Officer railway station

Officer
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from former Station Street level crossing looking at Officer station in the distance, August 2011
General information
LocationStation Street,
Officer, Victoria 3809
Shire of Cardinia
Australia
Coordinates38°03′58″S 145°24′40″E / 38.0662°S 145.4110°E / -38.0662; 145.4110
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; 143 years ago (1881-08-04)
Rebuilt13 May 1956
1990s
ElectrifiedJuly 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesOfficer's Siding (1881-1888)
Passengers
2005–200613,105[1]
2006–200718,638[1]Increase 42.22%
2007–200821,638[1]Increase 16.09%
2008–200921,479[2]Decrease 0.73%
2009–201028,418[2]Increase 32.3%
2010–201142,929[2]Increase 51.06%
2011–201255,427[2]Increase 29.11%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–201419,287[2]Decrease 65.2%
2014–201527,283[1]Increase 41.45%
2015–201660,255[2]Increase 120.85%
2016–201776,085[2]Increase 26.27%
2017–201891,956[2]Increase 20.86%
2018–2019122,891[2]Increase 33.64%
2019–2020132,100[2]Increase 7.49%
2020–202162,250[2]Decrease 52.87%
2021–202264,850[3]Increase 4.17%
2022–2023127,000[3]Increase 95.83%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Beaconsfield Pakenham line Cardinia Road
Track layout
Officer South drain
1
2
Gum Scrub Creek
Gum Scrub Creek floodway

Officer railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Officer, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Officer station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 4 August 1881, with the current station provided in 1956.[4]

Initially opened as Officer's Siding, the station was given its current name of Officer on 13 February 1888.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Victorian Government Gazette (10 February 1888, p. 455)". slv.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.