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Riversdale railway station is located on the Alamein line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, and it opened on 30 May 1890.

Riversdale
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1 in March 2003
General information
Location	Wandin Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124 City of Boroondara Australia
Coordinates	37°49′53″S 145°04′11″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Alamein
Distance	11.73 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	32
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	RIV
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	30 May 1890; 132 years ago (1890-05-30)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (October 1924)
Previous names	Prospect Hill (Provisionally)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Camberwell Weekday peak only towards Flinders Street Alamein line Willison towards Alamein Camberwell Weekday off-peak & weekends Terminus
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station East Camberwell towards Fairfield   Outer Circle line   Burwood towards Oakleigh   List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
Track layout Legend to Camberwell Prospect Hill Road 1 2 Riversdale Road to Willison

History

Riversdale station opened along with the first section of the Outer Circle line, and it was provisionally called Prospect Hill station, but has been named Riversdale since it opened. The name derives from the nearby Riversdale Road.[1]

Though it was closed for a year in 1897 and 1898 when the Outer Circle line closed, it reopened soon after, due to a public outcry.[2]

On 31 July 1955, the line was duplicated to Hartwell station,[1] and on 29 November 1959, the line was duplicated to Camberwell station. The duplication to Camberwell included a flyover for the Down line, which crosses over the Belgrave and Lilydale lines.[1]

Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Prospect Hill Road level crossing, located nearby in the Up direction of the station, in 1959.[1] The level crossing at Riversdale Road, located at the Down end of the station, features unusual manually-operated boom gates which are controlled by a signal box, with arms that are divided into two sections, so as not to make contact with overhead tram wires. These boom barriers were provided in 1963,[3] and replaced interlocked gates.[1]

Some trains terminate at Riversdale after morning and evening peaks and return to Camberwell for stabling.

Platforms and services

Riversdale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Alamein line services.[4]

Platform 1:

•  Alamein line  weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations services to Camberwell

Platform 2:

•  Alamein line  all stations services to Alamein; terminating services

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one route via Riversdale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  612 : Box Hill station – Chadstone Shopping Centre[5]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Riversdale station:

• : Docklands (Waterfront City) – Wattle Park[6]

References

External links

• Media related to Riversdale railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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