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Connecting lines | Lilydale line, Gembrook line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former connections | Gembrook line at Upper Ferntree Gully | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stations | 8 (after Ringwood) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Melbourne suburban service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
System | Metro Trains Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rolling stock | X'Trapolis 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Commenced | 1888 (From Ringwood) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Completed | 1889 to Upper Ferntree Gully; 1900 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge through Belgrave to Gembrook; 1962 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge to Belgrave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1954 narrow gauge Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reopened | 1962 broad gauge Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | 41.8 km (26.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of tracks | Double track to Ferntree Gully, single track with crossing loops beyond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Belgrave railway line is a commuter rail line operating between Flinders Street in the Melbourne central business district and Belgrave, through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Richmond, Cremorne, Burnley, Hawthorn, Hawthorn East, Camberwell, Canterbury, Surrey Hills, Mont Albert, Box Hill, Blackburn, Nunawading, Mitcham, Ringwood, Heathmont, Bayswater, Boronia, Ferntree Gully, Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey, Tecoma and Belgrave. It is part of the Melbourne rail network, operated by Metro Trains Melbourne.
Beyond Belgrave, the narrow-gauge line has been restored as the Puffing Billy Railway, which runs to the original terminus of Gembrook.
History
19th century
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The line from Ringwood to Upper Ferntree Gully was opened in December 1889. A narrow-gauge 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) line was opened from there to Gembrook in December 1900, the second of four experimental narrow-gauge lines built by the Victorian Railways.
20th century
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In 1921, the narrow-gauge section from Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave was converted to automatic signalling, the first such instance on single track in the Southern Hemisphere.[1] This section reverted to Staff and Ticket safeworking in 1930.
Electrification of the railway to Upper Ferntree Gully was implemented in November 1925.
Following a landslide in 1953, the narrow-gauge line was formally closed in April 1954, although services resumed as far as Belgrave for some "farewell specials" and then for the Puffing Billy Preservation Society until services again ceased in February 1958.
The line was partly duplicated between Bayswater and Lower Ferntree Gully (now Ferntree Gully) in February 1957.
The narrow-gauge line to Belgrave had been closed so that the line could be rebuilt as part of the suburban electrified system. The new, broad-gauge, electrified extension opened in February 1962. It initially operated on the Staff and Ticket system, but was converted to automatic signalling in March 1964, with the section from Ferntree Gully to Upper Ferntree Gully being converted the following day.
Ringwood to Bayswater was converted to automatic signalling in June 1974, as was Bayswater to Ferntree Gully in July 1977. In December 1982, Ringwood to Bayswater was duplicated.
The Comeng trains were introduced to the Melbourne railway system in 1981. Initially, along with the Belgrave line, they were only allowed to operate on the Alamein, Dandenong, Glen Waverley and Lilydale lines, due to the width of the trains (3.05 metres).[2]
21st century
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Bayswater station was rebuilt in 2017, with the project accompanying the removal of the Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road railway crossings in 2016.[3]
On 4 April 2016, plans to potentially run a regular revenue Tait set service on the Belgrave line was announced. This came following La Trobe MP Jason Wood's push for the idea as part of the greater "Puffing Billy master plan". The Tait service would be aimed at tourists visiting Puffing Billy. In November 2016, La Trobe MP Jason Wood committed $1 million to restoring a Tait set currently stored at Newport workshops. The Tait set service is expected to originate at Flinders Street station as a direct service to Belgrave bypassing the City Loop.[4]
Ringwood–Belgrave Rail Trail
Future
Level Crossing Removals
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The Level Crossing Removal Project has announced the removal of 7 level crossings between the city and Ferntree Gully station, to be completed in stages from 2016 to 2025. In 2016, 2 level crossings were removed at Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road, Bayswater, through the rail under method.[5] These two removals also included a rebuilt Bayswater station and upgraded stabling facilities.[6] A further two crossings were removed at Blackburn Road, Blackburn, and Hetherdale Road, Ringwood in January 2017.[7] Both of these removals involved lowering the rail line under the roads with a rebuilt Hetherdale station built as part of the project.[7] Union and Mont Albert Roads have also been removed by lowering the rail line in May 2023.[8] The removals also included closing Mont Albert and Surry Hills stations with a new station built in-between called "Union."[9] The final crossing to be removed on the corridor will be at Bedford Road in Ringwood by lowering the rail line in 2025.[10] At the end of these removals, the Belgrave line will be fully level crossing free between the city and Ferntree Gully station, with crossings at Alpine St, Ferntree Gully, and Hilltop Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully, not currently slatered for removal.
