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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]

Clifton Hill
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2 in October 2020
General information
Location	Hoddle Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria 3068 City of Yarra Australia
Coordinates	37°47′19″S 144°59′43″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
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	90
Bicycle facilities	17
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	CHL
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 May 1888; 134 years ago (1888-05-08)
Rebuilt	1990
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Passengers
2008-2009	1.001 million[1]
2009-2010	1.030 million[1]  2.9%
2010-2011	1.088 million[1]  5.63%
2011-2012	0.982 million[1]  9.74%
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	0.964 million[1]  1.83%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Victoria Park towards Flinders Street Mernda line Rushall towards Mernda Hurstbridge line Westgarth towards Hurstbridge

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

External links

• Media related to Clifton Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map

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