Lynbrook railway station explained

Lynbrook
Type:	PTV commuter rail station
Style:	Melbourne
Address:	Morton Bay Boulevard, Lynbrook, Victoria 3975
Borough:	City of Casey
Country:	Australia
Coordinates:	-38.0578°N 145.2494°W
Distance:	39.50 kilometres from Southern Cross
Other:	Bus
Structure:	Ground
Platform:	2 side
Tracks:	2
Parking:	250
Bicycle:	Yes
Electrified:	March 1995 (1500 V DC overhead)
Accessible:	Yes—step-free access
Code:	LBK
Owned:	VicTrack
Operator:	Metro Trains
Zone:	Myki Zone 2
Status:	Operational, unstaffed
Website:	Public Transport Victoria
Map State:	expanded

Lynbrook railway station is located on the Cranbourne line in Victoria, Australia, serving the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of the same name and the suburb of Lyndhurst. The station opened on 22 April 2012.^{[1] [2]}

History

Announced as part of the Victorian Transport Plan in 2008,^{[3] [4]} the project was re-announced in the 2010-11 state budget.^[5]

On 9 October 2010, construction of the station officially commenced, when the then Minister for Public Transport, Martin Pakula, turned the first sod.^[6] Completion was expected in 2011 but, due to the under-budgeting of the electricity connection to the station, the project stalled.^{[7] [8]}

Platforms and services

Lynbrook has two side platforms. It is served by Cranbourne line trains.^[9]

Platform 1:

• all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Dandenong

Platform 2:

• all stations services to Cranbourne

By June 2025, it is planned that trains on the Cranbourne line will be through-routed to Sunbury, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links

Cranbourne Transit operates three bus routes to and from Lynbrook station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• : to Dandenong station^[10]
• : to Westfield Fountain Gate^[11]
• : to Clyde^[12]

External links

• • Melway map at street-directory.com.au

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lynbrook . vicsig.net . 18 March 2023 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229020503/https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Lynbrook . live.
2. News: Community event to mark opening of Lynbrook station on Sunday 22 April . 2 April 2012 . Premier of Victoria . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104205410/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/3556-community-event-to-mark-opening-of-lynbrook-station-on-sunday-22-april.html . 4 November 2013 . 3 November 2013.
3. February 2009 . General News . . . 38.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325004350/https://transport.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/31342/vtp.pdf Archived version of the Victorian Transport Plan
5. June 2010 . General News . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society . 165.
6. November 2010 . Works . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society . 342.
7. News: Adoranti . Kylie . New station at Lynbrook powerless to operate . 2011-06-12 . Cranbourne Leader . 2011-04-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524162854/http://cranbourne-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/new-station-at-lynbrook-powerless-to-operate/ . 24 May 2011.
8. News: New 22 April timetable boosts Metro train trips by 353 a week . Minister for Public Transport . 7 March 2012 . Premier of Victoria . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322085655/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/3342-new-22-april-timetable-boosts-metro-train-trips-by-353-a-week.html . 22 March 2012.
9. train.
10. Web site: 890 Dandenong Station - Lynbrook Station. Public Transport Victoria. 3 May 2023. 2 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230502200508/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15009/890-dandenong-station-lynbrook-station. live.
11. Web site: 891 Fountain Gate SC - Lynbrook Station via Hallam Station. Public Transport Victoria. 3 May 2023. 27 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327001028/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15612/891-fountain-gate-sc-lynbrook-station-via-hallam-station. live.
12. Web site: 897 Clyde North - Lynbrook Station via Cranbourne Park SC. Public Transport Victoria. 3 May 2023. 24 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230324161336/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15606/897-clyde-north-lynbrook-station/. live.