Springvale railway station

Springvale
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 1, October 2024
General information
LocationSpringvale Road,
Springvale, Victoria 3171
City of Greater Dandenong
Australia
Coordinates37°56′58″S 145°09′11″E / 37.9494°S 145.1531°E / -37.9494; 145.1531
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance24.50 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Depth6.5 metres (21 feet)
Parking261 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeSPG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 September 1880; 146 years ago (1880-09-01)
Rebuilt22 April 2014
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesSpring Vale (1880–1972)
Passengers
Passengers (2005–2006)1,108,105
Passengers (2006–2007)1,257,598 Increase 13.49%
Passengers (2007–2008)1,370,709 Increase 8.99%
Passengers (2008–2009)1,608,850 Increase 17.37%
Passengers (2009–2010)1,754,276 Increase 9.03%
Passengers (2010–2011)1,712,614 Decrease 2.37%
Passengers (2011–2012)1,597,795 Decrease 6.7%
Passengers (2012–2013)Not measured
Passengers (2013–2014)1,392,656 Decrease 12.83%
Passengers (2014–2015)1,715,628 Increase 23.19%
Passengers (2015–2016)1,972,168 Increase 14.95%
Passengers (2016–2017)1,694,804 Decrease 14.06%
Passengers (2017–2018)1,495,341 Decrease 11.76%
Passengers (2018–2019)1,509,425 Increase 0.94%
Passengers (2019–2020)1,295,050 Decrease 14.2%
Passengers (2020–2021)754,300 Decrease 41.75%
Passengers (2021–2022)750,700 Decrease 0.47%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Westall
towards Watergardens or Sunbury via Town Hall
 Cranbourne line Sandown Park
towards Cranbourne or East Pakenham
Pakenham line
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Spring Vale Cemetery line   Spring Vale Cemetery
Track layout
Legend
to Westall
to
Westall Train
Maintenance Depot
to APEX Siding
1
2
to Sandown Park

Springvale station is a railway station in the south-eastern suburb of Springvale, in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. This station has Pakenham and Cranbourne line trains. The lines are part of the Melbourne rail network. The station is located in myki Zone 2.

Springvale first opened on 1 September 1880. The current station started operating in 2014.

History

The station was named after the Spring Vale Hotel. The hotel's name was inspired by the springs near here. The springs were used by people travelling between Melbourne and Dandenong.

On 7 June 1996, Springvale was upgraded to a premium station. The station once opened as Spring Vale, but the Spring and the Vale were merged to become Springvale on 29 February 1972.

There used to be a branch line here. The branch line was to a station in Spring Vale Cemetery (regular english article). In 1952, the line was removed. A short section of tracks to the line became a train siding. In August 2008, all things to the siding was removed.

In 2013, the Springvale Road level crossing next to the station was planned to be removed. A new Springvale station was constructed below ground. One year later, the level crossing was pulled down and the new Springvale station was opened.

Note: Even though this station was rebuilt and the level crossing removed, this station and Springvale Road was not part of the Level Crossing Removal Project [en]. This was completed in 2014 but the project started just one year later in 2015.

Platforms

The screen shows that an East Pakenham train is arriving in 3 minutes.

Springvale station is a below ground premium station.

Springvale has two side platforms. There is a concourse above, and has a customer service centre. Toilets are here and there is a waiting room to wait for the next train. To get to the platforms you go down stairs or the ramps.

Springvale platform arrangement
Platform Line Where to? Using Stopping Pattern
1  Cranbourne line 
 Pakenham line 		 Sunbury, West Footscray, Watergardens Town Hall Only express trains stop here because the trains don't stop at Armadale, Toorak and Hawksburn.
2  Cranbourne line 
 Pakenham line 		 East Pakenham, Cranbourne, Dandenong Trains stop all stations to East Pakenham.

Nearby Transport

Springvale station has buses stopping here. These include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Springvale". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Springvale". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  7. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 2008. pp. 278–282.
  8. ↑ "Springvale Station upgrade & Level Crossing removal". Melbourne's Public Transport Gallery.
  9. ↑ Carey, Adam (22 April 2014). "Split-level luxury arrives at Springvale station, at $159 million". The Age.

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