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{{Short description|Railway station in Melbourne, Australia}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}
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{{Infobox station
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| style = Melbourne
| style = Melbourne
| image = Clifton_Hill_Station_Platform_2,_looking_north.jpg
| image = Clifton_Hill_Station_Platform_2,_looking_north.jpg
| caption = Northbound view from Platform 2 in October 2020
| caption = Northbound view from Platform 2, showing at station buildings and shelters, November 2020
| address = [[Hoddle Highway|Hoddle Street]], [[Clifton Hill, Victoria|Clifton Hill]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] 3068
| address = [[Hoddle Highway|Hoddle Street]],<br />[[Clifton Hill, Victoria|Clifton Hill]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] 3068
| borough = [[City of Yarra]]
| borough = [[City of Yarra]]
| country = [[Australia]]
| country = [[Australia]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|-37.7887|144.9954|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|-37.7887|144.9954|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}
| distance = 6.60 kilometres from [[Southern Cross railway station|Southern Cross]]
| distance = 6.60 kilometres from<br />[[Southern Cross railway station|Southern Cross]]
| line = {{plainlist|
| line = [[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]<br />[[Hurstbridge railway line|Hurstbridge]]
*{{rcb|Melbourne|Mernda|croute}}
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| other = [[List of bus routes in Melbourne|Bus]]
*{{rcb|Melbourne|Hurstbridge|croute}}
}}
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| other = {{rint|victoria|met bus|link=List of bus routes in Melbourne}} Bus
| structure = Ground
| structure = Ground
| platform = 2 [[side platform|side]]
| platform = 2 [[side platform|side]]
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| parking = 90
| parking = 90
| bicycle = 17
| bicycle = 17
| opened = {{Start date|df=yes|1888|05|08}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1888|05|08|df=y}}
| closed =
| closed =
| rebuilt = 1990
| rebuilt = 1990
| electrified = 1500 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[Overhead line|overhead]]
| electrified = July 1921 (1500 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[Overhead line|overhead]])
| accessible = No—steep ramp
| disabled = Yes
| code = CHL
| code = CHL
| owned = [[VicTrack]]
| owned = [[VicTrack]]
| operator = [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]
| operator = [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]
| zone = [[Myki]] Zone 1
| zone = [[Myki]] Zone 1
| status = Operational, [[Premium Station]]
| status = Operational, [[premium station]]
| former =
| former =
| passengers =
| passengers =
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| pass_percent =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| mpassengers = {{Rail pass box|passengers = 1.001 million<ref name="patronage2008-2014">{{cite web|title=Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014|url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV/PTV%20docs/research/PTV-Station-by-Station-Fact-Sheet-accessible-version-2015.xls|publisher=Public Transport Victoria|accessdate=1 November 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330211628/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV/PTV%20docs/research/PTV-Station-by-Station-Fact-Sheet-accessible-version-2015.xls|archivedate=30 March 2016|url-status=dead|format=XLS|date=14 May 2015}} (access from [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/about-ptv/ptv-data-and-reports/research-and-statistics/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103220141/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/about-ptv/ptv-data-and-reports/research-and-statistics/ |date=3 November 2016 }})</ref>|pass_year = 2008-2009}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 772,225<ref name="patronage2005-2015">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEcNOel8EBciHQX8H4F5aWiKdc-DpF3V/view Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19] Department of Transport</ref>|pass_year = 2005–2006}}
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{{Rail pass box|passengers = 1.030 million<ref name="patronage2008-2014" />|pass_year = 2009-2010|pass_percent = 2.9}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 1.088 million<ref name="patronage2008-2014" />|pass_year = 2010-2011|pass_percent = 5.63}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 802,205<ref name=patronage2005-2015/>|pass_year = 2006–2007|pass_percent = 3.88}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 0.982 million<ref name="patronage2008-2014" />|pass_year = 2011-2012|pass_percent = -9.74}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 842,750<ref name=patronage2005-2015/>|pass_year = 2007–2008|pass_percent = 5.05}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = Not measured<ref name="patronage2008-2014" /> |pass_year = 2012-2013}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 1,001,215<ref name="patronage2008-2021">[https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021] Philip Mallis</ref>|pass_year = 2008–2009|pass_percent = 18.8}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 0.964 million<ref name="patronage2008-2014" />|pass_year = 2013-2014|pass_percent = -1.83}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 1,029,502<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2009–2010|pass_percent = 2.82}}
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{{Rail pass box|passengers = 1,087,791<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2010–2011|pass_percent = 5.66}}
| services =
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 982,055<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2011–2012|pass_percent = -9.72}}
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{{Adjacent stations|system1=Melbourne
{{Rail pass box|passengers = Not measured<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2012–2013}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 964,101<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2013–2014|pass_percent = -1.82}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 916,334<ref name=patronage2005-2015/>|pass_year = 2014–2015|pass_percent = -4.95}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 911,537<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2015–2016|pass_percent = -0.52}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 1,066,417<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2016–2017|pass_percent = 16.99}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 1,264,801<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2017–2018|pass_percent = 18.6}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 990,096<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2018–2019|pass_percent = -21.71}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 709,000<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2019–2020|pass_percent = -28.39}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 347,000<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2020–2021|pass_percent = -51.05}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 454,200<ref name="patronage2021-2022">[https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)] Data Vic</ref>|pass_year = 2021–2022|pass_percent = 30.89}}
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Melbourne
|line1=Mernda|left1=Victoria Park|right1=Rushall
|line1=Mernda|left1=Victoria Park|right1=Rushall
|line2=Hurstbridge|left2=Victoria Park|right2=Westgarth
|line2=Hurstbridge|left2=Victoria Park|right2=Westgarth
}}
}}
| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1041 Public Transport Victoria]
| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1041 Public Transport Victoria]
| route_map = {{Routemap
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'''Clifton Hill railway station''' is the junction station for the [[Mernda railway line|Mernda]] and [[Hurstbridge railway line|Hurstbridge]] lines in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. It serves the north-eastern [[Melbourne]] suburb of [[Clifton Hill, Victoria|Clifton Hill]], and it opened on 8 May 1888.
'''Clifton Hill railway station''' is the [[Junction (rail)|junction]] for the [[Mernda line|Mernda]] and [[Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge]] lines in [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. It serves the north-eastern [[Melbourne]] suburb of [[Clifton Hill, Victoria|Clifton Hill]], and it opened on 8 May 1888.<ref name="vicsigcliftonhill">{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Clifton-Hill|title=Clifton Hill|website=vicsig.net|access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref>


