Ringwood railway station, Melbourne

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Ringwood
PTV commuter rail station
Ringwood Railway Station from Platform 2 looking north-east.jpg
Eastbound view from Platform 2 in December 2017
LocationRailway Place,
Ringwood, Victoria 3134
City of Maroondah
Australia
Coordinates37°48′57″S 145°13′44″E / 37.81595°S 145.22887°E / -37.81595; 145.22887Coordinates: 37°48′57″S 145°13′44″E / 37.81595°S 145.22887°E / -37.81595; 145.22887
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Lilydale
Belgrave
Distance25.76 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking180
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeRWD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1882
RebuiltJanuary 2016
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
(January 1923)
Passengers
2014-2015Not measured[1]
2015-20161.35 million[1] Decrease 17.02%
2016-20171.76 million[1] Increase 29.91%
2017-20181.80 million[1] Increase 2.3%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Heatherdale
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Ringwood East
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Heathmont
towards Belgrave
Terminus Belgrave line
Shuttle services
Lilydale line
Shuttle services
 Ringwood East
towards Lilydale
Track layout
Legend
to Heatherdale
1
3
2
Bedford Road
(Removing by 2025)
to Heathmont
to
Ringwood
stabling yard
to Ringwood East

Ringwood railway station is the junction station for the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ringwood, and it opened on 1 December 1882.[2]

The original signal box was located on Platforms 1 and 2, and it was originally provided in 1926.[2] It has since been relocated to the bus interchange. Signals are currently controlled from within the station building on Platform 3. Stabling sidings are located at the Down end of the station. The sidings closest to the Lilydale line were provided in 1973, and were extended in 1978,[2] whilst the sidings closest to the Belgrave line and the Bedford Road level crossing were provided in 1979.[3] It involved the temporary reposition of the Belgrave line whilst construction took place.[3]

Duplication of the line to Bayswater occurred in 1982,[2] with duplication of the line to Croydon occurring in 1984.[2]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 31 July 1996.[4]

Platform 1 is a recent addition to the station, opening in 1999.[5] Prior to this, the track on the now Platform 1 side was used as a siding, which continued along to the Wantirna Road bridge.

As part of the Eastland Shopping Centre 2015-2016 expansion (Stage 5), Ringwood station was upgraded in 2015, with the $66 million upgrade to the station being completed in January 2016. The work included a new concourse, lifts, reconfigured bus interchange, CCTV and heritage work on the station buildings.[6][7] The station buildings themselves were not significantly altered, as they are heritage listed.[8]

Accidents[]

In February 1908, EE class steam locomotive 478 overran the buffer stops at the Wantirna Road siding, derailed and toppled down the embankment, ending up level with the road.[9]

Around 1964, an L Class electric loco ran away, crashing the same buffer stops, and stopped with its front bogie dangling over Wantirna Road.[10]

On 16 October 1989, a Comeng and Hitachi train sets collided 500m east of the station, near the Bedford Road level crossing.[11][12][13] The collision occurred on a bend when the 7:11am train from Belgrave, led by Comeng 589M, collided into the rear of the 7:13am train from Upper Ferntree Gully, which was stationary at the time, and derailing the Comeng train. 10 injuries were reported.

On 12 July 1992, a Comeng set overshot the same siding as per the 1908 accident, with leading car 392M crashing through and stopping on top of the buffer stops right near the edge of the Wantirna Road bridge.

On 12 May 2010, an X'Trapolis 100 set ran off the end of the tracks and into a fence in the Ringwood stabling yard.[14]

Facilities, platforms and services[]

Ringwood has one island platform (Platforms 1 and 2) and one side platform (Platform 3). Platform 3 and the concourse feature customer service windows, with Platforms 1 and 2 featuring a semi-enclosed waiting area. Platform 3 and the concourse also features toilets, with Platforms 1 and 2 featuring a kiosk. All platforms are accessible via ramps, stairs and lifts. The bus interchange is located outside Platform 3.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[15][16]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

Platform 3:

Transport links[]

Kinetic Melbourne operates five routes via Ringwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  271 : to Box Hill station[17]
  •  364 : to Warrandyte[18]
  •  370 : to Mitcham station[19]
  •  380 : to Ringwood station (loop service)[20]
  •  SmartBus   901 : Frankston station – Melbourne Airport[21]

McKenzie's Tourist Services operates one route via Ringwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes to and from Ringwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery[]

  • Westbound view, prior to the station upgrade, in May 2014

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ringwood Vicsig
  3. ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1979. p. 233.
  4. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society: 310. October 1997.
  5. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society: 249. August 1999.
  6. ^ Ringwood Station and Interchange Upgrade Department of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure
  7. ^ Ringwood Station and Interchange Upgrade Public Transport Victoria
  8. ^ Ringwood Railway Station On my Doorstep
  9. ^ "(untitled)". Public Record Office Victoria. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010.
  10. ^ Personal observation.
  11. ^ Kelly, Hugo (17 October 1989). "Improve rail signals or face closures, say unions". The Age. p. 4.
  12. ^ Coffey, Michelle (16 October 1989). "10 hurt as trains crash". The Herald. p. 3.
  13. ^ McDonald, Lachlan (17 October 1989). "Urgent rail talks; Safety fears over crash". The Sun. p. 5.
  14. ^ One of Metro's newest trains crashes through fence at Ringwood Herald Sun
  15. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "271 Box Hill - Ringwood via Park Orchards". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "364 Warrandyte - Ringwood Station via Croydon & Warrandyte Rd & Eastland SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. ^ "370 Mitcham - Ringwood via Ringwood North". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. ^ "380 Ringwood - Croydon Loop". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. ^ "901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. ^ "684 Eildon - Melbourne via Lilydale Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  23. ^ "670 Ringwood - Lilydale via Croydon & Chirnside Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  24. ^ "679 Chirnside Park Shopping Centre - Ringwood via Canterbury Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  25. ^ "742 Eastland - Chadstone via Vermont South & Glen Waverley & Oakleigh". Public Transport Victoria.

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