Hurstbridge railway station

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Hurstbridge
PTV commuter rail station
Hurstbridge railway station Platform 1 (northern view)(7 November 2024).jpg
Southbound view from the station platform, November 2024
General information
LocationHeidelberg-Kinglake Road,
Hurstbridge, Victoria 3099
Shire of Nillumbik
Australia
Coordinates 37°38′21″S145°11′32″E / 37.6393°S 145.1921°E / -37.6393; 145.1921
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Hurstbridge
Distance38.02 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking195
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeHBE
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 June 1912;112 years ago (1912-06-25)
ElectrifiedAugust 1926
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesHurst's Bridge (1912)
Passengers
2005–2006197,942 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Wattle Glen
towards Flinders Street
Hurstbridge line Terminus
Track layout
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Occupation Crossing
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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]

Contents

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In 1957, a goods train service between Eltham and Hurstbridge was withdrawn.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:

Panorama Coaches operates one bus route to and from Hurstbridge station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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  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
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