Hurstbridge railway station

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Hurstbridge railway station - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 37°38′21″S 145°11′32″E / 37.6393°S 145.1921°E

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Hurstbridge

PTV commuter rail station

Southbound view from the station platform, November 2024

General information

Location

Heidelberg-Kinglake Road,
Hurstbridge, Victoria 3099
Shire of Nillumbik
Australia

Coordinates

37°38′21″S 145°11′32″E / 37.6393°S 145.1921°E

Owned by

VicTrack

Operated by

Metro Trains

Line(s)

Hurstbridge

Distance

38.02 kilometres from
Southern Cross

Platforms

Tracks

Connections

Bus

Construction

Structure type

Ground

Parking

195

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Accessible

Yes—step free access

Other information

Status

Operational, host station

Station code

HBE

Fare zone

Myki Zone 2

Website

Public Transport Victoria

History

Opened

25 June 1912; 112 years ago

Electrified

August 1926
(1500 V DC overhead)

Previous names

Hurst's Bridge (1912)

Passengers

2005–2006

197,942^[1]

2006–2007

207,005^[1]

4.57%

2007–2008

236,995^[1]

14.48%

2008–2009

256,487^[2]

8.22%

2009–2010

257,216^[2]

0.28%

2010–2011

269,703^[2]

4.85%

2011–2012

250,889^[2]

6.97%

2012–2013

Not measured^[2]

2013–2014

130,851^[2]

47.84%

2014–2015

127,504^[1]

2.55%

2015–2016

139,066^[2]

9.06%

2016–2017

140,904^[2]

1.32%

2017–2018

119,790^[2]

14.98%

2018–2019

123,136^[2]

2.79%

2019–2020

98,200^[2]

20.25%

2020–2021

50,350^[2]

48.72%

2021–2022

57,050^[3]

13.3%

Services

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Wattle Glen towards Flinders Street		Hurstbridge line		Terminus

Track layout

Legend

					to Wattle Glen

					Occupation Crossing (Unprotected)

					Occupation Crossing

					Occupation Crossing (Unprotected)
					Occupation Crossing (Unprotected)


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Hurstbridge railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Hurstbridge, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hurstbridge station is a ground level host station, featuring a single platform. It opened on 25 June 1912.^[4]

Initially opened as Hurst's Bridge, the station was given its current name of Hurstbridge on 9 December 1912.^[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:

343 : to Greensborough station^[13]

Gallery

Northbound view with a Comeng train stationary at the platform, November 2008
Northbound view from the station platform, with a derailed X'Trapolis train visible in the distance, November 2015
Southbound view from the station platform, November 2015
Southbound view from the station platform, November 2024
Southbound view of the station platform, November 2024
Station building and entrance to the station platform, November 2024

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 ^c ^d ^e "Hurstbridge". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ "Hurstbridge". Victorian Places. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ "Delays, Etc". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 76.
^ "Carriages burn". The Age. 11 April 1983. p. 3.
^ "Photos of 315M". vicsig.net. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
^ ""Metro Employee Found Guilty" 1-6-16". youtube.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
^ "343 Hurstbridge - Greensborough via Diamond Creek Station". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

Media related to Hurstbridge railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
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Sunbury, Craigieburn & Upfield

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