Officer railway station

Officer
Eastbound view in August 2011
Location	Station Street, Officer
Coordinates	38°03′58″S 145°24′40″E / 38.0662°S 145.4110°ECoordinates: 38°03′58″S 145°24′40″E / 38.0662°S 145.4110°E
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
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, opening on 4 August 1881 as Officer's Siding, and 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] Boom barriers have since been added to the level crossing.

In 2011/12, it was the 2nd least used station in Melbourne's metropolitan system, with 55,000 passenger movements.^[3]

Platforms & services

Officer has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.^[4]

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

1. Officer Vicsig
2. "Works". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). July 1976. p. 160.
3. Station Patronage Research Public Transport Victoria
4. Pakenham Line timetable Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Melway