Parkdale railway station, Melbourne
- Parkdale railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Parkdale
CODE=PKD
DISTANCE=24.7 km
LINES=Frankston
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Unmanned station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19864 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19864#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY= [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=145.076310253961&y=-37.9931432698405&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=5&circle= Link]
ZONE=2
Parkdale is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Parkdale, on the Frankston railway line. Parkdale is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.
Facilities
The station is located at the western end of the Parkers Road level crossing, with station access from Parkers Road and Como Parade East and West.
The station consists of two side platforms: Platform 1 (Flinders Street bound) has a large weatherboard building at the entrance, while platform 2 (Frankston bound) has a smaller weatherboard building at its entrance, with both platforms having a weatherboard shelter halfway along them. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2. A disused signal box is situated on platform 1 at the Frankston end of the station.
History
Parkdale station opened on September 1 1919. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Parkdale VICSIG Infrastructure - Parkdale] ]
References
External links
* [http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/204.htm History of Parkdale station]
MelbourneStations
Line=Frankston line
Previous=Mentone
Here=Parkdale
Next=Mordialloc
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