| Noble Park | |
| Type: | PTV commuter rail station |
| Style: | Melbourne |
| Address: | Douglas Street, Noble Park, Victoria 3174 |
| Borough: | City of Greater Dandenong |
| Country: | Australia |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | Metro Trains |
| Line: | |
| Distance: | 27.38 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Platforms: | 2 (1 island) |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Connections: | Bus |
| Structure: | Elevated |
| Parking: | 350 spaces |
| Bicycle: | 18 racks |
| Accessible: | Yes — step free access |
| Electrified: | December 1922 (1500 V DC overhead) |
| Status: | Operational, premium station |
| Code: | NPK |
| Zone: | Myki Zone 2 |
| Rebuilt: | 1972 15 February 2018 (LXRP) |
| Map State: | expanded |
Noble Park railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Noble Park, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Noble Park station is an elevated structure premium station, with an island platform. It opened on 3 February 1913, with the current station provided in 2018.[1]
Noble Park station, like the suburb itself, is named after Noble Buckley, the son of Allan Buckley, who is recognised as the founder of the suburb.[2] [3]
In 1927, the station was closed to goods traffic.[1] In 1954, flashing light signals were provided at the former Heatherton Road level crossing, which was located near the station in the up direction.[1]
In 1972, new ground-level station buildings were provided,[4] after the original station building on Platform 1 had been destroyed by an arsonist on 22 August 1970.[4] [5] [6] In 1977, boom barriers were provided at the former Heatherton Road level crossing.[7]
In 2007, minor upgrade works were carried out to the station as part of the EastLink toll road project.[8] The upgrades including improved shelter, car parking and better security, including brighter lighting and better CCTV coverage.[8]
In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced the grade separation of the Heatherton Road level crossing, with construction beginning in 2016.[9] The final scheme involved elevating the line over Corrigan, Heatherton and Chandler Roads and included a new high-level station, which opened on 15 February 2018.[10] [11] A row of shops now occupies the site of the former ground-level station buildings.
Noble Park has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Cranbourne and Pakenham line trains.[12] [13]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Future services:
In addition to the current services, the PTV Network Development Plan proposes linking the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines to both the Sunbury line and under-construction Melbourne Airport rail link via the Metro Tunnel.[14]
Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Noble Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Noble Park station is connected to the Djerring Trail (Caufield–Dandenong Rail Trail), a shared walking and cycling path, which was completed in 2018. Locked bike storage is also available at the station.[16]