Oak Park railway station

Oak Park railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Oak Park, and it opened on 13 August 1956.[1]

Oak Park
Platform 1 station building in May 2019
Location	Waterloo Road, Oak Park
Coordinates	37°43′04″S 144°55′18″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	12.88 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	37
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	OPK
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	13 August 1956
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Pascoe Vale towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Glenroy towards Craigieburn

The railway past the site of Oak Park station opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to Wodonga.[2]

Boom barriers replaced hand-operated gates at the nearby Devon Road level crossing in 1962.[3]

The station was damaged by fire in 1989.[4] In 1994, the station was provided with CCTV.[4]

Platforms & services

Oak Park has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line trains.[5]

Platform 1:

• Craigieburn line: all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Craigieburn line: all stations services to Craigieburn

References

1. Oak Park Vicsig
2. Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 87. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
3. VR History by Andrew Waugh
4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1994. p. 61.
5. "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au