Jolimont railway station is located on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of East Melbourne, and opened on 21 October 1901.[2]
Jolimont | ||||||||||||||||||
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PTV commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Westbound view in August 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Jolimont-MCG | |||||||||||||||||
Location | Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002 City of Melbourne Australia | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°48′59″S 144°58′58″E | |||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | |||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Mernda Hurstbridge | |||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2.91 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Connections | Tram | |||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes—step free access | |||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational, Host Station | |||||||||||||||||
Station code | JLI | |||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 21 October 1901; 121 years ago (1901-10-21) | |||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (July 1921) | |||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
2008-2009 | 0.590 million[1] | |||||||||||||||||
2009-2010 | 0.619 million[1] ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
2010-2011 | 0.723 million[1] ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
2011-2012 | 0.757 million[1] ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
2012-2013 | Not measured[1] | |||||||||||||||||
2013-2014 | 0.803 million[1] ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||||
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The original timber station building was manufactured in England in 1899. In the late 1920s, it was sold and re-erected in Canberra, on the site of the present Jolimont Centre. After being damaged by fire, it was demolished in 1977.[3]
Jolimont is one of two stations that are close to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the other being Richmond. During events at the MCG, extra exit gates are open to reduce crowding.[4]
Additional entrances and exits were provided in 1973.[5] In 1985, the station was renamed Jolimont MCG, and at the time it was noted that it was unique in that no advertising was permitted on the station site, according to the construction finance contract.[6]
Extra shelter and seats were provided on both platforms in November 2015.[7]
Jolimont has two side platforms. It is served by Mernda and Hurstbridge line trains.[8][9]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Yarra Trams operates two routes via Jolimont station: