Officer railway station

Officer
Eastbound view in August 2011
Location	Station Street, Officer Australia
Coordinates	38°03′58″S 145°24′40″E / 38.0662°S 145.4110°E / -38.0662; 145.4110Coordinates: 38°03′58″S 145°24′40″E / 38.0662°S 145.4110°E / -38.0662; 145.4110
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Pakenham
Distance	51.45 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	20
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed station
Station code	OFC
Fare zone	Myki zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	4 August 1881
Rebuilt	13 May 1956
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013/14)	19,287 thousand  65.2%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Beaconsfield toward Flinders Street Pakenham line Cardinia Road toward Pakenham

Officer railway station is located on the Pakenham line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Officer, and opened on 4 August 1881 as Officer's Siding. It was renamed Officer on 13 February 1899. On 13 May 1956, a new station opened east of the original site.^[1]

Flashing signals were provided at the nearby Station Street/Officer South Road level crossing in 1976.^[2] A decade later, in 1986, boom barriers were added.^[3]

The former goods siding was taken out of service in 1988.^[4] The main line points leading into the siding were spiked, and were removed at a later date.^[4]

In 2011/12, it was the 2nd least used station in Melbourne's metropolitan system, with 55,000 passenger movements.^[5]

Platforms & services

Officer has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.^[6]

Platform 1:

• Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Pakenham

References

External links

• Melway