Eaglemont railway station

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Eaglemont
Eaglemont Railway Station.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
General information
LocationSilverdale Road,
Eaglemont, Victoria 3084
City of Banyule
Australia
Coordinates 37°45′50″S145°03′14″E / 37.7638°S 145.0538°E / -37.7638; 145.0538
System PTV commuter rail station
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line Hurstbridge
Distance13.09 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking42
Bicycle facilities5
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeEGT
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 May 1926;99 years ago (1926-05-01)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006178,664 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Ivanhoe
towards Flinders Street
Hurstbridge line Heidelberg
towards Eltham or Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
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BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Ivanhoe
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BSicon hSTRae(l).svg
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 Heidelberg
Location
Eaglemont railway station

Eaglemont 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 Eaglemont, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Eaglemont station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 May 1926. [4]

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History

Eaglemont station, like the suburb itself, was named after Mount Eagle, a property that was acquired in 1838 by Thomas Walker, [5] [6] who became a representative of the District of Port Phillip in the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1843 and 1845. [5] Walker later sold the property to John Browne, father of author Rolf Boldrewood. [5]

In 1949, the railway line between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg was duplicated. [4] In 1979, the present station building on Platform 2 was provided. [7]

Platforms and services

Eaglemont has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains. [8]

Current

Eaglemont platform arrangement
PlatformLineDestinationService Type
1  Hurstbridge line   Flinders Street All stations and limited express services
2  Hurstbridge line   Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge All stations and limited express services

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 "Eaglemont". vicsig.net. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Eaglemont". Victorian Places. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). September 1979. p. 204.
  8. ↑ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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