Ripponlea railway station is a commuter railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Opened on 1 May 1912, the station complex is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[4][5] The station is named after, and serves, the south-eastern suburb of Ripponlea. Ripponlea station is a ground level host station, featuring two side platforms.[4] The railway station is accessible, with step free access provided.[6]
Ripponlea station is located in Ripponlea, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. It is owned by the state government agency VicTrack and operated by Metro Trains Melbourne.[10] The station is approximately 9.83 kilometres (6.11mi), or a 12-minute journey, away from Southern Cross station.[4] Its adjacent stations are Balaclava stationup towards Melbourne and Elsternwick stationdown towards Sandringham.[7]
The station consists of two side platforms for a total of two platform edges. Platform 1 has a large timber building, with a smaller timber building on Platform 2. Both buildings are cladded with weatherboard. The platforms also have cantilevered verandahs.[5] There is a timber footbridge immediately south of the station buildings, which connects the two platforms and allows pedestrians to cross the railway tracks.[11][12]
The station is largely the same as when it was built, as minimal changes were made to the complex.[5] There is no car parking available at the station. Ripponlea station is accessible and compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, as step free access is provided. It is a host station, which means that it is staffed only during the morning peak.[6]
History
A railway station at Glen Eira Road was proposed in 1904, which would become Ripponlea station.[13] Ripponlea station opened on 1 May 1912 on the then-Brighton line between Balaclava and Elsternwick stations.[14] Like the suburb itself, it was named after the Rippon Lea Estate, which was formed by Frederick Thomas Sargood, businessman and a member of Parliament for the Victorian Legislative Council between 1874–1880 and 1882–1901, and a senator for Victoria between 1901 and 1903.[15][16]
On 16 December 1917, three-position signalling was provided.[4] Electrification to the station with 1500 V DC overhead wires was provided on 28 May 1919.[17][18] In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Glen Eira Road level crossing,[19] with the signal box protecting the level crossing also abolished during that time.[4] In 1980, all of the semaphore signals at Ripponlea were replaced with light signals.[4] Pedestrian gates were provided at the Glen Eira Road level crossing in August 1992.[4]
Platforms and services
Ripponlea has two side platforms with two platform faces. It is served by Sandringham line trains. The Sandringham line runs from Flinders Street station to Sandringham station.[7] As part of the opening of the Metro Tunnel, a reconfiguration of Melbourne's railway network is planned. This will involve Sandringham line services through-running with Werribee and Williamstown line services.[20]
Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service
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