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; 110 years ago (1912-06-25) | ||||||||||
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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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]
Hurstbridge has one platform. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[7]
Platform 1:
Panorama Coaches operates one route to and from Hurstbridge station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
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