Riversdale railway station

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Riversdale
PTV commuter rail station
Riversdaleplatform1.JPG
Northbound view from Platform 1 in March 2003
General information
LocationWandin Road,
Camberwell, Victoria 3124
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates 37°49′53″S145°04′11″E / 37.8315°S 145.0697°E / -37.8315; 145.0697
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Alamein
Distance11.73 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking32
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeRIV
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 May 1890;133 years ago (1890-05-30)
ElectrifiedOctober 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesProspect Hill (provisionally)
Passengers
2005–2006235,092 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Camberwell
Weekday peak only
towards Flinders Street
Alamein line Willison
towards Alamein
Camberwell
Weekday off-peak & weekends
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Shenley
towards Fairfield 		  Outer Circle line   Burwood
towards Oakleigh
East Camberwell
towards East Kew 		  Alamein line  Wilison
towards Ashburton
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Riversdale railway station is located on the Alamein line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, and it opened on 30 May 1890. [4]

Contents

A number of services terminate at Riversdale after the morning and evening peaks and return to Camberwell for stabling.

History

Riversdale station opened on 30 May 1890, along with the first section of the Outer Circle line. [4] Prior to opening, it was provisionally called Prospect Hill, however, it has been named Riversdale since it opened. The name derives from the nearby Riversdale Road, itself named by parliamentarian and local resident Matthew O'Grady. [5] O'Grady named it after the fact that the road leads to the valley of the Yarra River. [5]

Though it was closed for a year in 1897 and 1898, when the Outer Circle line closed, it reopened soon after due to a public outcry. [6]

In 1915, the current down platform (Platform 2) was provided, as well as two goods sidings. [4] In 1922, a siding for Camberwell Council was provided. [4]

By 1948, the council siding was removed and, by 1953, all remaining sidings were abolished. [4] On 31 July 1955, the line was duplicated to Hartwell [4] and, on 29 November 1959, the line was duplicated to Camberwell. The duplication to Camberwell included a flyover for the down line, which crosses over the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, [4] [7] [8] and the replacement of hand gates with boom barriers at the Prospect Hill Road level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station. [9]

The level crossing at Riversdale Road, located at the down end of the station, features unusual manually-operated boom barriers, which are controlled by a signal box. The boom barrier arms are divided into two sections, so as not to make contact with the overhead tram wires. These boom barriers were provided in 1963, [10] and replaced interlocked gates. [9]

In 1972, both platforms were extended at the up end. [11]

Platforms and services

Riversdale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Alamein line services. [12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Riversdale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Riversdale station:

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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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  7. ↑ "Rail Fly-over to Open Soon". The Age . 14 November 1959. p. 3.
  8. ↑ "Camberwell Fly-over Electrified". The Age. 16 November 1959. p. 11.
  9. 1 2 John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
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  13. ↑ "612 Box Hill - Chadstone via Surrey Hills & Camberwell & Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
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