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{{Short description|Railway station in Melbourne, Australia}} |
{{Short description|Railway station in Melbourne, Australia}} |
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| style = Melbourne |
| style = Melbourne |
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| image = Clifton_Hill_Station_Platform_2,_looking_north.jpg |
| image = Clifton_Hill_Station_Platform_2,_looking_north.jpg |
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| caption = Northbound view from Platform 2 |
| caption = Northbound view from Platform 2, showing at station buildings and shelters, November 2020 |
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| address = [[Hoddle Highway|Hoddle Street]],<br />[[Clifton Hill, Victoria|Clifton Hill]], [[Victoria ( |
| address = [[Hoddle Highway|Hoddle Street]],<br />[[Clifton Hill, Victoria|Clifton Hill]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] 3068 |
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| borough = [[City of Yarra]] |
| borough = [[City of Yarra]] |
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| country = [[Australia]] |
| country = [[Australia]] |
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| 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}} |
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| distance = 6.60 kilometres from<br />[[Southern Cross railway station|Southern Cross]] |
| distance = 6.60 kilometres from<br />[[Southern Cross railway station|Southern Cross]] |
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| line = [[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]<br />[[Hurstbridge railway line|Hurstbridge]] |
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| structure = Ground |
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| platform = 2 [[side platform|side]] |
| platform = 2 [[side platform|side]] |
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{{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 = 842,750<ref name=patronage2005-2015/>|pass_year = 2007–2008|pass_percent = 5.05}} |
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{{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 |
{{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}} |
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'''Clifton Hill railway station''' is the [[Junction (rail)|junction]] for the [[Mernda |
'''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> |
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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== |
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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 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/> |
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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| |
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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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 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. |
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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 |
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> |
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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/> |
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/> |
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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. |
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. |
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The station is serviced by [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]' [[Mernda |
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> |
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'''Platform 1:''' |
'''Platform 1:''' |
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* {{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda |
* {{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to [[Flinders Street railway station|Flinders Street]] |
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* {{RouteBox|Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge |
* {{RouteBox|Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street |
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'''Platform 2:''' |
'''Platform 2:''' |
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* {{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda |
* {{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}}|white}} all stations services to [[Mernda railway station|Mernda]] |
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* {{RouteBox|Hurstbridge line|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]] |
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==Transport links== |
==Transport links== |
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[[Dysons]] operates [[List of bus routes in Melbourne|two route]]s 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]]: |
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* {{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> |
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* {{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 |
* {{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: |
[[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> |
* {{color box|8c62aa|'''246'''|white}}: [[Elsternwick railway station|Elsternwick station]] – [[Clifton Hill, Victoria|Clifton Hill]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|246}}</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
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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 |
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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 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Standort | Hoddle Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria 3068 City of Yarra Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°47′19″S 144°59′43″E / 37.7887°S 144.9954°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 6.60 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | No—steep ramp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Operational, premium station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | CHL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 8 May 1888 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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:
- Mernda line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
- Hurstbridge line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line all stations services to Mernda
- Hurstbridge line all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge
Transport links
Dysons operates two bus routes via Clifton Hill station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 504 : to Moonee Ponds Junction[15]
- 546 : Heidelberg station - University of Melbourne (off-peak extension to Queen Victoria Market)[16]
Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Clifton Hill station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 246 : Elsternwick station - Clifton Hill[17]
Gallery
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
- ^ 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
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ a b "Clifton Hill". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Clifton Hill". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1992. p. 370.
- ^ Clifton Hill Railway Station Department of the Environment
- ^ Clifton Hill Railway Station Complex Heritage Victoria
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2012. p. 58.
- ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "504 Moonee Ponds - Clifton Hill via East Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "546 Heidelberg Station – Melb Uni – Queen Victoria Market via Clifton Hill and Carlton". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
Media related to Clifton Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Melway map