Noble Park station, like the suburb itself, is named after Noble Buckley, the son of Allan Buckley, who is recognised as the founder of the suburb.[5][6]
In 1927, the station was closed to goods traffic.[4] In 1954, flashing light signals were provided at the former Heatherton Road level crossing, which was located near the station in the up direction.[4]
In 1972, new ground-level station buildings were provided,[7] after the original station building on Platform 1 had been destroyed by an arsonist on 22 August 1970.[7][8][9] In 1977, boom barriers were provided at the former Heatherton Road level crossing.[10]
In 2007, minor upgrade works were carried out to the station as part of the EastLinktoll road project.[11] The upgrades including improved shelter, car parking and better security, including brighter lighting and better CCTV coverage.[11]
In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced the grade separation of the Heatherton Road level crossing, with construction beginning in 2016.[12] The final scheme involved elevating the line over Corrigan, Heatherton and Chandler Roads and included a new high-level station, which opened on 15 February 2018.[13][14] A row of shops now occupies the site of the former ground-level station buildings.
Noble Park station is connected to the Djerring Trail (Caufield–Dandenong Rail Trail), a shared walking and cycling path, which was completed in 2018. Locked bike storage is also available at the station.[21]
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North-west view of the former ground-level station, December 2006, prior to the 2018 rebuild