Eltham railway station, Melbourne
Eltham | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2013 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Main Road, Eltham Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°42′50″S 145°08′52″E / 37.7138°S 145.1477°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hurstbridge | ||||||||||
| Distance | 27.39 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 355 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | ELT | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 5 June 1902 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Eltham railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Eltham, and opened on 5 June 1902.[1]
It is the terminus for a number of peak and off-peak services on the line. Five stabling sidings are located to the west of Platform 2, with the site previously having been a goods yard. The last wooden trestle bridge on the Melbourne suburban network is located south of the station.
Boom barriers were provided at the Diamond Street level crossing, located at the Down end of the station, in 1987.[2]
In the 1990s, Platform 1 was converted from a south facing bay platform to a through platform.
Eltham was one of the last stations in Melbourne to be controlled by mechanical safeworking, including semaphore signals. It was also a break between two different types of safeworking; Greensborough to Eltham was controlled by Miniature Electric Staff, whilst Eltham to Hurstbridge was controlled by Train Staff and Ticket. Both safeworking systems were converted to Automatic Track Control (ATC) in early 2013.[3] A new train driver amenity building was also constructed around this time.
Platforms & services
Eltham has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Hurstbridge
- Hurstbridge line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Hurstbridge line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
- Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Hurstbridge
Trains in either direction can depart from either platform, although Hurstbridge-bound services almost always depart from platform 1 and, likewise, City-bound services usually depart from platform 2.
Transport links
Dyson's Bus Services operates one route via Eltham station:
- 513: to Glenroy station[5]
Panorama Coaches operates four routes to and from Eltham station:
- 578: to Warrandyte[6]
- 579: to Warrandyte[7]
- 580: to Diamond Creek[8]
- 582: Eltham Town Service[9]
Transdev Melbourne operates one route via Eltham station:
Gallery
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A Metro X'Trapolis 100 crosses the trestle bridge.
References
- ^ Eltham Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1987. p. 27.
- ^ Hurstbridge Line VICSIG. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Hurstbridge Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 513 Eltham - Glenroy Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ Route 578 Eltham - Warrandyte Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 579 Eltham - Warrandyte Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 580 Eltham - Diamond Creek Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 582 Eltham Town Service Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 902 Chelsea - Airport West timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au