Edithvale railway station

Last updated

Edithvale
PTV commuter rail station
Edithvalestation2021.jpg
Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in May 2022
General information
Location Nepean Highway,
Edithvale, Victoria 3196
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates 38°02′17″S145°06′31″E / 38.0380°S 145.1085°E / -38.0380; 145.1085
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Frankston
Distance31.67 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking50
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeEDI
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened20 September 1919;104 years ago (1919-09-20)
Closed25 July 2021
Rebuilt1981
22 November 2021 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedAugust 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006282,891 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Aspendale
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
Frankston line Chelsea
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Aspendale
BSicon STRg.svg
BSicon STRf.svg
BSicon CSTRa@g(r).svg
BSicon CSTRa@g(l).svg
BSicon lcCSTR+L.svg
1
BSicon STR+BSr.svg
2
BSicon STR+BSl.svg
BSicon lcCSTR+R.svg
BSicon lcCSTR+L.svg
BSicon STR+BSr.svg
BSicon STR+BSl.svg
BSicon lcCSTR+R.svg
BSicon CSTRe@f(r).svg
BSicon CSTRe@f(l).svg
BSicon STRg.svg
BSicon STRf.svg
BSicon MFADEf.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEf.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Chelsea

Edithvale railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Edithvale, and it opened on 20 September 1919. [4]

Contents

History

Opening on 20 September 1919, Edithvale station gets it name from Edithvale Road, itself named after a local farm, Edithvale Farm, which was established in the 1850s and owned by John and Edith Greves. [5] [6]

In its early years, a siding existed on the down side before Platform 2. [7]

In 1978, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Edithvale Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station. [8] In 1981, the former ground level station buildings were provided. [9]

On 28 July 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing was fast-tracked to be grade separated by 2022. [10] Construction started in 2020, with the former ground level station closing on 25 July 2021 for demolition. [11] On 22 November of that year, the rebuilt station opened to passengers. [12] [13] As part of the project, the line was lowered into a trench, and the station rebuilt, along with Chelsea and Bonbeach. [14]

Platforms and services

Edithvale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services. [15]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Edithvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Edithvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">City of Kingston</span> Local government area in Victoria, Australia

The City of Kingston is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, its northern boundary lying approximately 15 km from the Melbourne city centre along the north-eastern shorelines of Port Phillip. It covers an area of 91 km² and has an estimated population of 163,431 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aspendale, Victoria</span> Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Aspendale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Aspendale recorded a population of 7,285 at the 2021 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edithvale, Victoria</span> Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Edithvale is a beachside suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Edithvale recorded a population of 6,276 at the 2021 census.

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

Glen Huntly railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Glen Huntly, and it opened on 19 December 1881 as Glen Huntly Road. It was renamed Glen Huntly on 1 September 1882, renamed Glenhuntly on 20 April 1937, and renamed back to Glen Huntly on 13 April 2023 as part of the grade separation works.

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

Ormond railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Ormond, and opened on 19 December 1881 as North Road. It was renamed Ormond on 1 September 1897.

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

McKinnon railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of McKinnon, and it opened on 1 September 1884 as McKinnon Road. It was renamed McKinnon on 14 December 1885.

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

Bentleigh railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Bentleigh, and it opened on 19 December 1881 as East Brighton. It was renamed Bentleigh on 1 May 1907.

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

Mentone railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mentone, and it opened on 19 December 1881 as Balcombe Road. It was renamed Balcombe on 1 September 1882, and was renamed Mentone on 7 January 1884.

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

Mordialloc railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mordialloc, and it opened on 19 December 1881.

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

Aspendale railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Aspendale, and opened in April 1891 as Aspendale Park Racecourse. It was renamed Aspendale on 1 August 1905.

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

Chelsea railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Chelsea, and it opened on 4 February 1907.

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

Bonbeach railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Bonbeach, and it opened on 15 February 1926.

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

Carrum railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Carrum, and opened on 1 August 1882.

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

Frankston railway station, in Victoria, Australia, is the terminus of the suburban electrified Frankston line and diesel-hauled services on the Stony Point line. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Frankston, and opened on 1 August 1882.

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

North Williamstown railway station is located on the Williamstown line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-western Melbourne suburbs of Newport and Williamstown, and it opened on 1 February 1859.

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

Yarraville railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner-western Melbourne suburb of the same name, and opened on 20 November 1871 as South Footscray.

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

Spotswood railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Spotswood, and opened on 1 December 1878 as Edom. It was renamed Bayswater on 1 September 1881, renamed Spottiswoode on 1 October of that year, and renamed Spotswood on 1 August 1905.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frankston line</span> Passenger rail service in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Frankston line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's third-longest metropolitan railway line, at 42.7 kilometres (26.5 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Frankston station in the south-east, serving 28 stations via South Yarra, Caulfield, Moorabbin, and Mordialloc. The line continues to Stony Point on the non-electrified Stony Point line. The line operates for approximately 20 hours a day with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 5 to 10 minutes are operated with services every 10–20 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Frankston line run with a two three-car formations of Comeng, Siemens Nexas, and X'Trapolis 100 trainsets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beaches in Port Phillip</span>

Port Phillip is in Victoria, Australia. It has many beaches, most of which are flat, shallow and long, with very small breaks making swimming quite safe. This attracts many tourists, mostly families, to the beaches of Port Phillip during the summer months and school holidays. Water sports such as body boarding and swimming are common, though waves are very rarely large enough for surfing. A number of lifesaving clubs operate along Port Phillip’s beaches.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ↑ "Edithvale". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Edithvale". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Edithvale Railway Station, circa 1920". Victorian Railways: Celebrating 150 years of railways in Victoria. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
  8. ↑ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  9. ↑ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail:1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN   0-9592069-3-0.
  10. ↑ "Station designs announced for Fast-tracked crossing removals for Chelsea". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach – station closures". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "New completion dates for Lilydale, Frankston and Williamstown line works". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "54 level crossings gone for good". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "Edithvale Road, Edithvale". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ↑ "902 Chelsea Railway Station - Airport West Shopping Centre (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria . Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "706 Mordialloc SC - Chelsea Railway Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "858 Edithvale - Aspendale Gardens via Chelsea". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.