Oak Park railway station, Melbourne

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LocationWaterloo Road,
Oak Park, Victoria 3046
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°43′04″S 144°55′18″E / 37.7179°S 144.9216°E / -37.7179; 144.9216
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Oak Park
Southbound view from Platform 2, April 2026
General information
LocationWaterloo Road,
Oak Park, Victoria 3046
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°43′04″S 144°55′18″E / 37.7179°S 144.9216°E / -37.7179; 144.9216
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineCraigieburn
Distance12.88 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking37
AccessibleNo – steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeOPK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened13 August 1956; 69 years ago (1956-08-13)
ElectrifiedSeptember 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2018 numbers
2005–2006314,041[1]
2006–2007356,451[1]Increase 13.5%
2007–2008419,816[1]Increase 17.77%
2008–2009472,403[2]Increase 12.52%
2009–2010489,858[2]Increase 3.69%
2010–2011440,328[2]Decrease 10.11%
2011–2012412,666[2]Decrease 6.28%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014448,982[2]Increase 8.8%
2014–2015438,253[1]Decrease 2.38%
2015–2016493,811[2]Increase 12.67%
2016–2017521,908[2]Increase 5.68%
2017–2018534,513[2]Increase 2.41%
2018–2019555,523[2]Increase 3.93%
2019–2020479,050[2]Decrease 13.76%
2020–2021218,300[2]Decrease 54.43%
2021–2022237,100[3]Increase 8.61%
2022–2023368,050[4]Increase 55.23%
2023–2024437,000[4]Increase 18.73%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Pascoe Vale Craigieburn line Glenroy
towards Craigieburn
Location

Oak Park station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Oak Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Oak Park station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 13 August 1956.[5]

Oak Park station opened on 13 August 1956, with the railway line past the site of the station originally opening in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.[6] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a property that was renamed after it was purchased from the widow of John Pascoe Fawkner in 1879.[7][8] Fawkner originally purchased 316 hectares of land, including the area now known as Oak Park, in 1839.[7]

In 1962, boom barriers replaced hand-operated gates at the Devon Road level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station.[9][10] In 1965, a number of signals at the station were abolished, in conjunction with the replacement of double line block signalling with three-position signalling between Broadmeadows and Essendon.[5]

In 1989, the station was damaged by fire.[11] In 1994, it was provided with CCTV.[11]

Platforms and services

Oak Park has two side platforms. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.[12]

Oak Park platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes
1  Craigieburn line  Flinders Street City Loop All stations See City Loop for operating patterns
2  Craigieburn line  Craigieburn All stations

References

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