1. ↑ Roxburgh Park Vicsig
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Somerton" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories. Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
  3. ↑ "Craigieburn Rail Project - News and publications". Department of Transport, Victoria. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  4. ↑ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 62. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  5. ↑ "Proposals for an intermodal solution to service Melbourne's growing containerised freight task" (PDF). Shaping Melbourne's Freight Futures. www.transport.vic.gov.au. April 2010. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  6. ↑ Craigieburn Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. ↑ Route 544 Craigieburn - Roxburgh Park timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ↑ Route 541 Roxburgh Park - Broadmeadows timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. ↑ Route 542 Roxburgh Park - Pascoe Vale timetable Public Transport Victoria
  10. ↑ Route 901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport timetable Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Route 484 Broadmeadows - Roxburgh Park timetable Public Transport Victoria
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