Murrumbeena railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria,

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. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of

Murrumbeena Murrumbeena is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Glen Eira local government area. Murrumbeena recorded a population of 9,996 at the 2021 cen ...

, and it opened on 14 May 1879.

History

Opening one month after the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Oakleigh, Murrumbeena station gets its name from Mirambena Road, its name believed to be derived from an Indigenous word meaning 'belonging to you', 'welcome', or 'land of frogs'. The name may also refer to an Indigenous member of the native police. A

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was once located at the

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end of Platform 2. In 1972, it was reduced in length and, in 1977, it was removed altogether. The station once had a

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at the Up end of Platform 1, which was removed in 1979, when boom barriers were provided at the former Murrumbeena Road level crossing, which was also located at the Up end of the station. In March 2014, the

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announced a

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project to replace the Murrumbeena Road level crossing immediately to the west of the station, being done so as part of its elevated railway project. The historic station (protected by a local heritage overlay) and associated footbridge were removed and replaced with a temporary station until the completion of the project. In June 2018, trains commenced operating on the new elevated lines.

Platforms and services

Murrumbeena has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations and limited express services to Pakenham * all stations services to Cranbourne By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines will be

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with those on the Sunbury line, via the new

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Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one route via Murrumbeena station, under contract to

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: * : Kew – Oakleigh station Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Murrumbeena station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : Moorabbin station – Chadstone Shopping Centre * : Chadstone Shopping Centre – Sandringham station

Gallery

File:Murrumbeena level crossing.jpg, VLocity train traverses over the former Murrumbeena Road railway crossing in March 2010 File:Murrumbeena historic station 2016.jpg, Former ground level station building on Platform 1 in March 2016 File:Murrumbeena railway station - Concourse Entrance.jpg, Station concourse and entrance in January 2021

References

External links

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Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Cranbourne=y, Pakenham=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1879 Railway stations in the City of Glen Eira