The first passenger trains stopped at the new Narre Warren Station this morning after months of work on the new elevated platforms and station buildings.
The station opening follows the removal of the level crossing at Webb Street in December last year.
Stair and lift access is available to both platforms, with additional lifts to open in the coming months.
The station will include a new air-conditioned waiting room, new toilet facilities and an updated ticket office when it is completed later this year.
Work will also continue on the station forecourt, 672 upgraded car spaces, and planting more than 300 new trees and 63,000 plants, shrubs and grasses to revitalise the local area.
One step closer to level crossing free Pakenham Line
The Webb Street boom gates were down up to 33% of the morning peak, causing congestion for 13,200 vehicles every day. Since 2012 there have been 19 near misses at the level crossing.
The level crossing was the 14th removed on the Pakenham Line, with work underway on another 8 to make it boom gate free in 2025.
When every Pakenham Line level crossing is removed it will transform the way people live, work and travel in Melbourne’s booming south-eastern suburbs, providing more reliable journeys for drivers and improving safety by permanently separating vehicles and trains.
Work is continuing on 3 level crossing removals in Pakenham, where a 2.5km rail bridge and 2 new stations are being built and will open to passengers later this year.
LXRP has removed 75 level crossings, with 110 going for good by 2030, boosting safety and easing congestion.