Ivanhoe railway station, Melbourne

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Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe railway station Platform 1 (western view)(29 August 2024).jpg
Westbound view from Platform 1, August 2024
General information
LocationNorman Street,
Ivanhoe, Victoria 3079
City of Banyule
Australia
Coordinates 37°46′08″S145°02′44″E / 37.7689°S 145.0455°E / -37.7689; 145.0455
System PTV commuter rail station
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line Hurstbridge
Distance12.14 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking297
Bicycle facilities20
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeIVA
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888;137 years ago (1888-05-08)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006902,766 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Darebin Hurstbridge line Eaglemont
towards Eltham or Hurstbridge
Clifton Hill Hurstbridge line
Weekday peak express services
Heidelberg
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
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2
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Marshall Street
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Location
Ivanhoe railway station, Melbourne

Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ivanhoe station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888. [4]

Contents

History

Ivanhoe station opened when the railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg opened. [4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the novel Ivanhoe , written in 1820 by author Sir Walter Scott. [5] [6]

In 1949, the line between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg was duplicated. [4] In 1951, track duplication from Ivanhoe to Alphington was completed. [4]

In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Marshall Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction from the station. [7] The signal box controlling the level crossing gates was also abolished at that time. [4] In 1979, the station received a minor upgrade. [8]

On 21 June 1996, Ivanhoe was upgraded to a premium station. [9]

Facilities, platforms and services

A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Hurstbridge-bound service, August 2024 Ivanhoe railway station Platform 2 PID (29 August 2024).jpg
A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Hurstbridge-bound service, August 2024
An X'Trapolis train on a Flinders Street-bound service arrives at Platform 1, August 2024 X'Trapolis 191M arrives at Ivanhoe railway station (29 August 2024).jpg
An X'Trapolis train on a Flinders Street-bound service arrives at Platform 1, August 2024

Ivanhoe has two side platforms. There is a large red brick building on Platform 1, which includes an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while Platform 2 has a smaller red brick building. There is a footbridge immediately west of the station buildings.

The station is served by Hurstbridge line trains. [10]

Current

Ivanhoe 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
The bus interchange on Norman Street with a 510 Kinetic Melbourne bus at the stop, August 2024 Ivanhoe railway station bus interchange (29 August 2024).jpg
The bus interchange on Norman Street with a 510 Kinetic Melbourne bus at the stop, August 2024
The bus interchange signage on Norman Street showing bus routes 510, 548 and 549, August 2024 Ivanhoe railway station bus interchange medium size signage (29 August 2024).jpg
The bus interchange signage on Norman Street showing bus routes 510, 548 and 549, August 2024

Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Ivanhoe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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

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 4 5 "Ivanhoe". vicsig.net. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. "Ivanhoe". Victorian Places. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  7. Sinnatt, John (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  8. "Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). September 1979. p. 204.
  9. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  10. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "510 Essendon - Ivanhoe via Brunswick & Northcote & Thornbury". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "548 Kew (Cotham Road) - La Trobe University Bundoora". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "549 Ivanhoe - Northland via Oriel Road". Public Transport Victoria.