Hurstbridge railway station
Hurstbridge | |||||||||||
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Northbound view in November 2015. A derailed train is visible in the distance. | |||||||||||
Location |
Heidelberg-Kinglake Road, Hurstbridge 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 | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Hurstbridge | ||||||||||
Distance | 38.02 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections | None | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | 75 | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
Station code | HBE | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 25 June 1912 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Hurst's Bridge | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (Year) | 5,168 Weekly (2011-2012) (0.251 Million (251,000)) | ||||||||||
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Services | |||||||||||
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Hurstbridge railway station is the terminus of the Hurstbridge line, in Victoria, Australia, serving the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Hurstbridge. It opened on 25 June 1912 as 'Hurst's Bridge being renamed 'Hurstbridge on 9 December 1912.[2]
Platforms & services
Hurstbridge has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[3]
Platform 1:
- Hurstbridge line: all stations and limited stops services to & from Flinders Street
Transport Links
Panorama Coaches operates one route to and from Hurstbridge station:
- 343: to Greensborough station
Accidents and incidents
On 16 February 1973, Tait trailer carriage 202T was destroyed by a fire whilst stabled in No. 1 road.[4]
On April 9 1983, Comeng motor carriage 315M & Tait motor carriage 472M were destroyed by a fire whilst at the station. Both cars were later scrapped.[5]
Shortly before 2 a.m. on November 11, 2015, X'Trapolis train 927M-1664T-928M derailed, following an unauthorised movement from the yard, resulting in several collisions with various infrastructure and another train.[6] 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.[7]
Gallery
- Northbound view in November 2008
References
- ↑ http://ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PDFs/Random/Station-by-station-patronage-data.xls
- ↑ Hurstbridge Vicsig
- ↑ Hurstbridge Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ "Delays, Etc". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 76.
- ↑ http://vicsig.net/index.php?page=suburban&carriage=315&cartype=M&traintype=Comeng
- ↑ "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
- ↑ ""Metro Employee Found Guilty" 1-6-16". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
External links
Media related to Hurstbridge railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons - Melway map