Immediately to the north of the station, the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines diverge.
Immediately to the north of the station, the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines diverge.
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==History==
==History==


Clifton Hill railway station opened on 8 May 1888.<ref name="VicsigCliftonHill">[http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Clifton-Hill Clifton Hill] Vicsig</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11589769 |title=THE NORTH SUBURBAN RAILWAY LINES. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=12,677 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 February 1887 |accessdate=17 March 2019 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The station building was damaged by fire in December 1981, although the heritage-registered verandah escaped serious damage. The station was renovated in 1990, with a matching verandah built on the western platform (Platform 2). Boom barriers replaced [[Interlocking|interlocked gates]] at the Ramsden Street level crossing in 1992. [[Signal Box|Signal boxes]] "A" and "B" were also abolished in May 1992, with [[Railway semaphore signal|semaphore signals]] replaced by coloured light signals.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=November 1992|title=Works|magazine=Newsrail|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=370}}</ref> It was upgraded to a [[Premium Station]] on 25 June 1996.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=October 1997|title=Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station|magazine=Newsrail|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=310}}</ref>
Clifton Hill station opened on 8 May 1888, when a railway line between [[Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne|Collingwood]] and [[Heidelberg railway station|Heidelberg]] was provided.<ref name=vicsigcliftonhill/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11589769 |title=THE NORTH SUBURBAN RAILWAY LINES. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |issue=12,677 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 February 1887 |accessdate=17 March 2019 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the farm ''Clifton'', which was named in 1841 by early landowner John Docker.<ref name="vpcliftonhill">{{cite web|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/clifton-hill|title=Clifton Hill|publisher=Victorian Places|accessdate=28 January 2023}}</ref> [[Speculation|Land speculator]] John Knipe later named the area Clifton Hill.<ref name=vpcliftonhill/>


