Jolimont railway station
Jolimont | |||||||||||||||||
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| Commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||
 Westbound view | |||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Wellington Parade, East Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°48′59″S 144°58′58″E / 37.81638°S 144.98290°E | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hurstbridge South Morang | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2.91 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Tram | ||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Host station | ||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JLI | ||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 21 October 1901 | ||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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Jolimont railway station is located on the South Morang and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner Melbourne suburb of East Melbourne, opening on 21 October 1901.[1]
Jolimont is one of two closest stations to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the other being Richmond. During events at the MCG extra exit gates are open to reduce crowding.[2]
Extra shelter and seats were provided at the station on both platforms in November 2015.[3]
Platforms & services
Jolimont has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' South Morang and Hurstbridge line services.[4][5]
Platform 1:
- South Morang line: all stations services to Flinders Street
- Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- South Morang line: all stations services to South Morang
- Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Hurstbridge
Transport links
Yarra Trams operate two routes via Jolimont station;
References
- ^ Jolimont Vicsig
- ^ Public Transport Melbourne Cricket Ground
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2016. p. 56.
- ^ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Hurstbridge Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 48 North Balwyn - Victoria Harbour Docklands timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 75 Etihad Stadium Docklands - Vermont South timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Jolimont railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway
