Darebin railway station

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Darebin
PTV commuter rail station
Darebin Railway Station.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2 looking at station buildings, May 2014
General information
LocationHeidelberg Road,
Ivanhoe, Victoria 3079
City of Banyule
Australia
Coordinates 37°46′30″S145°02′19″E / 37.7750°S 145.0385°E / -37.7750; 145.0385
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Hurstbridge
Distance11.22 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking26
Bicycle facilities11
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeDBN
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1922;102 years ago (1922-05-08)
Rebuilt1977/1978 FY
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006140,380 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Alphington
towards Flinders Street
Hurstbridge line Ivanhoe
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Alphington
BSicon STRg.svg
BSicon STRf.svg
1
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
2
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon STRg.svg
BSicon STRf.svg
BSicon MFADEf.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEf.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Ivanhoe

Darebin railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe, and opened on 8 May 1922. [4] [5]

Contents

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. [7] The word is believed to be Indigenous for 'swallow'. [7] [8]

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

During the 1977/1978 financial year, the present station buildings were provided. [9]

Platforms and services

Darebin has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains. [10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. 1 2 3 "Darebin". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Darebin Station Opened". The Age. 8 May 1922. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Mallis, Philip. "Which were the least and most used stations in Victoria before COVID?". Victorian Department of Transport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Darebin and Darebin City". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  8. ↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "VicRail Board Report 1977-78". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1979. p. 52.
  10. ↑ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ↑ "546 Heidelberg Station - Melb Uni - Queen Victoria Market via Clifton Hill and Carlton". Public Transport Victoria . Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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