Network and operations
Services
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Services on the Belgrave line operates from approximately 5:00 am to around 12:00 daily.[11] In general, during peak hours, train frequency is 5 minutes on the Ringwood corridor (combined with the Lilydale line) and 10 minutes in the AM peak on the Pakenham Line while during non-peak hours the frequency is reduced to 15–30 minutes throughout the entire route.[12] On Friday nights and weekends, services run 24 hours a day, with 60 minute frequencies available outside of normal operating hours.[13]
Train services on the Belgrave line are also subjected to maintenance and renewal works, usually on selected Fridays and Saturdays. Shuttle bus services are provided throughout the duration of works for affected commuters.[14]
Stopping patterns
Legend — Station status
- ◼ Premium Station – Station staffed from first to last train
- ◻ Host Station – Usually staffed during morning peak, however this can vary for different stations on the network.
Legend — Stopping patterns
Some services do not operate via the City Loop
- ● – All trains stop
- ◐ – Some services do not stop
- ▼ – Only outbound trains stop
- | – Trains pass and do not stop
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Station | Zone | Local | Ltd Express | Blackburn | UFTG | Shuttle |
◼ Flinders Street | 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
◼ Southern Cross | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ● | ||
◼ Flagstaff | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ● | ||
◼ Melbourne Central | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ● | ||
◼ Parliament | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ● | ||
◼ Richmond | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
East Richmond | ◐ | | | ◐ | | | ||
◼ Burnley | ● | | | ◐ | | | ||
Hawthorn | ● | | | ◐ | | | ||
◼ Glenferrie | ● | ◐ | ● | ▼ | ||
◻ Auburn | ● | | | ◐ | | | ||
◼ Camberwell | ● | ◐ | ● | ▼ | ||
East Camberwell | ● | ◐ | ● | | | ||
Canterbury | 1/2 | ● | ◐ | ● | | | |
Chatham | ● | ◐ | ● | | | ||
Union | (under construction) | |||||
◼ Box Hill | 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
Laburnum | ● | ◐ | ◐ | ▼ | ||
◼ Blackburn | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
◼ Nunawading | ● | ◐ | ● | |||
◼ Mitcham | ● | ● | ● | |||
◻ Heatherdale | ● | ◐ | ● | |||
◼ Ringwood | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
Heathmont | ● | ◐ | ● | ● | ||
◼ Bayswater | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
◼ Boronia | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
◼ Ferntree Gully | ● | ◐ | ● | ● | ||
◼ Upper Ferntree Gully | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
Upwey | ● | ◐ | ● | |||
Tecoma | ● | ◐ | ● | |||
◼ Belgrave | ● | ● | ● |
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The Belgrave line forms a mostly curved route from the Melbourne central business district to its terminus in Belgrave. The route is 41.8 kilometres (26.0 mi) long and is predominantly doubled tracked, however between Flinders Street station and Richmond, the track is widened to 12 tracks, narrowing to 4 tracks between Richmond and Burnley before narrowing to 3 tracks between Burnley and Box Hill. Finally, the line narrows to two tracks between Box Hill and Ferntree Gully before narrowing to a single track to its terminus.[16] After Ferntree Gully passing loops and island platforms are present at Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey, and Belgrave. After departing from its terminus at Flinders Street, the Belgrave line traverses both flat and hilly country with some curves (more towards the end of the line) and fairly minimal earthworks for most of the line. Sections of the line have been elevated or lowered into a cutting to eliminate level crossings.[17] Despite some removals, there are a small number of level crossings still present with no current plans to remove them.
The line follows the same alignment as the Alamein, Glen Waverley, and Lilydale lines with the four services splitting onto different routes at Burnley. The Alamein, Belgrave, and Lilydale services continue till the Alamein line splits off at Camberwell, with the two services continuing together till Ringwood. After departing Ringwood station, the Belgrave line heads south with the Lilydale line heading in an eastern direction.[18] Almost all of the rail line goes through built-up suburbs, however, the rail line becomes peri-urban towards its terminus in Belgrave.[18]
Stations
The line serves 31 stations across 49 kilometres (30 mi) of track. The stations are a mix of elevated, lowered, underground, and ground level designs. Underground stations are present in the City Loop and Box Hill, with the majority of elevated and lowered stations being constructed as part of level crossing removals.[19][20]
Station | Opened[23] | Closed[23] | Age | Notes[23] |
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Parliament | 22 January 1983 | 41 years | ||
Melbourne Central | 26 January 1981 | 43 years |
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Flagstaff | 27 May 1985 | 39 years | ||
Southern Cross | 17 January 1859 | 165 years |
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Flinders Street | 12 September 1854 | 169 years |
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Princes Bridge | 8 February 1859 | 1 October 1866 | 7 years | |
2 April 1879 | 30 June 1980 | 101 years | ||
Botanic Gardens | 2 March 1859 | c. April 1862 | Approx. 3 years | |
Punt Road | 8 February 1859 | 12 December 1859 | 10 months |
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Richmond | 12 December 1859 | 164 years |
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East Richmond | 24 September 1860 | 163 years |
