Essendon railway station
Essendon | |||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Northbound view from Platform 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Russell Street, Essendon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°45′22″S 144°54′58″E / 37.7560°S 144.9161°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Craigieburn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 8.01 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus Tram | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 461 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | ESD | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1 July 1864 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 9 October 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Essendon railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Essendon opening on 1 November 1860 as the terminus of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company line. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871 under government ownership.[1][2]
History
The line to the north was opened in 1872 as part of the North East railway to Wodonga. A completely new station with a single platform was provided in 1878 on the site of the present island platform, with passenger subways and footbridges added in 1886, along with conversion of the island platform to the current layout. It was also at this time that a road overpass was provided at Mount Alexander Road, in what was one of the first grade separation projects to be carried out in the state. In 1909 the present buildings were provided, along with a centre track between platforms 1 and 2.[2]
Electric train services between the city and Essendon were inaugurated in 1919, with electrification extended to Broadmeadows in 1921. However Essendon remained the terminus of most suburban services, with a shuttle service operating beyond until 1925, with all day through services to Broadmeadows not provided until 1941.[3] The station took the layout it has today in 1969, with the abolition of the centre track, closure of the stand alone signal box, provision of automatic signalling along the line, and replacement of the Buckley Street interlocked crossing gates with boom barriers.
Platforms & services
Essendon has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services[4] and V/Line Seymour services.[5] Platform 1 is unused but the line is used by V/Line services to overtake Metro Trains services.
Platform 1:
- through platform only
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Flinders Street
- Seymour line: V/Line services to Southern Cross
Platform 3:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Craigieburn
- Seymour line: V/Line services to Seymour
Transport links
Kastoria Bus Lines operate three routes via Essendon station:
- 475: Moonee Ponds Junction - East Keilor[6]
- 476: Moonee Ponds Junction - Hillside[7]
- 501: Moonee Ponds Junction - Niddrie[8]
Moonee Valley Coaches operates one route to and from Essendon station:
- 503: to East Brunswick[9]
Moreland Buslines operates one route to and from Essendon station:
- 510: to Ivanhoe station[10]
Ryan Brothers Bus Service operates one route to and from Essendon station:
- 465: to Keilor Park[11]
Sunbury Bus Service operates one route via Essendon station:
Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Essendon station:
Tullamarine Bus Lines operate three routes via Essendon station:
- 476: Moonee Ponds Junction - Broadmeadows station[14]
- 478: Moonee Ponds Junction - Melbourne Airport[15]
- 479: Moonee Ponds Junction - Sunbury station[16]
Yarra Trams operates one route via Essendon station:
References
- ^ Essendon Vicsig
- ^ a b Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 23, 86. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 54. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
- ^ Craigieburn Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Seymour - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 475 Moonee Ponds- East Keilor timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 476 Moonee Ponds - Hillside timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 501 Moonee Ponds - Niddrie timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 503 Essendon - East Brunswick timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 510 Essendon - Ivanhoe timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 465 Essendon - Keilor Park timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 483 Sunbury - Moonee Ponds timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 903 Altona - Mordialloc timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 476 Moonee Ponds- Broadmeadows timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 478 Moonee Ponds - Melbourne Airport timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 479 Sunbury - Moonee Ponds timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 59 Airport West - City Elizabeth St timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Essendon railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Melway
