PICS: Designs have been revealed for a new station at Cobblebank, as part of the Victorian Government’s Ballarat Line Upgrade.
Cobblebank station will be built between Rockbank and Melton on the Ballarat line.
It will include:
- two platforms connected by an accessible pedestrian link with ramps and lifts
- sealed car parking
- drop-off zones, taxi spaces and secure bicycle storage
- bus interchange and shelters
- CCTV cameras and lighting
- a waiting room with toilets
- covered seating on platforms
State minister for public transport Jacinta Allan said the Government expects the station to one day service a community of 55,000 people, up substantially from the current population of roughly 1,000.
Cobblebank station will be built at the intersection of the Ballarat line and Ferris Road.
It will be built as a central feature of a planned town centre including community facilities and retail, Allan said.
“The Ballarat Line Upgrade will deliver more frequent and reliable services for growing communities along the line, including Cobblebank,” the minister said.
“Public transport options are critical to helping create liveable suburbs for Melbourne, now and into the future.”
Construction is expected to begin on Cobblebank later this year, with preparatory works already underway.
Elsewhere, the Ballarat Line Upgrade includes duplicating 18 kilometres of track between Deer Park West and Melton, delivering extra services and boosting reliability on the line.
The project, which is part of the Regional Rail Revival program, will be complete in late 2019, and also includes station upgrades at Ballan, Bacchus Marsh and Wendouree, the rebuilding of Rockbank Station, new passing loops at Millbrook and Ballan and new stabling at Maddingley.
Allan said crews have so far worked more than 400,000 hours on the project, with Maddingley stabling and the Toolern Creek rail bridge progressing well, track duplication underway and the Ballan and Rockbank station upgrades taking shape.