Lynbrook railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Melbourne, Australia}}

{{for|the station in Lynbrook, New York|Lynbrook (LIRR station)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Lynbrook

| type = PTV commuter rail station

| style = Melbourne

| image = Lynbrook station.jpg

| image_caption = Southbound view from Platform 2, April 2013

| address = Morton Bay Boulevard,
Lynbrook, Victoria 3975

| borough = City of Casey

| country = Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|38|3|28|S|145|14|58|E|region:AU-VIC_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| distance = 39.50 kilometres from
Southern Cross

| line = {{rcb|Melbourne|Cranbourne|croute}}

| other = {{rint|victoria|met bus|link=List of bus routes in Melbourne}} Bus

| structure = Ground

| platform = 2 side

| depth =

| levels =

| tracks = 2

| parking = 250

| bicycle = Yes

| opened = {{start date and age|2012|04|22|df=y}}

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| 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

| former =

| passengers =

| pass_year =

| pass_percent =

| pass_system =

| mpassengers = {{Rail pass box|passengers = 44,167[https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217132046/https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ |date=17 December 2022 }} Philip Mallis|pass_year = 2011–2012}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = Not measured|pass_year = 2012–2013}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 335,714|pass_year = 2013–2014|pass_percent = 660.1}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 362,772[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEcNOel8EBciHQX8H4F5aWiKdc-DpF3V/view Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417090904/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEcNOel8EBciHQX8H4F5aWiKdc-DpF3V/view |date=17 April 2022 }} Department of Transport|pass_year = 2014–2015|pass_percent = 8.05}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 420,888|pass_year = 2015–2016|pass_percent = 16.02}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 446,745|pass_year = 2016–2017|pass_percent = 6.14}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 406,648|pass_year = 2017–2018|pass_percent = -8.97}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 390,339|pass_year = 2018–2019|pass_percent = -4.01}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 352,250|pass_year = 2019–2020|pass_percent = -9.75}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 174,550|pass_year = 2020–2021|pass_percent = -50.44}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 203,150[https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306190204/https://discover.data.vic.gov.au//dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries |date=6 March 2023 }} Data Vic|pass_year = 2021–2022|pass_percent = 16.38}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Melbourne|line1=Cranbourne|left1=Dandenong|right1=Merinda Park

|line2=Cranbourne|left2=Dandenong|right2=Merinda Park|to-left2=Dandenong|note-left2=Shuttle services}}

| other_services = {{Adjacent stations

|system1=Melbourne

|line2=CranbourneM|left2=Dandenong|right2=Merinda Park}}

| other_services_header = Future Services

| other_services_collapsible = yes

| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1222 Public Transport Victoria]

| route_map = {{Routemap

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\\d\STRq\exSTRq\d\lELC\d~~ ~~ ~~Electrified

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Lynbrook railway station is a commuter railway station on the Cranbourne line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. The station serves the south-eastern suburb of the same name, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and opened on 22 April 2012.{{cite web |url=https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Lynbrook |title=Lynbrook |website=vicsig.net |access-date=18 March 2023 |archive-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229020503/https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Lynbrook |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/3556-community-event-to-mark-opening-of-lynbrook-station-on-sunday-22-april.html |title=Community event to mark opening of Lynbrook station on Sunday 22 April |date=2 April 2012 |work=Premier of Victoria |archive-url=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 |archive-date=4 November 2013 |accessdate=3 November 2013}}

History

Announced as part of the Victorian Transport Plan in 2008,{{cite magazine |date=February 2009 |title=General News |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=38}}[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] the project was re-announced in the 2010-11 state budget.{{cite magazine |date=June 2010 |title=General News |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=165}}

On 9 October 2010, construction of the station officially commenced, when the then Minister for Public Transport, Martin Pakula, turned the first sod.{{cite magazine |date=November 2010 |title=Works |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=342}} Completion was expected in 2011 but, due to the under-budgeting of the electricity connection to the station, the project stalled.{{cite news |last=Adoranti |first=Kylie |title=New station at Lynbrook powerless to operate |url=http://cranbourne-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/new-station-at-lynbrook-powerless-to-operate/ |accessdate=2011-06-12 |newspaper=Cranbourne Leader |date=2011-04-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524162854/http://cranbourne-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/new-station-at-lynbrook-powerless-to-operate/ |archivedate=24 May 2011}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/3342-new-22-april-timetable-boosts-metro-train-trips-by-353-a-week.html|title=New 22 April timetable boosts Metro train trips by 353 a week |author=Minister for Public Transport |date=7 March 2012 |work=Premier of Victoria |archive-url=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 |archive-date=22 March 2012}}

Platforms and services

Lynbrook has two side platforms and is served by Cranbourne line trains.{{cite PTV route|Cranbourne|mode=train}}

Platform 1:

  • {{RouteBox|Cranbourne line|Cranbourne line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Dandenong

Platform 2:

  • {{RouteBox|Cranbourne line|Cranbourne line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}}|white}} all stations services to Cranbourne

It is planned that trains on the Cranbourne line will be through-routed to Sunbury station via the Metro Tunnel, which is scheduled to open in 2025.

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