Clifton Hill railway station

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Clifton Hill
PTV commuter rail station
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Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2020
General information
Location Hoddle Street,
Clifton Hill, Victoria 3068
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates 37°47′19″S144°59′43″E / 37.7887°S 144.9954°E / -37.7887; 144.9954
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s)
Distance6.60 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking90
Bicycle facilities17
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeCHL
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888;135 years ago (1888-05-08)
Rebuilt1990
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006772,225 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
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Mernda line Rushall
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Hurstbridge line Westgarth
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Track layout
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Clifton Hill railway station is the junction for the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill, and it opened on 8 May 1888. [4]

Contents

Immediately to the north of the station, the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines diverge.

History

Clifton Hill station opened on 8 May 1888, when a railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg was provided. [4] [5] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the farm Clifton, which was named in 1841 by early landowner John Docker. [6] Land speculator John Knipe later named the area Clifton Hill. [6]

In December 1981, the station building was damaged by fire, although the heritage-registered verandah escaped serious damage. In 1990, the station was renovated, with a matching verandah built on the western platform (Platform 2). [7] In 1992, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Ramsden Street level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station. [8] Signal boxes "A" and "B" were also abolished in May of that year, with semaphore signals replaced by coloured light signals. [8] On 25 June 1996, Clifton Hill was upgraded to a premium station. [7]

Clifton Hill is listed on the Register of the National Estate [9] as an intact example of a Victorian Tudor-style suburban railway station, and is one of eleven that were originally built between 1887 and 1889. It is the only example that still retains the original corrugated iron wings on either side of the main building. The timber verandah on the eastern platform (Platform 1) is also considered architecturally rare. Other features of the complex include two timber-framed gabled roofed signal boxes (built in 1888 and 1901 respectively), located on either side of Platform 2, and the original swinging railway gates (out of use since 1992). [10] One signal box was for the operation of the former level crossing gates across Heidelberg Road, which was replaced by a road overpass in 1957. The other signal box controlled the level crossing gates at Ramsden Street.

Clifton Hill was once part of the Inner Circle line. The Hurstbridge line, between Clifton Hill and Westgarth, was duplicated during late 2008 and early 2009, and included a second bridge over the Merri Creek. On 27 January 2009, it was opened by former Premier, John Brumby, and former Transport Minister, Lynne Kosky. [11]

In the early hours of 25 December 2011, a corrugated iron extension to the Platform 2 station building was damaged by fire. [12] By 12 January 2012, the extension was demolished and removed. [12]

Platforms and services

Clifton Hill has two side platforms, connected by an underpass. Platform 1 contains an enclosed waiting area, while Platform 2 contains a semi-enclosed waiting area and toilets.

The station is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line services. [13] [14]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates two bus routes via Clifton Hill station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Clifton Hill 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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  4. 1 2 "Clifton Hill". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "THE NORTH SUBURBAN RAILWAY LINES". The Argus . No. 12, 677. Victoria, Australia. 11 February 1887. p. 9. Retrieved 17 March 2019– via National Library of Australia.
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  7. 1 2 "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  8. 1 2 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1992. p. 370.
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  10. ↑ Clifton Hill Railway Station Complex Heritage Victoria
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  15. ↑ "504 Moonee Ponds - Clifton Hill via East Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
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