Ripponlea railway station

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Ripponlea
PTV commuter rail station
Ripponleastation3.jpg
Northbound view in November 2021
LocationGlen Eira Road,
Ripponlea, Victoria 3185
City of Port Phillip
Australia
Coordinates37°52′33″S 144°59′42″E / 37.8759°S 144.9951°E / -37.8759; 144.9951Coordinates: 37°52′33″S 144°59′42″E / 37.8759°S 144.9951°E / -37.8759; 144.9951
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance9.83 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Host Station
Station codeRIP
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 May 1912
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (May 1919)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Balaclava
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Elsternwick
towards Sandringham
Track layout
Legend
to Balaclava
1
2
Glen Eira Road
to Elsternwick

Ripponlea railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea, and it opened on 1 May 1912.[1]

It is located at the Up (northern) end of the Glen Eira Road level crossing, with station access from Glen Eira Road, Oak Grove and Morres Street. Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building, with a smaller weatherboard building on Platform 2. A footbridge is provided immediately south of the station buildings.

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Glen Eira Road level crossing in 1960. The signal box was also abolished during this time.[1]

Platforms and services[]

Ripponlea has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.[2]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

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

  •  623 : Glen Waverley station – St Kilda[3]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Ripponlea station:

Gallery[]

  • Northbound view from the Glen Eira Road level crossing in April 2005

  • Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in November 2021

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ripponlea Vicsig
  2. ^ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  3. ^ "623 Glen Waverley - St Kilda via Mount Waverley & Chadstone & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
  4. ^ "67 Melbourne University - Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.

External links[]

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