Clifton Hill railway station
Clifton Hill | |||||||||||||||
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PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||
![]() Northbound view from Platform 2 in October 2020 | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Mernda Hurstbridge | ||||||||||||||
Distance | 6.60 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||
Bauwesen | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
Parking | 90 | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Status | Operational, Premium Station | ||||||||||||||
Station code | CHL | ||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 8 May 1888 | ||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (July 1921) | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2008-2009 | 1.001 million[1] | ||||||||||||||
2009-2010 | 1.030 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||
2010-2011 | 1.088 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||
2011-2012 | 0.982 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||
2012-2013 | Not measured[1] | ||||||||||||||
2013-2014 | 0.964 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||
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Clifton Hill railway station is the junction station 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.[2]
Immediately to the north of the station, the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines diverge.
History
Clifton Hill opened on 8 May 1888.[2][3] 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 interlocked gates at the Ramsden Street level crossing, located in the Up direction of the station, in 1992. Signal boxes "A" and "B" were also abolished in May 1992, with semaphore signals replaced by coloured light signals.[4] It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 25 June 1996.[5]
It is listed on the Register of the National Estate[6] as an intact example of a Victorian Tudor-style suburban railway station, and is one of eleven that were originally built in 1887–1889. 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), located on either side of Platform 2, and the original swinging railway gates (out of use since 1992).[7] 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.
Clifton Hill was once part of the Inner Circle line. The Hurstbridge line, between Clifton Hill and Westgarth, was duplicated in 2008/2009, and included a second bridge over Merri Creek, which was opened by former Premier, John Brumby, and former Transport Minister, Lynne Kosky, on 27 January 2009.[8]
In the early hours of 25 December 2011, a corrugated iron extension to the Platform 2 station building was damaged by fire.[9] The extension was demolished and removed by 12 January 2012.[9]
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.[10][11]
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 Hurstbridge
Transport links
Dysons operates two routes via Clifton Hill station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 504 : to Moonee Ponds Junction[12]
- 546 : Heidelberg station - University of Melbourne (off peak extension to Queen Victoria Market)[13]
Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Clifton Hill station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 246 : Elsternwick station - Clifton Hill[14]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ a b Clifton Hill Vicsig
- ^ "THE NORTH SUBURBAN RAILWAY LINES". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 12, 677. Victoria, Australia. 11 February 1887. p. 9. Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1992. p. 370.
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
- ^ Clifton Hill Railway Station Department of the Environment
- ^ Clifton Hill Railway Station Complex Heritage Victoria
- ^ "First-passenger-trains-on-new-rail-bridge-today". ALP Media Release. Retrieved 30 January 2009.[dead link]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
Media related to Clifton Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Melway map