Hurstbridge railway station

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]

Hurstbridge
Northbound view in November 2015. A derailed train is visible in the distance.
LocationHeidelberg-Kinglake Road, Hurstbridge
Australia
Coordinates37°38′21″S 145°11′32″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance38.02 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsNone
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking75
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeHBE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 June 1912
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesHurst's Bridge
Traffic
Passengers (Year)5,168 Weekly (2011-2012) (0.251 Million (251,000))
[1]
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Wattleglen
Hurstbridge lineTerminus

Platforms & services

Hurstbridge has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[3]

Platform 1:

Panorama Coaches operates one route to and from Hurstbridge station:

Accidents and incidents

On 16 February 1973, Tait trailer carriage 202T was destroyed by a fire whilst stabled in No. 1 road.[5]

On 9 April 1983, Comeng motor carriage 315M & Tait motor carriage 472M were destroyed by a fire whilst at the station. Both cars were later scrapped.[6]

Shortly before 2 a.m. on 11 November 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.[7] 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.[8]

  • Northbound view in November 2008

References
  1. http://ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PDFs/Random/Station-by-station-patronage-data.xls
  2. Hurstbridge Vicsig
  3. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  4. "343 Hurstbridge - Greensborough via Diamond Creek Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "Delays, Etc". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 76.
  6. "Photos of 315M". vicsig.net. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  7. "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  8. ""Metro Employee Found Guilty" 1-6-16". youtube.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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