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Burnley | 1 May 1880 | 144 years |
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Pic Nic | 24 September 1860 | 6 October 1895 | 35 years | |
Hawthorn | 13 April 1861 | 163 years | ||
Glenferrie | 3 April 1882 | 142 years |
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Auburn | 3 April 1882 | 142 years |
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Camberwell | 3 April 1882 | 142 years | ||
East Camberwell | 14 May 1900 | 124 years | ||
Canterbury | 1 December 1882 | 141 years | ||
Chatham | 1 April 1927 | 97 years | ||
Surrey Hills | 13 August 1883 | 17 February 2023 | 139 years | |
Union | TBA |
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Mont Albert | 11 August 1890 | 17 February 2023 | 132 years | |
Box Hill | 1 December 1882 | 141 years | ||
Laburnum | 13 July 1958 | 66 years | ||
Blackburn | 25 December 1882 | 141 years | ||
Nunawading | 4 June 1888 | 136 years |
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Mitcham | 25 December 1882 | 141 years | ||
Heatherdale | 7 September 1958 | 65 years | ||
Ringwood | 1 December 1882 | 141 years | ||
Heathmont | 1 May 1926 | 98 years | ||
Bayswater | 4 December 1889 | 134 years | ||
Boronia | 16 June 1920 | 104 years | ||
Ferntree Gully | 4 December 1889 | 134 years |
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Upper Ferntree Gully | 4 December 1889 | 134 years |
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18 December 1900 | 30 April 1954 | 53 years |
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Upwey | 3 June 1901 | 30 April 1954 | 52 years |
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19 February 1962 | 62 years |
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Tecoma | 1 February 1924 | 30 April 1954 | 30 years |
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19 February 1962 | 62 years |
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Belgrave | 18 December 1900 | 30 April 1954 | 53 years |
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19 February 1962 | 62 years |
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Infrastructure
Rolling stock
The Belgrave line uses X'Trapolis 100 electric multiple unit (EMU) trains operating in a two three-car configuration, with three doors per side on each carriage and can accommodate of up to 432 seated passengers in each six car configuration.[24] The trains were originally built between 2002 and 2004 as well as between 2009 and 2020 with a total of 212 three-car sets constructed. The trains are shared with 7 other metropolitan train lines and have been in service since 2003.[24]
Alongside the passenger trains, Belgrave line tracks and equipment are maintained by a fleet of engineering trains. The four types of engineering trains are: the shunting train; designed for moving trains along non-electrified corridors and for transporting other maintenance locomotives, for track evaluation; designed for evaluating track and its condition, the overhead inspection train; designed for overhead wiring inspection, and the infrastructure evaluation carriage designed for general infrastructure evaluation.[25] Most of these trains are repurposed locomotives previously used by V/Line, Metro Trains, and the Southern Shorthaul Railroad.[25]
Accessibility
In compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992, all stations that are new-built or rebuilt are fully accessible and comply with these guidelines.[26] Half of stations on the corridor are fully accessible, however, there are some stations that haven't been upgraded to meet these guidelines.[27] These stations do feature ramps, however, they have a gradient greater than 1 in 14.[27] Stations that are fully accessible feature ramps that have a gradient less than 1 in 14, have at-grade paths, or feature lifts.[27] These stations typically also feature tactile boarding indicators, independent boarding ramps, wheelchair accessible myki barriers, hearing loops, and widened paths.[27][28]
Projects improving station accessibility have included the Level Crossing Removal Project, which involves station rebuilds and upgrades, and individual station upgrade projects.[29][30] These works have made significant strides in improving network accessibility, with more than 58% of Glen Waverley line stations classed as fully accessible. Future station upgrade projects will continue to increase the number of fully accessible stations overtime.
Signalling
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- Richmond to Ferntree Gully—Automatic Block Signalling
- Ferntree Gully to Belgrave—Automatic and Track Control
References
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- ^ Chronological List of events on the Puffing Billy Railway Archived 2 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1981. p. 185.
- ^ "Bayswater Level Crossing Removal Project". Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Traffic". Herald Sun. April 2016.
- ^ Victoria’s Big Build (13 June 2022). "Goodbye Scoresby Road level crossing". Victoria’s Big Build. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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External links
- Belgrave line timetable
- Network map
Media related to Belgrave railway line at Wikimedia Commons
- Railway lines in Melbourne
- Railway lines opened in 1889
- 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Australia
- 5 ft 3 in gauge railways in Australia
- 1889 establishments in Australia
- Transport in the City of Yarra
- Public transport routes in the City of Melbourne (LGA)
- Transport in the City of Boroondara
- Transport in the City of Whitehorse
- Transport in the City of Maroondah
- Transport in the City of Knox
- Transport in the Shire of Yarra Ranges