In December 1981, the station building was damaged by fire, although the heritage-registered verandah escaped serious damage. In 1990, the station was renovated, with a matching verandah built on the western platform (Platform 2).<ref name="newsrailoct97">{{cite magazine|date=October 1997|title=Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station|magazine=[[Newsrail]]|publisher=[[Australian Railway Historical Society]]|pages=303–315}}</ref> In 1992, [[boom barrier]]s replaced [[Interlocking|interlocked gate]]s at the Ramsden Street [[level crossing]], located nearby in the [[Rail directions#Up and down|up]] direction of the station.<ref name="newsrailnov92">{{cite magazine|date=November 1992|title=Works|magazine=Newsrail|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=370}}</ref> [[Signal Box|Signal box]]es "A" and "B" were also abolished in May of that year, with [[Railway semaphore signal|semaphore signal]]s replaced by coloured light [[Railway signal|signal]]s.<ref name=newsrailnov92/> On 25 June 1996, Clifton Hill was upgraded to a [[premium station]].<ref name=newsrailoct97/>
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It is listed on the [[Register of the National Estate]]<ref>[http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=15097 Clifton Hill Railway Station] Department of the Environment</ref> as an intact example of a Victorian Tudor-style suburban railway station, and is one of eleven that were originally built in 1887–89. It is the only example that still retains the original corrugated iron wings on either side of the main building. The timber verandah on the eastern platform (Platform 1) is also considered architecturally rare. Other features of the complex include two timber-framed gabled roofed signal boxes (built in 1888 and 1901), located on either side of Platform 2, and the original swinging railway gates (out of use since 1992).<ref>[http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;294 Clifton Hill Railway Station Complex] Heritage Victoria</ref> One signal box was for the operation of the former level crossing gates across Heidelberg Road, which was replaced by an overpass in 1957. The other signal box controlled the level crossing gates at Ramsden Street.


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Clifton Hill is listed on the [[Register of the National Estate]]<ref>[http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=15097 Clifton Hill Railway Station] Department of the Environment</ref> as an intact example of a Victorian Tudor-style suburban railway station, and is one of eleven that were originally built between 1887 and 1889. It is the only example that still retains the original corrugated iron wings on either side of the main building. The timber verandah on the eastern platform (Platform 1) is also considered architecturally rare. Other features of the complex include two timber-framed gabled roofed signal boxes (built in 1888 and 1901 respectively), located on either side of Platform 2, and the original swinging railway gates (out of use since 1992).<ref>[http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;294 Clifton Hill Railway Station Complex] Heritage Victoria</ref> One signal box was for the operation of the former level crossing gates across [[Heidelberg Road]], which was replaced by a [[Overpass#Highway and road|road overpass]] in 1957. The other signal box controlled the level crossing gates at Ramsden Street.
Clifton Hill was once part of the [[Inner Circle railway line|Inner Circle line]]. The Hurstbridge line, between Clifton Hill and [[Westgarth railway station|Westgarth]], was duplicated in 2008/2009, and included a second bridge over [[Merri Creek]], which was opened by then Premier, [[John Brumby]], and then Transport Minister, [[Lynne Kosky]], on 27 January 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alpvictoria.com.au/News-and-Media/Road-and-Transport/News/First-passenger-trains-on-new-rail-bridge-today.html |title=First-passenger-trains-on-new-rail-bridge-today |accessdate=2009-01-30 |publisher=ALP Media Release }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Clifton Hill was once part of the [[Inner Circle railway line|Inner Circle line]]. The Hurstbridge line, between Clifton Hill and [[Westgarth railway station|Westgarth]], was [[Double-track railway|duplicated]] during late 2008 and early 2009, and included a second bridge over the [[Merri Creek]]. On 27 January 2009, it was opened by former [[Premier of Victoria|Premier]], [[John Brumby]], and former Transport Minister, [[Lynne Kosky]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rapattoni |first1=Frank |title=Engineering and Architecture Unite for Railway Bridge |journal=IABSE Symposium Report |series=IABSE Symposium, Venice 2010: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas |date=January 2010 |volume=97 |issue=33 |pages=190–191 |doi=10.2749/222137810796024222 |isbn=978-3-85748-122-2 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233542003 |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref>

In the early hours of 25 December 2011, a corrugated iron extension to the Platform 2 station building was damaged by fire.<ref name="newsrailfeb12">{{cite magazine|date=February 2012|title=Works|magazine=Newsrail|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=58}}</ref> By 12 January 2012, the extension was demolished and removed.<ref name=newsrailfeb12/>


==Platforms and services==
==Platforms and services==


Clifton Hill has two [[side platform]]s, connected by an underpass. Platform 1 contains an enclosed waiting area, while Platform 2 contains a semi-enclosed waiting area and toilets.
Clifton Hill has two [[side platform]]s, connected by an [[Subway (underpass)|underpass]]. Platform 1 contains an enclosed waiting area, while Platform 2 contains a semi-enclosed waiting area and toilets.


