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Hurstbridge railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Hurstbridge, and opened on 25 June 1912 as Hurst's Bridge. It was renamed Hurstbridge on 9 December 1912.[2]
Hurstbridge | |||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Northbound view in November 2015. A derailed X'Trapolis train is visible in the distance. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Heidelberg-Kinglake Road, Hurstbridge, Victoria 3099 Shire of Nillumbik Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°38′21″S 145°11′32″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hurstbridge | ||||||||||
| Distance | 38.02 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 195 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes—step free access | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational, Premium Station | ||||||||||
| Station code | HBE | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 June 1912 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (August 1926) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Hurst's Bridge (1912) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| Year | 5,168 Weekly (2011-2012) (0.251 Million (251,000)) | ||||||||||
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| Services | |||||||||||
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Accidents and incidents
On 16 February 1973, Tait trailer carriage 202T was destroyed by a fire while stabled in No. 1 road.[3]
On 9 April 1983, Comeng motor carriage 315M and Tait motor carriage 472M were destroyed by a fire whilst at the station. Both cars were later scrapped.[4]
Shortly before 2:00 a.m. on 11 November 2015, X'Trapolis train 927M-1664T-928M derailed, following an unauthorised movement from the yard, resulting in collisions with various items of infrastructure and another train.[5] On 1 June 2016, a former Metro Trains worker pleaded guilty to causing the incident, along with lighting two fires at Newport Workshops in 2015, which damaged or destroyed heritage train carriages, including a historical Swing Door EMU.[6]
Platforms and services
Hurstbridge has one platform. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[7]
Platform 1:
- Hurstbridge line all stations and limited express services to and from Flinders Street
Transport Links
Panorama Coaches operates one route to and from Hurstbridge station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 343 : to Greensborough station[8]
Gallery
Northbound view in November 2008
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Hurstbridge Vicsig
- "Delays, Etc". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 76.
- "Photos of 315M". vicsig.net. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ""Metro Employee Found Guilty" 1-6-16". youtube.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "343 Hurstbridge - Greensborough via Diamond Creek Station". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
Media related to Hurstbridge train station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map
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