- Rockbank railway station
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Rockbank 
Station information Code RBK Distance from
Flinders Street32.19 km Operator V/Line Lines Melton,
Ararat# Platforms 2 # Tracks 2 Status Unmanned Station Metlink profile Link Melway map Link Metcard / Myki Zone 2 Rockbank is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Rockbank, on the Ballarat railway line. The station is unstaffed and is in Metcard Zone 2.
Contents
Facilities
Rockbank is located at the western end of the Leakes Road level crossing, which also provides station access. The station consists of two side platforms, with both platforms having small steel shelters. Due to the location of the station, only small Metcard ticket vending machines are located inside the shelters on both platforms, which only accepts coins. A disused platform is located at the Ballarat end of the station, on the north side.
Platforms and services
Platform 1 and 2:
- Ballarat/Ararat line - intercity services to/from Southern Cross, Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat, Wendouree and Ararat
Platform 1 is situated on the main line and is used by most trains. Platform 2 is located on a crossing loop,[1] the loop permitting trains up to 750 metres long to cross.[2]
Bus services
- 456 Sunshine – Woodgrove SC via Albion RS, Burnside SC, Caroline Springs, Melton (every day). Operated by Sita Bus Lines.
History
The station opened as Mount Atkinson on 2 April 1884, at the same time as the line though it, and renamed Rockbank in 1889. Being on a single track railway, it served as a crossing loop for trains through it. By 1914 it had a three road yard, passenger platform on the southern track, a goods platform on the northern track, and an interlocked signal box.[3] The station served the local farming community. With a chaff mill established in the 1890s and the recreation reserve and tennis club located nearby, the station became the focus of the Rockbank community.[4]
In 1960 the crossing loop was extended for longer trains of up to 2,400 feet (730 m) and a short platform was provided on the loop road, then in 1976 centralised traffic control was provided on the line from Sunshine to Rockbank. By the 1970s, the mill was disused and the station building was demolished circa 1985. In 1986 the yard was rationalised to main line and crossing loop, and in 1990 the mechanical signals and points were removed and replaced by remotely controlled signalling operated from Bacchus Marsh signal box. The current northern platform was not added until more recently, replacing the former short platform. As part of the Regional Fast Rail project, control of the signals was transferred to Ballarat signal box in 2005.[3]
References
- ^ "VICSIG - Infrastructure". vicsig.net. http://vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Rockbank. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ V/Line Regional Network and Access. "Train Operating Data: Southern Cross to Ararat". www.vline.com.au. http://www.vline.com.au/pdf/rna/southerncross_to_ararat.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ a b "Victorian Station Histories - Rockbank". www.vrhistory.com. http://www.vrhistory.com/Locations/A019-Rockbank.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "Rockbank Station (H7822-0301)". Victorian Heritage Register. www.doi.vic.gov.au. http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/doi/hvolr.nsf/MainFrameset?OpenFrameSet&Frame=ContentFrame&Src=%2Fdoi%2Fhvolr.nsf%2Fe82db8dc6517362a4a25678b00095532%2F834e98e4c776367fca2574820078ff5a%3FOpenDocument%26Highlight%3D0%2Crailway%26AutoFramed. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
Station Navigation Metropolitan service Melton line ← Previous Station Deer Park | Melton Next Station → V/Line service Ballarat and Ararat lines ← Previous Station Deer Park | Melton Next Station → Entire metropolitan network Entire V/Line network Coordinates: 37°43′45″S 144°39′03″E / 37.7291°S 144.6508°E
Categories:- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations opened in 1884
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