It is serviced by [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]' [[Mernda railway line|Mernda]] and [[Hurstbridge railway line|Hurstbridge]] line services.<ref>{{cite PTV route|Mernda|mode=train}}</ref><ref>{{cite PTV route|Hurstbridge|mode=train}}</ref>
The station is serviced by [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]' [[Mernda line|Mernda]] and [[Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge]] line services.<ref>{{cite PTV route|Mernda|mode=train}}</ref><ref>{{cite PTV route|Hurstbridge|mode=train}}</ref>


'''Platform 1:'''
'''Platform 1:'''
*{{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to [[Flinders Street railway station|Flinders Street]]
* {{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to [[Flinders Street railway station|Flinders Street]]
*{{RouteBox|Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
* {{RouteBox|Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street


'''Platform 2:'''
'''Platform 2:'''
*{{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}}|white}} all stations services to [[Mernda railway station|Mernda]]
* {{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}}|white}} all stations services to [[Mernda railway station|Mernda]]
*{{RouteBox|Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to [[Hurstbridge railway station|Hurstbridge]]
* {{RouteBox|Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to [[Macleod railway station|Macleod]], [[Greensborough railway station|Greensborough]], [[Eltham railway station, Melbourne|Eltham]] and [[Hurstbridge railway station|Hurstbridge]]


==Transport links==
==Transport links==


[[Dysons]] operates two routes via Clifton Hill station, under contract to [[Public Transport Victoria]]:
[[Dysons]] operates [[List of bus routes in Melbourne|two bus route]]s via Clifton Hill station, under contract to [[Public Transport Victoria]]:
*{{color box|ed0277|'''504'''|white}}: to [[Moonee Ponds Junction]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|504}}</ref>
* {{color box|ed0277|'''504'''|white}}: to [[Moonee Ponds Junction]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|504}}</ref>
*{{color box|f68b1f|'''546'''|white}}: [[Heidelberg railway station|Heidelberg station]] – [[University of Melbourne]] (off peak extension to [[Queen Victoria Market]])<ref>{{cite PTV route|546}}</ref>
* {{color box|f68b1f|'''546'''|white}}: [[Heidelberg railway station|Heidelberg station]] – [[University of Melbourne]] (off-peak extension to [[Queen Victoria Market]])<ref name="ptv546">{{cite web|url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15220/546-heidelberg-station-melb-uni-queen-victoria-market-via-clifton-hill-and-carlton|title=546 Heidelberg Station – Melb Uni – Queen Victoria Market via Clifton Hill and Carlton|website=[[Public Transport Victoria]]|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>

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[[Kinetic Melbourne]] operates one route via Clifton Hill station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
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* {{color box|8c62aa|'''246'''|white}}: [[Elsternwick railway station|Elsternwick station]] – [[Clifton Hill, Victoria|Clifton Hill]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|246}}</ref>


==Gallery==
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[[Transdev Melbourne]] operates one route via Clifton Hill station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
<gallery>
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*{{color box|8c62aa|'''246'''|white}}: [[Elsternwick railway station|Elsternwick station]] – [[Clifton Hill, Victoria|Clifton Hill]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|246}}</ref>
File:Clifton Hill Railway Station 01.jpg|Northbound view from Platform 2 with a [[Comeng (train)|Comeng]] arriving at platform 1 on a [[Flinders Street railway station|City]]-bound service, October 2008
File:236M-1418T-235M X'Trapolis at Clifton Hill.jpg|An [[X'Trapolis 100|X'Trapolis]] set departs Platform 1 on a <br/>[[Flinders Street railway station|City]]-bound service, June 2024
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Clifton Hill railway station, Melbourne|Clifton Hill railway station}}
* {{commons category-inline|Clifton Hill railway station, Melbourne|Clifton Hill railway station}}
*[http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd3/map.php?x=144.9954066710657&y=-37.788864563773494&l=13&mt=4 Melway map]
* [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd3/map.php?x=144.9954066710657&y=-37.788864563773494&l=13&mt=4 Melway map]


{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations|Hurstbridge=y|Mernda=y|state=collapsed}}
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations|Hurstbridge=y|Mernda=y|state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888]]
[[Category:Victorian Heritage Register]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the City of Yarra]]

