Ivanhoe railway station, Melbourne

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°46′08″S 145°02′44″E / 37.7689°S 145.0455°E / -37.7689; 145.0455Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)HurstbridgeDistance12.14 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking297Bicycle facilities20AccessibleNo—steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, premium stationStation codeIVAFare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlapWebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened8 May 1888; 136 years ago (1888-05-08)ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006902,766[1]2006–2007933,457[1] Increase 3.39%2007–20081,017,071[1] Increase 8.95%2008–2009984,827[2] Decrease 3.17%2009–2010962,842[2] Decrease 2.23%2010–2011989,020[2] Increase 2.71%2011–2012888,999[2] Decrease 10.11%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014837,151[2] Decrease 5.83%2014–2015798,870[1] Decrease 4.57%2015–2016844,455[2] Increase 5.7%2016–2017817,684[2] Decrease 3.17%2017–2018673,680[2] Decrease 17.61%2018–2019781,014[2] Increase 15.93%2019–2020604,100[2] Decrease 22.65%2020–2021273,050[2] Decrease 54.8%2021–2022319,750[3] Increase 17.1% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Darebin Hurstbridge line Eaglemont
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Darebin
1
2
Marshall Street
to Eaglemont

Ivanhoe railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of the same name, and opened on 8 May 1888.[4]

History

Ivanhoe station opened when the railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg opened.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the novel Ivanhoe, written in 1820 by author Sir Walter Scott.[5][6]

In 1949, the line between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg was duplicated.[4] In 1951, track duplication from Ivanhoe to Alphington was completed.[4]

In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Marshall Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction from the station.[7] The signal box controlling the level crossing gates was also abolished at that time.[4] In 1979, the station received a minor upgrade.[8]

On 21 June 1996, Ivanhoe was upgraded to a premium station.[9]

Facilities, platforms and services

Ivanhoe has two side platforms. There is a large red brick building on Platform 1, which includes an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while Platform 2 has a smaller red brick building. There is a footbridge immediately west of the station buildings.

The station is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[10]

Platform 1:

  •  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Ivanhoe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 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 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e "Ivanhoe". vicsig.net. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Ivanhoe". Victorian Places. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  7. ^ Sinnatt, John (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). September 1979. p. 204.
  9. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  10. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "510 Essendon - Ivanhoe via Brunswick & Northcote & Thornbury". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "548 Kew (Cotham Road) - La Trobe University Bundoora". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "549 Ivanhoe - Northland via Oriel Road". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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