Officer railway station

Officer railway station is located on the Pakenham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Officer, and it opened on 4 August 1881 as Officer's Siding. It was renamed Officer on 13 February 1888.[6]

"Officer station" redirects here. Not to be confused with Station officer.

Officer
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view in August 2011
General information
LocationStation Street,
Officer, Victoria 3809
Shire of Cardinia
Australia
Coordinates38°03′58″S 145°24′40″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Pakenham
Distance51.45 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking20
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeOFC
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 August 1881 (1881-08-04)
Rebuilt13 May 1956
1990s
ElectrifiedJuly 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesOfficer's Siding (1881-1899)
Passengers
2005–200613,105[1]
2006–200718,638[1] Increase 42.22%
2007–200821,638[1] Increase 16.09%
2008–200921,479[2] Decrease 0.734%
2009–201028,000[2] Increase 30.36%
2010–201143,000[2] Increase 53.6%
2011–201255,000[2] Increase 27.9%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–201419,000[2] Decrease 65.5%
2014–201527,283[1] Increase 43.59%
2015–201660,256[3] Increase 120.86%
2016–201775,877[3] Increase 25.92%
2017–201891,956[3] Increase 21.2%
2018–2019122,900[4] Increase 33.65%
2019–2020132,100[4] Increase 7.49%
2020–202162,250[4] Decrease 52.9%
2021–202264,850[5] Increase 4.17%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Beaconsfield
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Cardinia Road
towards Pakenham

History

Officer station opened on 4 August 1881, almost four years after the railway line was extended from Dandenong to Pakenham.[7] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Robert Officer, a local pastoralist.[8] Another theory is that the station and suburb were named after the Officer family, who were originally from Deniliquin, New South Wales.[9]

In 1955, the line between Officer and Pakenham was duplicated[7] and, on 13 May 1956, duplication between Officer and Berwick was provided. In that year, a new station was also provided east of the original site.[7]

In 1976, flashing light signals were provided at the Station Street/Officer South Road level crossing, located nearby in the Up direction of the station.[10] A decade later, in 1986, boom barriers were provided.[11]

On 8 May 1987, a collision involving a Flinders Street bound Comeng train set and V/Line locomotive N457, operating an Up Traralgon service, occurred in the Down direction of the station.[12][13] 45 people were injured in the collision.[12][13] Comeng carriage 388M was later scrapped due to the collision, however, part of the carriage was later used as a café in the pedestrian underpass at Werribee.[14]

In 1988, the former goods siding was taken out of service.[15] The main line points leading into the siding were spiked, and were removed at a later date.[15]

Sometime during or after 1995, the present station shelters were provided, replacing timber station buildings.[16][17]

During the 2011/2012 Financial Year, it was the second least used station on Melbourne's metropolitan system, with 55,000 passenger movements.[18]

On 29 July 2021, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Station Street/Officer South Road level crossing will be closed to vehicle traffic by 2025, and will be replaced with a pedestrian crossing.[19][20]

Platforms and services

Officer has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.[21]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.

References
  1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  3. Station patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018 Philip Mallis
  4. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  5. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  6. "Victorian Government Gazette (10 February 1888, p. 455)". slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. "Officer". vicsig.net. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. "Officer". Victorian Places. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  10. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1976. p. 160.
  11. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1987. p. 91.
  12. Burchall, Greg (8 May 1987). "Two suspended after train smash". The Age. p. 1.
  13. Ayres, Bill; Yates, Michael (8 May 1987). "45 hurt as passenger trains hit near station". The Herald. p. 1.
  14. "Suburban Trains". Vicsig. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  15. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1988. p. 186.
  16. Corporation, Public Transport (17 June 1995). "Tenders–Upgrade of Officer Station". The Age. p. 85.
  17. Officer When there were stations
  18. Station Patronage Research Public Transport Victoria
  19. 10 more level crossings to go by 2025 Level Crossing Removal Project
  20. Station Street, Officer Level Crossing Removal Project
  21. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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