Eaglemont railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°45′50″S 145°03′14″E / 37.7638°S 145.0538°E / -37.7638; 145.0538Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)HurstbridgeDistance13.09 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConstructionStructure typeGroundParking42Bicycle facilities5AccessibleNo—steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeEGTFare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlapWebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened1 May 1926; 98 years ago (1926-05-01)ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006178,664[1]2006–2007197,898[1] Increase 10.76%2007–2008217,369[1] Increase 9.83%2008–2009216,022[2] Decrease 0.61%2009–2010218,126[2] Increase 0.97%2010–2011217,663[2] Decrease 0.21%2011–2012198,368[2] Decrease 8.86%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014181,986[2] Decrease 8.25%2014–2015175,354[1] Decrease 3.64%2015–2016180,675[2] Increase 3.03%2016–2017174,219[2] Decrease 3.57%2017–2018144,409[2] Decrease 17.11%2018–2019164,497[2] Increase 13.91%2019–2020128,000[2] Decrease 22.18%2020–202150,550[2] Decrease 60.5%2021–202258,550[3] Increase 15.82% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ivanhoe Hurstbridge line Heidelberg
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
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to Heidelberg

Eaglemont railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of the same name, and opened on 1 May 1926.[4]

History

Eaglemont station, like the suburb itself, was named after Mount Eagle, a property that was acquired in 1838 by Thomas Walker,[5][6] who became a representative of the District of Port Phillip in the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1843 and 1845.[5] Walker later sold the property to John Browne, father of author Rolf Boldrewood.[5]

In 1949, the railway line between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg was duplicated.[4] In 1979, the present station building on Platform 2 was provided.[7]

Platforms and services

Eaglemont has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[8]

Platform 1:

  •  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Eaglemont". vicsig.net. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Eaglemont". Victorian Places. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). September 1979. p. 204.
  8. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

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