Deer Park railway station

Deer Park

Eastbound view in September 2010
Location Railway Place, Deer Park
Coordinates 37°46′40″S 144°46′18″E / 37.7777°S 144.7717°ECoordinates: 37°46′40″S 144°46′18″E / 37.7777°S 144.7717°E
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Serviceton
Distance 17.83 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Status Unstaffed station
Station code DEK
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 2 April 1884
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station
Ardeer
Ballarat line
Rockbank
toward Wendouree or Ararat

Deer Park railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Deer Park.[1]

History

The station opened as Kororoit on 2 April 1884 at the same time as the line though it, and was renamed Deer Park in 1899, by which time the station had a three road yard, passenger platform on the southern track, and a goods platform on the northern track, and an interlocked signal box. Being on a single track railway, it served as a crossing loop for trains though it, this status remaining until 1913 when the signal box was abolished.[2]

In 1928 a siding serving Nobel Chemical Finishes (Aust) Pty Ltd was opened at the Melbourne end of the station, running north to a loop siding and dead end. In 1929 alterations were made to the electric staff working of trains to permit workers trains to operate to the Nobel factories at Ardeer and Deer Park. In 1943 the signal box was reopened, in conjunction with the opening of the new Ravenhall Siding (Commonwealth Government Siding) at the down end of the yard. This new siding ran south from the line to a loop siding, before terminating at a dead end.[2]

The Nobel siding (now ICIANZ) was closed in 1955, and in 1974 the line from Sunshine to Deer Park West Junction was duplicated, the current island platform provided, and the signal box closed as the line was now being worked by Centralised Traffic Control from Sunshine. Crossovers between lines were provided at each end of the platform. The Ravenhall siding was abolished in 1978. Boom barriers were provided at Mount Derrimut Road in 1981.[2]

In 1987, one of the loop sidings in the yard was removed, with the last siding removed in 1989, leaving only the main line and platform.[2] In 2005, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project, control of the signalling was transferred to Ballarat signal box.[3]

In September 2009 an upgrade of Deer Park station commenced, including:[4]

As part of the Regional Rail Link project, the Warrnambool line will branch off the Ballarat line to the west of Deer Park.[5][6]

Platforms & services

Deer Park has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by V/Line Ballarat line services.[7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one routes via Deer Park station:

Sita Buslines operates one route via Deer Park station:

References

  1. ↑ Deer Park Vicsig
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Victorian Station Histories - Deer Park" (PDF). www.vrhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  3. ↑ Deer Park Interlocking Information Vicsig
  4. ↑ "Major Imprrovements for Deer Park Station". Media Release: Minister for Public Transport. www.premier.vic.gov.au. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  5. ↑ Deer Park - West Werribee Junction Regional Rail Link
  6. ↑ Deer Park Junction Rail Geelong
  7. ↑ Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ↑ Route 400 Sunshine - Laverton timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. ↑ Route 451 Sunshine - Deer Park North timetable Public Transport Victoria

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