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Cobblebank railway station

Cobblebank railway station is a regional railway station on the Ararat line. It serves the western suburb of the same name, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and was opened on 1 December 2019.

History
Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 65, which was opened on 1 October 1934, was at the approximate location of the present Cobblebank station. The station, built as part of the Regional Rail Revival project, was provided to serve future residential developments nearby. On 26 October 2018, the designs for the station were released and, at the same time, it was renamed from Toolern to Cobblebank. Despite that, it still uses the station code for Toolern (TLN). with around 1000 community members attending the celebration. The station opening coincided with the duplication of 18 km of track between Deer Park West and Melton. and it was concluded that the Western Rail Plan, including electrification to Melton and Wyndham Vale, and Geelong fast rail, would be cancelled. However, in April 2026, the Victorian Government announced a Melton line upgrade that included aspects of the Western Rail Plan, involving extension of the platform at Coblebank to accommodate 9-car VLocity trains, and a train stabling yard near the station that would be able to house electric trains when they began to run on the line. On 4 May 2026, the Victorian Government announced that, in a dollar-for-dollar funding deal with the Australian Government, development works to support the future electrification of the Melton Line would be begun. ==Platforms, facilities and services==
Platforms, facilities and services
Cobblebank has two side platforms. The station has a ticketing office, an office, a waiting room, male, female and accessible toilets, and a pod for Protective Services Officers. There is a Parkiteer bicycle parking cage, an accessible pedestrian overpass with lifts, ramps and stairs, as well as bus and car parking. The station was constructed with provision for two extra railway tracks, which would be used for express services after the planned electrification of the line. Cobblebank is served by Ballarat, Ararat and Maryborough line trains. ==Transport links==
Transport links
Transit Systems Victoria operates two bus routes to Cobblebank station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: • : to Melton stationFlexiRide Melton South ==Gallery==
Gallery
File:Cobblebank train station being opened by Hon Jacinta Allan.jpg|Opening of the station by Jacinta Allan, Minister of Transport, December 2019 File:Cobblebank Station Building 2 December 2019.jpg|Platform 2 station building and entrance, December 2019 File:Cobblebank Station Bicycle Hoops.jpg|Platform 2 environs and overpass, December 2019 File:Cobblebank Station Passenger Waiting Room.jpg|Passenger waiting room and bus stops, December 2019 File:Cobblebank Station Platform 1 (toward Ballarat).jpg|Eastbound view from Platform 2, towards Southern Cross, December 2019 File:Cobblebank Station pedestrian stairs from Platform 2 to Platform 1 .jpg|View of the pedestrian stairs from Platform 1, December 2019 File:Cobblebank Station Pedestrian Concourse .jpg|Northbound view of the pedestrian concourse, December 2019 File:Cobblebank Station Platform 1.jpg|Eastbound view from Platform 1, towards Southern Cross, December 2019 File:Cobblebank Station Platform 1 With Velocity Train.jpg|Southern Cross bound VLocity train arriving into Platform 1, December 2019 File:Cobblebank Station Viewed From Coach Road 2 Dec 2019.jpg|Northbound view of the station from Coach Street, December 2019 ==References==
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