East Camberwell railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, and it opened on 14 May 1900.[1]

East Camberwell
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 3, with the Alamein line flyover in the background, in May 2014
General information
Location	Sefton Place, Camberwell, Victoria 3124 City of Boroondara Australia
Coordinates	37°49′33″S 145°04′06″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Lilydale Belgrave
Distance	11.08 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	60
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	ECM
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	14 May 1900; 122 years ago (1900-05-14)
Rebuilt	8 November 1964
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1922)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Camberwell towards Flinders Street Lilydale line Canterbury towards Lilydale Belgrave line Canterbury towards Belgrave
Former services Shenley towards Fairfield   Intersection with the Outer Circle line   Riversdale towards Oakleigh   List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
Track layout Legend to Camberwell 1 3 2 to Canterbury

History

East Camberwell station originally opened as the interchange station for the Deepdene Dasher service, which ran north along the Outer Circle line, that had opened in 1891.[2]^: 52 Three platforms were provided, two high-level ones for trains on the Lilydale line, and a single low-level one for trains on the Outer Circle line. Steps were provided between all platforms, to enable passengers to change between services. Between 1915 and 1922, a signal box at the Melbourne (Up) end was provided, to control the junction towards Riversdale (on today's Alamein line), as the three tracks though to Camberwell had been reduced to two, to allow the regrading works at Camberwell to proceed. The Deepdene Dasher service was withdrawn on 9 October 1927, and the northern section of the Outer Circle line closed on 6 September 1943, when goods services to East Kew station ended.[2]^: 64 The low level platform was removed after World War II.[3]

The platforms on the Lilydale line were rebuilt in 1964, when work to provide a third track between Camberwell and East Camberwell was carried out. The southern platform at East Camberwell was converted into an island platform.[4] The track amplification work also removed the bridge that had carried the Lilydale line over the Outer Circle line. The third track was extended to Box Hill in 1971.[5]

The Edwardian timber station building on Platforms 1 and 2 was replaced with a brick structure in 1981, partly due to the perceived fire risk. However, it was destroyed by fire on 12 August 1986,[1] and was replaced with the current open canopy.

A substation is located north-east of the station, along with a former works depot.[6]

Platforms and services

East Camberwell has an island platform with two faces and a side platform. All three platforms are linked by an underpass.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[7][8]

Platforms 1:

•  Lilydale line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platforms 2:

•  Lilydale line  all stations services to Lilydale
•  Belgrave line  all stations services to Belgrave

Platforms 3:

•  Lilydale line  weekday all stations services to Lilydale; weekday all stations services to Blackburn
•  Belgrave line  weekday all stations services to Belgrave; weekday all stations services to Blackburn

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

Further reading

• Marc Fiddian (1988). Commuters, Shoppers an Scholars : A History of the Melbourne-Lilyale Railway. p76 ISBN 0-9596316-7-4