Hurstbridge railway station

Hurstbridge railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Hurstbridge, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hurstbridge station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring a single platform. It opened on 25 June 1912.^[4]

Hurstbridge
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from the station platform, 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
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, host station
Station code	HBE
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	25 June 1912; 112 years ago (1912-06-25)
Electrified	August 1926 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Hurst's Bridge (1912)
Passengers
2005–2006	197,942[1]
2006–2007	207,005[1]  4.57%
2007–2008	236,995[1]  14.48%
2008–2009	256,487[2]  8.22%
2009–2010	257,216[2]  0.28%
2010–2011	269,703[2]  4.85%
2011–2012	250,889[2]  6.97%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	130,851[2]  47.84%
2014–2015	127,504[1]  2.55%
2015–2016	139,066[2]  9.06%
2016–2017	140,904[2]  1.32%
2017–2018	119,790[2]  14.98%
2018–2019	123,136[2]  2.79%
2019–2020	98,200[2]  20.25%
2020–2021	50,350[2]  48.72%
2021–2022	57,050[3]  13.3%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Wattle Glen towards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Terminus
Track layout Legend to Wattle Glen Occupation Crossing (Unprotected) Occupation Crossing Occupation Crossing (Unprotected) Occupation Crossing (Unprotected) 1

Initially opened as Hurst's Bridge, the station was given its current name of Hurstbridge on 9 December 1912.^[4]

History

Hurstbridge station opened on 25 June 1912, when the railway line was extended from Eltham.^[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a local settler, Henry Hurst, who built a log bridge across the Diamond Creek to access a property named Allwood.^[5][6]

In 1957, a goods train service between Eltham and Hurstbridge was withdrawn.^[4] In 1962, a siding that operated to a cool store was abolished.^[4]

Accidents and incidents

On 16 February 1973, Tait trailer carriage 202T was destroyed by a fire while stabled in No. 1 road.^[7]

On 9 April 1983, Comeng motor carriage 315M and Tait motor carriage 472M were destroyed by a fire whilst at the station.^[8] Both cars were later scrapped.^[9]

Shortly before 2:00 a.m. on 11 November 2015, X'Trapolis train set 927M-1664T-928M derailed, following an unauthorised movement from the yard, resulting in collisions with various items of infrastructure and another train.^[10] 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.^[11]

Platforms and services

Hurstbridge has one platform. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.^[12]

Platform 1:

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

Transport links

Panorama Coaches operates one bus route to and from Hurstbridge station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  343 : to Greensborough station^[13]

Gallery

• 
  Northbound view with a Comeng train stationary at the platform, November 2008
• 
  Southbound view from the platform,
  November 2015

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. "Hurstbridge". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
5. "Hurstbridge". Victorian Places. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
7. "Delays, Etc". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 76.
8. "Carriages burn". The Age. 11 April 1983. p. 3.
9. "Photos of 315M". vicsig.net. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
10. "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
11. ""Metro Employee Found Guilty" 1-6-16". youtube.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
12. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
13. "343 Hurstbridge - Greensborough via Diamond Creek Station". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Media related to Hurstbridge train station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map