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Ivanhoe railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe, and opened on 8 May 1888.[2]

Ivanhoe
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
General information
Location	Norman Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria 3079 City of Banyule Australia
Coordinates	37°46′08″S 145°02′44″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	12.14 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	297
Bicycle facilities	20
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	IVA
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 May 1888; 134 years ago (1888-05-08)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Passengers
2008-2009	0.985 million[1]
2009-2010	0.963 million[1]  2.23%
2010-2011	0.989 million[1]  0.41%
2011-2012	0.889 million[1]  10.11%
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	0.837 million[1]  5.85%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Darebin towards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Eaglemont towards Hurstbridge

In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Marshall Street level crossing, located near the down end of the station. The signal box was also abolished during that time.[2]

Ivanhoe was upgraded to a Premium Station on 21 June 1996.[3]

Facilities, platforms and services

Ivanhoe has two side platforms. Platform 1 has a large red brick building, housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while Platform 2 has a smaller red brick building. A footbridge is provided immediately west of the station buildings.

The station is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[4]

Platform 1:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

Transport links

Moreland Buslines operates one route to and from Ivanhoe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  510 : to Essendon station[5]

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

•  548 : Kew – La Trobe University Bundoora Campus[6]
•  549 : to Northland Shopping Centre[7]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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