Darebin railway station

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Darebin
Darebin
PTV commuter rail station
	Northbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
General information
Location	Heidelberg Road,; Ivanhoe, Victoria 3079; City of Banyule ; Australia
Coordinates	37°46′30″S145°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	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	26
Bicycle facilities	11
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;101 years ago
Rebuilt	1977/1978 FY
Electrified	July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	140,380
2005–2018 numbers
2005–2006	140,380
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Last updated June 13, 2023

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]

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:

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)^[11]

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alphington railway station</span> Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

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Eaglemont railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Eaglemont, and opened on 1 May 1926.

Heidelberg railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg, and opened on 8 May 1888.

Rosanna railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Rosanna, and opened on 1 October 1927.

Macleod railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Macleod, and it opened on 1 March 1911.

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Wattle Glen railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Wattle Glen, and opened on 25 June 1912 as Balee. It was renamed Wattleglen on 14 August 1922. However, currently the station is signed and commonly known as Wattle Glen.

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The Hurstbridge line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's seventh longest metropolitan railway line at 36.7 kilometres (22.8 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Hurstbridge station in the north-east, serving 28 stations via Clifton Hill, Heidelberg, Greensborough, and Diamond Creek. The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 15 minutes are operated with services every 20-30 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Hurstbridge line run with a two three-car formations of X'Trapolis 100 trainsets.

References

1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
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
↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
1 2 3 "Darebin". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
↑ "Darebin Station Opened". The Age. 8 May 1922. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
↑ Mallis, Philip. "Which were the least and most used stations in Victoria before COVID?". Victorian Department of Transport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
1 2 "Darebin and Darebin City". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . 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.

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[patronage2005-2015-1] 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport

[patronage2008-2021-2] 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

[patronage2021-2022-3] Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic

[vicsigdarebin-4] 1 2 3 "Darebin". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[5] "Darebin Station Opened". The Age. 8 May 1922. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[201819patronage-6] Mallis, Philip. "Which were the least and most used stations in Victoria before COVID?". Victorian Department of Transport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[vpdarebin-7] 1 2 "Darebin and Darebin City". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[heraldsun-8] First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[newsrailapr79-9] "VicRail Board Report 1977-78". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1979. p. 52.

[10] "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[ptv546-11] "546 Heidelberg Station - Melb Uni - Queen Victoria Market via Clifton Hill and Carlton". Public Transport Victoria . Retrieved 15 May 2023.

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