Hurstbridge railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°38′21″S 145°11′32″E / 37.6393°S 145.1921°E / -37.6393; 145.1921Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)HurstbridgeDistance38.02 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms1Tracks1ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking195Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, host stationStation codeHBEFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened25 June 1912; 111 years ago (1912-06-25)ElectrifiedAugust 1926
(1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesHurst's Bridge (1912)Passengers2005–2006197,942[1]2006–2007207,005[1] Increase 4.57%2007–2008236,995[1] Increase 14.48%2008–2009256,487[2] Increase 8.22%2009–2010257,216[2] Increase 0.28%2010–2011269,703[2] Increase 4.85%2011–2012250,889[2] Decrease 6.97%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014130,851[2] Decrease 47.84%2014–2015127,504[1] Decrease 2.55%2015–2016139,066[2] Increase 9.06%2016–2017140,904[2] Increase 1.32%2017–2018119,790[2] Decrease 14.98%2018–2019123,136[2] Increase 2.79%2019–202098,200[2] Decrease 20.25%2020–202150,350[2] Decrease 48.72%2021–202257,050[3] Increase 13.3% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Wattle Glen Hurstbridge line Terminus
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Hurstbridge railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Hurstbridge, and opened on 25 June 1912 as Hurst's Bridge. It was renamed Hurstbridge on 9 December of that year.[4]

History

Hurstbridge station opened on 25 June 1912, when the railway line was extended from Eltham.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a local settler, Henry Hurst, who built a log bridge across the Diamond Creek to access a property named Allwood.[5][6]

In 1957, a goods train service between Eltham and Hurstbridge was withdrawn.[4] In 1962, a siding that operated to a cool store was abolished.[4]

Accidents and incidents

On 16 February 1973, Tait trailer carriage 202T was destroyed by a fire while stabled in No. 1 road.[7]

On 9 April 1983, Comeng motor carriage 315M and Tait motor carriage 472M were destroyed by a fire whilst at the station.[8] Both cars were later scrapped.[9]

Shortly before 2:00 a.m. on 11 November 2015, X'Trapolis train set 927M-1664T-928M derailed, following an unauthorised movement from the yard, resulting in collisions with various items of infrastructure and another train.[10] On 1 June 2016, a former Metro Trains' worker pleaded guilty to causing the incident, along with lighting two fires at Newport Workshops in 2015, which damaged or destroyed heritage train carriages, including a historical Swing Door EMU.[11]

Platforms and services

Hurstbridge has one platform. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[12]

Platform 1:

  •  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Transport links

Panorama Coaches operates one bus route to and from Hurstbridge station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • Northbound view in November 2008
    Northbound view in November 2008
  • Southbound view in November 2015
    Southbound view in November 2015

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d "Hurstbridge". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Hurstbridge". Victorian Places. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Delays, Etc". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 76.
  8. ^ "Carriages burn". The Age. 11 April 1983. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Photos of 315M". vicsig.net. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  10. ^ "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  11. ^ ""Metro Employee Found Guilty" 1-6-16". youtube.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "343 Hurstbridge - Greensborough via Diamond Creek Station". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

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