Rockbank railway station

Rockbank
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 1, February 2024
General information
LocationLeakes Road,
Rockbank, Victoria 3335
City of Melton
Australia
Coordinates37°43′45″S 144°39′03″E / 37.7291°S 144.6508°E / -37.7291; 144.6508
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Ballarat Ararat Maryborough
(Ararat)
Distance30.19 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking350
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeRBK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 April 1884; 140 years ago (1884-04-02)
Rebuilt26 August 2019
Previous namesMount Atkinson (1884-1889)
Passengers
2013–20146,477[1]
2014–20157,469[1]Increase 15.31%
2015–201610,019[1]Increase 34.14%
2016–201719,312[1]Increase 92.75%
2017–2018Not measured[1]
2018–201941,450[1]Increase 114.63%
2019–202057,650[1]Increase 39.08%
2020–202157,900[1]Increase 0.43%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Caroline Springs Ballarat line Cobblebank
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line Cobblebank
Ararat line Cobblebank
towards Ararat
Maryborough line
One daily service
Cobblebank
One-way operation

Rockbank railway station is a regional railway station on the Ararat line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the western suburb of Rockbank, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Rockbank station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 2 April 1884, with the current station provided in 2019.[2]

Initially opened as Mount Atkinson, the station was given its current name of Rockbank in November 1889.[2]

  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. ^ a b "Rockbank". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2023.