Edithvale railway station

Edithvale
PTV commuter rail station
Station building and entrance to Platform 1,
May 2022
General information
LocationNepean Highway,
Edithvale, Victoria 3196
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates38°02′17″S 145°06′31″E / 38.0380°S 145.1085°E / -38.0380; 145.1085
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance31.67 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking50
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeEDI
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened20 September 1919; 105 years ago (1919-09-20)
Rebuilt1981
22 November 2021 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedAugust 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006282,891[1]
2006–2007302,980[1] Increase 7.1%
2007–2008351,120[1] Increase 15.88%
2008–2009398,524[2] Increase 13.5%
2009–2010398,274[2] Decrease 0.06%
2010–2011422,494[2] Increase 6.08%
2011–2012409,363[2] Decrease 3.1%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014308,338[2] Decrease 24.67%
2014–2015292,894[1] Decrease 5%
2015–2016295,235[2] Increase 0.79%
2016–2017288,462[2] Decrease 2.29%
2017–2018314,454[2] Increase 9.01%
2018–2019303,950[2] Decrease 3.34%
2019–2020196,750[2] Decrease 35.26%
2020–2021104,700[2] Decrease 46.78%
2021–2022101,050[3] Decrease 3.48%
2022–2023168,750[3] Increase 66.99%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Aspendale
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Chelsea
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
to Aspendale
1
2
to Chelsea

Edithvale railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Edithvale, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Edithvale station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 20 September 1919, with the current station provided in 2021.[4]

History

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Opening on 20 September 1919, Edithvale station gets it name from Edithvale Road, itself named after a local farm, Edithvale Farm, which was established in the 1850s and owned by John and Edith Greves.[5][6]

In its early years, a siding existed on the down side before Platform 2.[7]

In 1978, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Edithvale Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station.[8] In 1981, the former ground level station buildings were provided.[9]

On 28 July 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing was fast-tracked to be grade separated by 2022.[10] Construction started in 2020, with the former ground level station closing on 25 July 2021 for demolition.[11] On 22 November of that year, the rebuilt station opened to passengers.[12][13] As part of the project, the line was lowered into a trench, and the station rebuilt, along with Chelsea and Bonbeach.[14]

Platforms and services

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Edithvale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[15]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Edithvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • SmartBus  902 : Chelsea station – Westfield Airport West[16]

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Edithvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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  • Former ground level station building and entrance to Platform 2, November 2007
    Former ground level station building and entrance to Platform 2, November 2007

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ "Edithvale". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Edithvale". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Edithvale Railway Station, circa 1920". Victorian Railways: Celebrating 150 years of railways in Victoria. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
  8. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  9. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail:1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  10. ^ "Station designs announced for Fast-tracked crossing removals for Chelsea". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach – station closures". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  12. ^ "New completion dates for Lilydale, Frankston and Williamstown line works". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ^ "54 level crossings gone for good". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Edithvale Road, Edithvale". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "902 Chelsea Railway Station - Airport West Shopping Centre (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  17. ^ "706 Mordialloc SC - Chelsea Railway Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  18. ^ "858 Edithvale - Aspendale Gardens via Chelsea". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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