Revision as of 08:07, 12 July 2024

Clifton Hill
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, showing at station buildings and shelters, November 2020
General information
StandortHoddle Street,
Clifton Hill, Victoria 3068
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°47′19″S 144°59′43″E / 37.7887°S 144.9954°E / -37.7887; 144.9954
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance6.60 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Bauwesen
Structure typeGround
Parking90
Bicycle facilities17
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeCHL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888; 136 years ago (1888-05-08)
Rebuilt1990
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006772,225[1]
2006–2007802,205[1] Increase 3.88%
2007–2008842,750[1] Increase 5.05%
2008–20091,001,215[2] Increase 18.8%
2009–20101,029,502[2] Increase 2.82%
2010–20111,087,791[2] Increase 5.66%
2011–2012982,055[2] Decrease 9.72%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014964,101[2] Decrease 1.82%
2014–2015916,334[1] Decrease 4.95%
2015–2016911,537[2] Decrease 0.52%
2016–20171,066,417[2] Increase 16.99%
2017–20181,264,801[2] Increase 18.6%
2018–2019990,096[2] Decrease 21.71%
2019–2020709,000[2] Decrease 28.39%
2020–2021347,000[2] Decrease 51.05%
2021–2022454,200[3] Increase 30.89%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Victoria Park
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Rushall
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line Westgarth
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Victoria Park
Ramsden Street
1
2
to Rushall
Merri Creek
to Westgarth

Clifton Hill railway station is the junction for the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill, and it opened on 8 May 1888.[4]

Immediately to the north of the station, the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines diverge.

History

Clifton Hill station opened on 8 May 1888, when a railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg was provided.[4][5] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the farm Clifton, which was named in 1841 by early landowner John Docker.[6] Land speculator John Knipe later named the area Clifton Hill.[6]

In December 1981, the station building was damaged by fire, although the heritage-registered verandah escaped serious damage. In 1990, the station was renovated, with a matching verandah built on the western platform (Platform 2).[7] In 1992, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Ramsden Street level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station.[8] Signal boxes "A" and "B" were also abolished in May of that year, with semaphore signals replaced by coloured light signals.[8] On 25 June 1996, Clifton Hill was upgraded to a premium station.[7]

Clifton Hill is listed on the Register of the National Estate[9] as an intact example of a Victorian Tudor-style suburban railway station, and is one of eleven that were originally built between 1887 and 1889. It is the only example that still retains the original corrugated iron wings on either side of the main building. The timber verandah on the eastern platform (Platform 1) is also considered architecturally rare. Other features of the complex include two timber-framed gabled roofed signal boxes (built in 1888 and 1901 respectively), located on either side of Platform 2, and the original swinging railway gates (out of use since 1992).[10] One signal box was for the operation of the former level crossing gates across Heidelberg Road, which was replaced by a road overpass in 1957. The other signal box controlled the level crossing gates at Ramsden Street.

Clifton Hill was once part of the Inner Circle line. The Hurstbridge line, between Clifton Hill and Westgarth, was duplicated during late 2008 and early 2009, and included a second bridge over the Merri Creek. On 27 January 2009, it was opened by former Premier, John Brumby, and former Transport Minister, Lynne Kosky.[11]

In the early hours of 25 December 2011, a corrugated iron extension to the Platform 2 station building was damaged by fire.[12] By 12 January 2012, the extension was demolished and removed.[12]

Platforms and services

Clifton Hill has two side platforms, connected by an underpass. Platform 1 contains an enclosed waiting area, while Platform 2 contains a semi-enclosed waiting area and toilets.

The station is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line services.[13][14]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates two bus routes via Clifton Hill station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Clifton Hill station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • Northbound view from Platform 2 with a Comeng arriving at platform 1 on a City-bound service, October 2008
    Northbound view from Platform 2 with a Comeng arriving at platform 1 on a City-bound service, October 2008
  • An X'Trapolis set departs Platform 1 on a City-bound service, June 2024
    An X'Trapolis set departs Platform 1 on a
    City-bound service, June 2024

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 "Clifton Hill". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ "THE NORTH SUBURBAN RAILWAY LINES". The Argus. No. 12, 677. Victoria, Australia. 11 February 1887. p. 9. Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b "Clifton Hill". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  8. ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1992. p. 370.
  9. ^ Clifton Hill Railway Station Department of the Environment
  10. ^ Clifton Hill Railway Station Complex Heritage Victoria
  11. ^ Rapattoni, Frank (January 2010). "Engineering and Architecture Unite for Railway Bridge". IABSE Symposium Report. IABSE Symposium, Venice 2010: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas. 97 (33): 190–191. doi:10.2749/222137810796024222. ISBN 978-3-85748-122-2. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2012. p. 58.
  13. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "504 Moonee Ponds - Clifton Hill via East Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "546 Heidelberg Station – Melb Uni – Queen Victoria Market via Clifton Hill and Carlton". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  17. ^ "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
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