Eaglemont railway station
37°45′50″S 145°03′14″E / 37.7638°S 145.0538°E / -37.7638; 145.0538
Southern Cross
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Eaglemont 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 1 May 1926.[4]
History
Eaglemont station, like the suburb itself, was named after Mount Eagle, a property that was acquired in 1838 by Thomas Walker,[5][6] who became a representative of the District of Port Phillip in the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1843 and 1845.[5] Walker later sold the property to John Browne, father of author Rolf Boldrewood.[5]
In 1949, the railway line between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg was duplicated.[4] In 1979, the present station building on Platform 2 was provided.[7]
Platforms and services
Eaglemont has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[8]
Platform 1:
- Hurstbridge line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Hurstbridge line all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ 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
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ a b "Eaglemont". vicsig.net. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Eaglemont". Victorian Places. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). September 1979. p. 204.
- ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Media related to Eaglemont railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Melway map
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