Hurstbridge railway station
Hurstbridge | |||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Northbound view in November 2015. A derailed train is visible in the distance. | |||||||||||
| Location | Heidelberg-Kinglake Road, Hurstbridge, Victoria 3099 Shire of Nillumbik Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°38′21″S 145°11′32″E / 37.6393°S 145.1921°ECoordinates: 37°38′21″S 145°11′32″E / 37.6393°S 145.1921°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hurstbridge | ||||||||||
| Distance | 38.02 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 195 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational, Premium Station | ||||||||||
| Station code | HBE | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 June 1912 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Hurst's Bridge | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| Year | 5,168 Weekly (2011-2012) (0.251 Million (251,000)) | ||||||||||
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Hurstbridge railway station is the terminus of the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Hurstbridge, and opened on 25 June 1912 as Hurst's Bridge. It was renamed Hurstbridge on 9 December 1912.[2]
Accidents and incidents[]
On 16 February 1973, Tait trailer carriage 202T was destroyed by a fire while stabled in No. 1 road.[3]
On 9 April 1983, Comeng motor carriage 315M and Tait motor carriage 472M were destroyed by a fire whilst at the station. Both cars were later scrapped.[4]
Shortly before 2:00 a.m. on 11 November 2015, X'Trapolis train 927M-1664T-928M derailed, following an unauthorised movement from the yard, resulting in collisions with various items of infrastructure and another train.[5] On 1 June 2016, a former Metro Trains worker pleaded guilty to causing the incident, along with lighting two fires at Newport Workshops in 2015, which damaged or destroyed heritage train carriages, including a historical Swing Door EMU.[6][dead link]
Platforms and services[]
Hurstbridge has one side platform. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[7]
Platform 1:
- Hurstbridge line all stations and limited express services to and from Flinders Street
Transport Links[]
Panorama Coaches operates one route to and from Hurstbridge station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 343 : to Greensborough station[8]
Gallery[]
View to the north, November 2008
References[]
- ^ http://ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PDFs/Random/Station-by-station-patronage-data.xls
- ^ Hurstbridge Vicsig
- ^ "Delays, Etc". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 76.
- ^ "Photos of 315M". vicsig.net. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ ""Metro Employee Found Guilty" 1-6-16". youtube.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "343 Hurstbridge - Greensborough via Diamond Creek Station". Public Transport Victoria.
External links[]
Media related to Hurstbridge train station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map
- Premium Melbourne railway stations
- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1912