| Merinda Park | |
| Type: | PTV commuter rail station |
| Style: | Melbourne |
| Address: | Endeavour Drive, Cranbourne North, Victoria 3977 |
| Borough: | City of Casey |
| Country: | Australia |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | Metro Trains |
| Distance: | 42.35 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Platforms: | 2 side |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Connections: | Bus |
| Structure: | At-grade |
| Parking: | 204 |
| Accessible: | Yes — step-free access |
| Electrified: | March 1995 (1500 V DC overhead) |
| Status: | Operational, unstaffed |
| Code: | MPK |
| Zone: | Myki Zone 2 |
| Rebuilt: | 13 February 2022 (LXRP) |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Merinda Park railway station is located on the Cranbourne line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne North, and opened on 24 March 1995.[1]
Merinda Park station opened as part of the electrification of the line to Cranbourne.[2] The station is named after an adjacent housing estate, opened up in the 1980s.[3]
In 1977, flashing light signals were provided at the former Thompsons Road level crossing, which was located nearby, in the down direction from the station.[4] In 1995, boom barriers were provided at the crossing in conjunction with the electrification project. On 25 June 2018, the level crossing was eliminated as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.[5] [6]
In December 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the station would be completely rebuilt as part of the Cranbourne line duplication.[7] A second platform was added, and the main entrance moved to a more central location. On 18 March 2021, part of the new station opened,[8] with the remainder completed by 13 February 2022.[9] The duplication allowed an improved timetable for the Cranbourne line, with services operating roughly every 10 minutes during the morning peak.[9]
Merinda Park has two side platforms. It is served by Cranbourne line trains.[10]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
By June 2025, it is planned that trains on the Cranbourne line will be through-routed to Sunbury, via the new Metro Tunnel.
Cranbourne Transit operates two bus routes to and from Merinda Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Merinda Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: