Cobblebank railway station explained

Cobblebank
Type:PTV regional rail station
Style:V/Line
Address:Ferris Road,
Cobblebank, Victoria 3338
Borough:City of Melton
Country:Australia
Owned:VicTrack
Operator:V/Line
Line:
(Serviceton)
Distance:34.39 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms:2 side
Tracks:2
Connections: Bus
Structure:At grade
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Status:Operational, unstaffed
Code:TLN
Zone:Myki Zone 2
Website:Public Transport Victoria
Former:Toolern (provisionally)

Cobblebank railway station is a regional railway station on the Serviceton line, which is part of the Regional railway network. It serves the western suburb of Cobblebank, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cobblebank station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 2019.[1]

The station was provisionally named as Toolern. However, during construction, it was given the name "Cobblebank".

History

Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 65 opened on 1 October 1934, and was at the approximate location of the present Cobblebank station.[1] By 4 November 1968, it had been removed from the Victorian Railways working timetables and, on 8 July 1969, it was closed to traffic.[1]

In November 2017, the Victorian State Government announced the station would be built, with a scheduled completion date of late 2019.[2] [3] [4] The station, built as part of the Regional Rail Revival project, was provided to serve future residential developments nearby.[5] [6]

On 26 October 2018, the designs for the station were released[7] and, at the same time, it was renamed from Toolern to Cobblebank.[8] Despite that, it still uses the station code for Toolern (TLN).[1]

On 1 December 2019, the station opened,[9] with around 1000 community members attending the opening celebration.[10] [11] [12] The station opening coincided with the duplication of 18 km of track between Deer Park West and Melton.[13] [1]

First announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018, the station was planned to eventually be integrated into the metropolitan railway network, as part of the Western Rail Plan up until 2023 when the State and Federal governments conducted a 90 day review on all national infrastructure projects to reduce government spending and the review concluded that the Western Rail Plan would be canceled which included electrification to Melton and Wyndham Vale as well as the Geelong fast rail.[14]

Platforms, facilities and services

Cobblebank has two side platforms. Platform 1 operates as the up platform towards the city being the north platform, whilst Platform 2 operates on the south side and as the down platform towards Ballarat. The station has a ticketing office, an office and holding cell for Protective Services Officers, a waiting room, male, female and accessible toilets, a Parkiteer bicycle parking cage, an accessible pedestrian overpass with lifts, ramps and stairs, and bus and car parking.[15] The station has provision for two express railway tracks,[16] which may be used for future electrification for the line.[17]

It is served by V/Line Ballarat, Ararat and Maryborough line trains.[18]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

Transit Systems Victoria operates one route to and from Cobblebank station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cobblebank. vicsig.net. 25 February 2023. 16 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230516144835/https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Cobblebank. live.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106050541/https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/News-Media/New-train-station-announced-in-Toolern-precinct New train station announced in Toolern precinct
  3. https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/171103-New-Train-Station-For-Melbourne’s-Growing-West-1.pdf New Train Station for Melbourne's Growing West
  4. https://www.railexpress.com.au/another-station-coming-to-melbournes-west/ Another station coming to Melbourne's west
  5. Web site: $518 Million Ballarat Line Upgrade Released To Market . Minister for Public Transport . Premier of Victoria website . 1 March 2017 . 2 February 2019 . 19 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419080031/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/518-million-ballarat-line-upgrade-released-to-market/ . live .
  6. Web site: Ballarat Line Upgrade . Rail Projects Victoria . 1 February 2019 . 2 February 2019 . 30 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190130070028/http://regionalrailrevival.vic.gov.au/ballarat . live .
  7. News: Images Revealed For A New Station At Cobblebank. 2018-10-26. Premier of Victoria. 2018-10-28. en-US. 28 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181028151531/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/images-revealed-for-a-new-station-at-cobblebank/. live.
  8. News: Another Ballarat line station on its way. Ford. Alex. 2018-10-26. The Courier. 2018-10-28. en. 27 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181027101359/https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5724696/another-ballarat-line-station-on-its-way/. live.
  9. Web site: Victoria's Newest Station Opens At Cobblebank. 20 May 2020. english. 8 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200408061759/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/victorias-newest-station-opens-at-cobblebank/. live.
  10. Web site: Celebrating Cobblebank Station opening. 20 May 2020. english. 11 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200411190520/https://regionalrailrevival.vic.gov.au/news/celebrating-cobblebank-station-opening. live.
  11. Web site: Cobblebank Station To Open In Early December. 2019-10-22. Premier of Victoria. en-US. 2019-10-28. 22 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022100046/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/cobblebank-station-to-open-in-early-december/. live.
  12. Web site: Victoria's Newest Station Opens At Cobblebank. 2019-12-01. Mirage News. en-AU. 2019-12-01.
  13. Web site: Cobblebank Station opening community event. 7 November 2021. Victoria's Big Build. 24 June 2021 . english. 8 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211108033005/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/regional-rail-revival/cobblebank-station-opening-community-event. live.
  14. Web site: Hatch . Patrick . 2023-08-02 . Axing train lines to Melbourne's west not a broken promise, government says . 2024-01-31 . The Age . en.
  15. Web site: Cobblebank Station . Rail Projects Victoria . 29 January 2019 . 2 February 2019 . 2 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190202124020/http://regionalrailrevival.vic.gov.au/ballarat/stations/cobblebank-station . live .
  16. Web site: New station at Cobblebank. regionalrailrevival.vic.gov.au. en. 2018-10-28. 27 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181027101830/http://regionalrailrevival.vic.gov.au/ballarat/stations/new-station-cobblebank. live.
  17. Web site: Long-planned Melton rail line upgrade being pushed for next state budget. Carey. Adam. 2016-02-24. The Age. en. 2018-10-28. 2 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302090927/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/longplanned-melton-rail-line-upgrade-being-pushed-for-next-state-budget-20160224-gn2du0.html. live.
  18. https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/1728 Ballarat - Melbourne timetable
  19. https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/13685/454-melton-station-to-cobblebank-station 454 Melton Station to Cobblebank Station

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