Rockbank railway station

Rockbank
Westbound view from Platform 1, February 2024
General information
LocationLeakes Road,
Rockbank, Victoria 3335
City of Melton
Australia
Coordinates37°43′45″S 144°39′03″E / 37.7291°S 144.6508°E / -37.7291; 144.6508
SystemPTV regional rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
LinesBallarat Ararat Maryborough
(Ararat)
Distance30.2 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking350
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeRBK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 April 1884 (1884-04-02)
Rebuilt26 August 2019
Previous namesMount Atkinson (1884-1889)
Passengers
2013–20146,477
2014–20157,469  15.31%
2015–201610,019  34.14%
2016–201719,312  92.75%
2017–2018Not measured
2018–201941,450  114.63%
2019–202057,650  39.08%
2020–202157,900  0.43%
2021–2022101,150  74.69%
2022–2023212,850  110.43%
2023–2024328,050  54.12%
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Caroline Springs Ballarat line Cobblebank
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line Cobblebank
Ararat line Cobblebank
towards Ararat
Maryborough line Cobblebank
towards Maryborough
Track layout
Troups Road
Leakes Road
1
2
Paynes Road
Location

Rockbank railway station is a regional railway station on the Ararat line, located in the western suburb of Rockbank, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station initially opened as "Mount Atkinson" on 2 April 1884, then it was given its current name of Rockbank in November 1889.

The station is an unstaffed, ground-level station, featuring two side platforms. The current station was provided in 2019 by the Regional Rail Revival project. The station is accessible, utilising a pedestrian overpass, lifts, and ramps for platform access.

Rockbank station serves the Ballarat and Ararat lines, which are part of V/Line's regional passenger network. The station is served by the 444 bus route to Aintree. The journey to Southern Cross railway station, the hub of the V/Line railway network, is approximately 30.2 kilometres (18.8 mi).