Cranbourne railway station

Cranbourne is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Cranbourne, on the Cranbourne railway line. Classed as a Premium Station, it is in Public Transport Victoria Zone 2, and is the terminus for the line.Station overviewFacilitiesCranbourne is located on Station Street and between the Camms Road and South Gippsland Highway level crossings, with station access from Station Street and South Gippsland Highway.The station consists of two platforms, in an island format, with a large fibro building at the Leongatha end of the station. The building houses an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets. A myki ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting area.Six stabling sidings are provided north-west of the station, at the location of the former goods yards, for overnight storage of suburban trains. The sidings opened in November 2008 and are accessible by trains from platform 2 only.HistoryCranbourne station opened on 1 October 1888. The disused South Gippsland line continues from the station including the nearby High Street (South Gippsland Highway) level crossing, which has bells and lights. V/Line services to Leongatha were discontinued on 24 July 1993. However, the Victorian government still has plans to reintroduce rail services to Leongatha in the near future as well as extending the Melbourne Suburban railway system to Cranbourne East, a further 3.5km along the existing disused South Gippsland railway line. The last regular train running though and beyond Cranbourne was on January 15, 1998, when the Koala Siding (near Nyora) to Spotswood station sand train ceased operation.