Eltham railway station, Melbourne

Eltham railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Eltham, and opened on 5 June 1902.[1]

Eltham
Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2013
LocationMain Road, Eltham
Australia
Coordinates37°42′50″S 145°08′52″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance27.39 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks7
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking355
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeELT
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened5 June 1902
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Montmorency
Hurstbridge line
Diamond Creek
towards Hurstbridge

It is the terminus for a number of peak and off-peak services on the line. Five stabling sidings are located to the west of Platform 2, with the site previously having been a goods yard. The last wooden trestle bridge on the Melbourne suburban network is located south of the station.

Boom barriers were provided at the Diamond Street level crossing, located at the Down end of the station, in 1987.[2]

In the 1990s, Platform 1 was converted from a south facing bay platform to a through platform.

Eltham was one of the last stations in Melbourne to be controlled by mechanical safeworking, including semaphore signals. It was also a break between two different types of safeworking; Greensborough to Eltham was controlled by Miniature Electric Staff, whilst Eltham to Hurstbridge was controlled by Train Staff and Ticket. Both safeworking systems were converted to Automatic Track Control (ATC) in early 2013.[3] A new train driver amenity building was also constructed around this time.

Platforms & services

Eltham has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[4]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Trains in either direction can depart from either platform, although Hurstbridge-bound services almost always depart from platform 1 and, likewise, City-bound services usually depart from platform 2.

Dysons operates one route via Eltham station:

Panorama Coaches operates four routes to and from Eltham station:

Transdev Melbourne operates one route via Eltham station:

References
  1. Eltham Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1987. p. 27.
  3. Hurstbridge Line VICSIG. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  4. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "513 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough or Lower Plenty". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "578 Eltham Station - Warrandyte via Research & Kangaroo Ground-Warrandyte Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "579 Eltham Station - Warrandyte via Research & Research-Warrandyte Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "580 Diamond Creek - Eltham Station via Ryans Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "582 Eltham Town Service via Woodridge Estate". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "902 Chelsea - Airport West (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
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