Nunawading railway station

Track layout
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Nunawading
Nunawading
PTV commuter rail station
	Eastbound view from Platform 1, May 2014
General information
Location	Springvale Road,; Nunawading, Victoria 3131; City of Whitehorse ; Australia
Coordinates	37°49′13″S145°10′38″E / 37.8204°S 145.1771°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Lilydale ; Belgrave ;
Distance	20.80 kilometres from; Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Cutting
Depth	8 metres
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	NWG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	4 June 1888;136 years ago
Closed	18 December 2009
Rebuilt	11 January 2010
Electrified	January 1923; (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Tunstall (1888–1945)
Passengers
2005–2006	788,028

Last updated June 13, 2024

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Blackburn towards Flinders Street		Lilydale line		Mitcham towards Lilydale
Blackburn towards Flinders Street		Belgrave line		Mitcham towards Belgrave

Nunawading railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Nunawading in Victoria, Australia. Nunawading is a ground-level premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces connected by two concourses. It opened on 4 June 1888, with the current station provided in 2010.^[5]

History

Nunawading station opened almost six years after the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale.^[5] Like the suburb itself, the name of the station is from an Indigenous word, numphawading, meaning ceremonial ground or battlefield.^[6] The settlement immediately adjacent to the station was originally named after Tunstall, England, famous for its potteries.^[6]

In 1956, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Springvale Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station.^[7]

In 1979, the station was one of three used as trial sites for new bike lockers under the Melbourne Bicycle Strategy, available either for occasional, monthly, or quarterly hire.^[8]

On 18 December 2009, the original ground-level station closed as part of a grade separation project to replace the Springvale Road level crossing. A new station, in a cutting west of Springvale Road, opened on 11 January 2010.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Platforms and services

Nunawading is served by Lilydale and Belgrave line trains^[13]^[14] and consists of an island platform with two faces located on the western side of Springvale Road, with concourses on both sides of the road.

The main concourse, on the western side, comprises a customer service counter, an enclosed waiting room, toilets and a café. The concourse on the eastern side is linked to the platforms via an underpass beneath Springvale Road. Both concourses have stairs and lifts that provide access to the platforms. Both concourses of the station have access to the Ringwood – Box Hill bike path. On the platforms, there are metal benches, vending machines, and passenger information displays. The station car park is on the corner of Laughlin Avenue and Springvale Road.

Platform 1:

Lilydale line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Belgrave line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Lilydale line all stations services to Lilydale
Belgrave line all stations services to Belgrave

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates two bus routes via Nunawading station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

273 : to The Pines Shopping Centre ^[15]
SmartBus 902 : Chelsea station – Westfield Airport West ^[16]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route to and from Nunawading station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

735 : to Box Hill station ^[17]

Gallery

Former ground-level Platform 2 building prior to demolition, September 2005
Station concourse and entrance, May 2014

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↑ Sinnatt, John (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
↑ Network, Railways of Australia, September 1979, Vol.16 No.7 p.28
↑ Metlink: Closure of Nunawading Station from 8pm on Friday 18 December
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[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 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis

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[patronage2022-2023-4] Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic

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