Darebin railway station

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Darebin railway station - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 37°46′30″S 145°02′19″E / 37.7750°S 145.0385°E

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Darebin

PTV commuter rail station

Northbound view from Platform 2, showing station buildings, May 2014

General information

Location

Heidelberg Road,
Ivanhoe, Victoria 3079
City of Banyule
Australia

Coordinates

37°46′30″S 145°02′19″E / 37.7750°S 145.0385°E

Owned by

VicTrack

Operated by

Metro Trains

Line(s)

Hurstbridge

Distance

11.22 kilometres from
Southern Cross

Platforms

2 side

Tracks

Connections

Bus

Construction

Structure type

Ground

Parking

Bicycle facilities

Accessible

Yes—step free access

Other information

Status

Operational, unstaffed

Station code

DBN

Fare zone

Myki Zone 1

Website

Public Transport Victoria

History

Opened

8 May 1922; 102 years ago

Rebuilt

1977/1978 FY

Electrified

July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)

Passengers

2005–2006

140,380^[1]

2006–2007

149,868^[1]

6.75%

2007–2008

156,480^[1]

4.41%

2008–2009

152,814^[2]

2.34%

2009–2010

158,054^[2]

3.42%

2010–2011

164,624^[2]

4.16%

2011–2012

156,567^[2]

4.89%

2012–2013

Not measured^[2]

2013–2014

138,344^[2]

11.64%

2014–2015

137,373^[1]

0.7%

2015–2016

151,011^[2]

9.92%

2016–2017

145,776^[2]

3.47%

2017–2018

129,853^[2]

10.92%

2018–2019

150,400^[2]

15.82%

2019–2020

118,850^[2]

20.98%

2020–2021

53,850^[2]

54.7%

2021–2022

60,500^[3]

12.34%

Services

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Alphington towards Flinders Street		Hurstbridge line		Ivanhoe towards Hurstbridge

Track layout

Legend

					to Alphington

			1 2


					to Ivanhoe

Darebin railway station is a commuter railway station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Ivanhoe, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Darebin station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1922, with the current station provided in 1977/78 FY.^[4]^[5]

Darebin is the eighth least-used station on Melbourne's electrified rail network.^[6]

History

Darebin station opened on 8 May 1922, and is named after the nearby Darebin Creek and the locality of Darebin, which is located west of Ivanhoe. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for 'swallow'.^[7]

In 1951, the line between Alphington and Ivanhoe was duplicated. The present day Platform 2 was also provided in that year.^[4]

During the 1977/1978 financial year, the present station buildings were provided.^[8]

Platforms and services

Darebin has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.^[9]

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

Transport links

Dysons operates one bus route via Darebin station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

546 : Heidelberg station – University of Melbourne (off-peak extension to Queen Victoria Market)^[10]

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 "Darebin". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ "Darebin Station Opened". The Age. 8 May 1922. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ Mallis, Philip (9 March 2022). "Which were the least and most used stations in Victoria before COVID?". Victorian Department of Transport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "Darebin and Darebin City". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ "VicRail Board Report 1977-78". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1979. p. 52.
^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
^ "546 Heidelberg Station - Melb Uni - Queen Victoria Market via Clifton Hill and Carlton". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

External links

Melway map at street-directory.com.au

Public Transport Victoria railway stations

Metro Trains Melbourne services and stations
Hurstbridge	Flinders Street Southern Cross Flagstaff Melbourne Central Parliament Jolimont West Richmond North Richmond Collingwood Victoria Park Clifton Hill Westgarth Dennis Fairfield Alphington Darebin Ivanhoe Eaglemont Heidelberg Rosanna Macleod Watsonia Greensborough Montmorency Eltham Diamond Creek Wattle Glen Hurstbridge

Frankston, Werribee & Williamstown
Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein & Glen Waverley
Pakenham & Cranbourne
Sandringham
Mernda & Hurstbridge
Stony Point
Sunbury, Craigieburn & Upfield

V/Line services and stations

Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service

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