| Aspendale | |
| Type: | PTV commuter rail station |
| Style: | Melbourne |
| Address: | Nepean Highway, Aspendale, Victoria 3195 |
| Borough: | City of Kingston |
| Country: | Australia |
| Coordinates: | -38.0273°N 145.102°W |
| Distance: | 30.31 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Other: | Bus |
| Structure: | Ground |
| Platform: | 2 side |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Parking: | 100 |
| Bicycle: | Yes |
| Rebuilt: | 1981 |
| Electrified: | August 1922 (1500 V DC overhead) |
| Accessible: | Yes—step free access |
| Code: | ASP |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | Metro Trains |
| Zone: | Myki Zone 2 |
| Status: | Operational, unstaffed |
| Former: | Aspendale Park Racecourse (1891-1905) |
| Pass System: | , |
| Website: | Public Transport Victoria |
| Map State: | collapsed |
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.[1]
Initially opened as Aspendale Park Racecourse, the station was given its current name of Aspendale on 1 August 1905.[2]
Aspendale station opened in April 1891[1] 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.[3] [4] The first race meeting at the racecourse was in 1891, coinciding with the opening of the station.[3] [4]
In 1966, a crossover at the up end of the station was abolished.[1] On 1 December 1969, the goods yard was closed to traffic.[1]
In 1977, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Groves Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station.[5] [6] Occurring in that year, a control panel was provided.[1] In 1981, the current station buildings were provided.[7]
In 1992, another crossover at the station was abolished, as well as the connection to the former siding.[1] Occurring in that year, the control panel was abolished.[8]
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.[9]
In 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.[10]
Aspendale has two side platforms. It is served by Frankston line trains.[11]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Aspendale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: