Deer Park railway station

For the station in Suffolk County, New York, see Deer Park station.

Deer Park
PTV regional rail station
Station forecourt and entrance from Railway Parade, January 2024
General information
LocationRailway Place,
Deer Park, Victoria 3023
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates37°46′40″S 144°46′18″E / 37.7777°S 144.7717°E / -37.7777; 144.7717
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)
Distance17.83 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking150+
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeDPK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 April 1884; 140 years ago (1884-04-02)
Rebuilt3 October 1976
2009
24 April 2023 (LXRP)
Previous namesKororoit (1884-1889)
Passengers
2013–201487,358[1]
2014–201595,415[1] Increase 9.22%
2015–2016222,279[1] Increase 132.96%
2016–2017316,582[1] Increase 42.42%
2017–2018Not measured[1]
2018–2019453,950[1] Increase 43.39%
2019–2020395,900[1] Decrease 12.78%
2020–2021240,650[1] Decrease 39.21%
2021–2022269,400[2] Increase 11.94%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Ardeer
towards Southern Cross
 Ballarat line Caroline Springs
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line
(Melton line)
 Caroline Springs
towards Melton or Bacchus Marsh
Ararat line Caroline Springs
towards Ararat
Maryborough line
One daily service
 Caroline Springs
One-way operation
Sunshine
towards Southern Cross
 Geelong line Tarneit
towards Wyndham Vale, Geelong or Waurn Ponds

Deer Park railway station is a regional railway station on the Ararat and Warrnambool lines, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the western suburb of Deer Park, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Deer Park station is an elevated premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 2 April 1884, with the current station provided in 2023.[3]

Initially opened as Kororoit, the station was given its current name of Deer Park on 3 December 1889.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  2. ^ Annual regional train station patronage (station entries) Archived 13 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  3. ^ a b "Deer Park". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.