Edithvale railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

38°02′17″S 145°06′31″E / 38.0380°S 145.1085°E / -38.0380; 145.1085Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)FrankstonDistance31.67 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeBelow groundParking50Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeEDIFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened20 September 1919; 104 years ago (1919-09-20)Closed25 July 2021Rebuilt1981
22 November 2021 (LXRP)ElectrifiedAugust 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006282,891[1]2006–2007302,980[1] Increase 7.1%2007–2008351,120[1] Increase 15.88%2008–2009398,524[2] Increase 13.5%2009–2010398,274[2] Decrease 0.06%2010–2011422,494[2] Increase 6.08%2011–2012409,363[2] Decrease 3.1%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014308,338[2] Decrease 24.67%2014–2015292,894[1] Decrease 5%2015–2016295,235[2] Increase 0.79%2016–2017288,462[2] Decrease 2.29%2017–2018314,454[2] Increase 9.01%2018–2019303,950[2] Decrease 3.34%2019–2020196,750[2] Decrease 35.26%2020–2021104,700[2] Decrease 46.78%2021–2022101,050[3] Decrease 3.48%2022–2023168,750[3] Increase 66.99% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Aspendale
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Chelsea
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
to Aspendale
1
2

Edithvale railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Edithvale, and it opened on 20 September 1919.[4]

History

Opening on 20 September 1919, Edithvale station gets it name from Edithvale Road, itself named after a local farm, Edithvale Farm, which was established in the 1850s and owned by John and Edith Greves.[5][6]

In its early years, a siding existed on the down side before Platform 2.[7]

In 1978, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Edithvale Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station.[8] In 1981, the former ground level station buildings were provided.[9]

On 28 July 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing was fast-tracked to be grade separated by 2022.[10] Construction started in 2020, with the former ground level station closing on 25 July 2021 for demolition.[11] On 22 November of that year, the rebuilt station opened to passengers.[12][13] As part of the project, the line was lowered into a trench, and the station rebuilt, along with Chelsea and Bonbeach.[14]

Platforms and services

Edithvale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[15]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

  •  Frankston line  all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Edithvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Edithvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • Former ground level station building and entrance to Platform 2, November 2007
    Former ground level station building and entrance to Platform 2, November 2007

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ "Edithvale". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Edithvale". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Edithvale Railway Station, circa 1920". Victorian Railways: Celebrating 150 years of railways in Victoria. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
  8. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  9. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail:1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  10. ^ "Station designs announced for Fast-tracked crossing removals for Chelsea". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach – station closures". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  12. ^ "New completion dates for Lilydale, Frankston and Williamstown line works". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ^ "54 level crossings gone for good". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Edithvale Road, Edithvale". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "902 Chelsea Railway Station - Airport West Shopping Centre (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  17. ^ "706 Mordialloc SC - Chelsea Railway Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  18. ^ "858 Edithvale - Aspendale Gardens via Chelsea". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

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