Springvale railway station, Melbourne

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Springvale

Station information
Code	SPG
Distance from Flinders St	23.3 km
Lines	Cranbourne, Pakenham
# Platforms	2
# Tracks	2
Status	Premium station
Metlink profile	Link
Melway map	Link
Metcard Zone	2

Springvale is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Springvale, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. Springvale is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.

A third rail line is to built connecting the station with Dandenong and Caulfield railway stations as part of the $1 billion Dandenong railway line triplication project. Work on the Springvale-Caulfield section is due to begin by 2011 and on the Springvale-Dandenong section between 2011 and 2016.^[1]

[edit] Facilities

Springvale is located at the eastern end of the Springvale Road level crossing. Shops are located near the station.

The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 contains a large weatherboard building with an enclosed waiting room and a ticket office inside, while platform 2 contains a small weatherboard building. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accepts notes and coins, and small Metcard machines are located in the waiting room and at the entrance to platform 2.

[edit] History

Springvale station originally opened on Wednesday, 1st September 1880 as Spring Vale. It was later renamed to Springvale in 1972. The remnant of a former branch line which went to Spring Vale Cemetery station is located at the down end of the station.

[edit] References

1. ^ Department of Infrastructure website

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